Descripción del proyecto
Una nueva tecnología lleva a la industria de procesos hacia un futuro sostenible del agua
La escasez de agua es una preocupación creciente en todo el mundo y la industria de procesos es una gran consumidora de agua. En este contexto, el equipo del proyecto INSPIREWater, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende aumentar la eficiencia del agua y los recursos en la industria de transformación mediante el uso de soluciones tecnológicas innovadoras. El proyecto, que implica la colaboración entre proveedores de tecnología, pymes y organismos de investigación, pretende situar a Europa a la cabeza del mercado mundial de tratamiento de aguas industriales. En INSPIREWATER se propone un sistema flexible de gestión del agua que puede integrarse en los sistemas existentes, que facilitará la aplicación de innovaciones técnicas. Se hará especial hincapié en la explotación y difusión, dirigidas a las diferentes partes interesadas, incluidos los responsables políticos y los de las distintas industrias de transformación.
Objetivo
INSPIREWATER demonstrates a holistic approach for water management in the process industry using innovative technology solutions from European companies to increase water and resource efficiency in the process industry. This will put Europe as a leader on the world market for segments in industrial water treatment which will create new high skilled jobs in Europe.
With extended collaboration between technology providers including innovative SME’s, world-wide active companies in the chemical and steel industries and research organizations, this project also contributes to the aims of the SPIRE SRA, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on 'Water' and to the aims of the Commission’s Roadmap on Resource efficiency, supporting effective implementation of European directives and policies in the water management area.
INSPIREWATER addresses non-technical barriers as well as technical, as innovation needs both components and demonstrates them in the steel and chemical industry. A flexible system for water management in industries that can be integrated to existing systems is worked out and demonstrated to facilitate implementation of technical innovations. Technical innovations in the area of selected membrane technologies, strong field magnetic particle separator, and a catalyst to prevent biofouling are demonstrated, including valorisation of waste heat. This will increase process water efficiency as well as resource, water and energy savings in the process industry.
The development and demonstration work is combined with a strong emphasis on exploitation and dissemination. Specific exploitation strategies are developed for the different solutions in INSPIREWATER. Dissemination targets different target groups: Stakeholders in different process industry also beyond the involved ones, e.g. Pulp and paper, but also policy makers based on the findings of the project.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologies
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencebusiness intelligence
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-SPIRE-2016
Régimen de financiación
IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
100 31 Stockholm
Suecia