Project description DEENESFRITPL Riding the waves to produce zero-emission electricity and fresh water The use of wave energy and seawater desalination technologies to produce zero-emission electricity and fresh water is especially important for off-grid islands and isolated coastal communities. The EU-funded W2EW project will deliver a new wave-powered technology solution to replace diesel generators and deliver renewable energy and desalinated water. It will demonstrate this solution in a real-life environment with plans to build the market to pave the way for broad market roll-out. After 2025, the intention is to extend the customer base of the W2EW solution to the large-scale utilities for the production of renewable energy and/or water desalination, to be an alternative and/or to operate in synergy with offshore wind and solar photovoltaics. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective With 96.5% of all water on Earth being on the ocean, there is a theoretical ocean wave energy potential of 2000 GW of installed capacity, which could contribute to decarbonizing the energy system, expanding the water supply through desalination and creating a new industry with export opportunities worldwide. However, this opportunity remains underexplored due to remaining technological, market, environmental and social challenges. With wave energy still in the pre-commercial development stages, the EU setting a target of 337 GW of installed wave by 2050 and a direct EU economic impact of drought events in the past 30 years estimated at a minimum of € 100BN, there is a unique opportunity for strong industrial cooperation towards the deployment of solutions to address the twin challenges of energy and fresh water shortage. Leveraging on a strong consortium vision, expertise and technologies, the W2EW project aims to deliver a world beating and first of a kind wave powered technology solution – W2EW solution – to the market. The solution relies on the innovative integration of wave energy and water desalination technologies, to produce zero-emission electricity and fresh water.The main goal of this project is to integrate the partners technologies, demonstrate the combined solution, and build the market to pave the way for broad market roll-out. Thirty-three months after project start the consortium plans to roll out the W2EW solution on off grid small-scale energy and water production in islands and isolated coastal communities with up to 100,000 inhabitants, which corresponds to a potential market of 22Bn EUR for electricity and 6Bn EUR for freshwater. After 2025 we intend to extend the customer base of the W2EW solution to the large-scale utilities for production of renewable energy and/or water desalination, to be an alternative and/or to operate in synergy with offshore wind and solar PV. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricitymarine energywave powerengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind powerengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalination Programme(s) H2020-EC - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-FTI-2018-2020 - Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Call for proposal H2020-EIC-FTI-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator VRYHOF ANCHORS BV Net EU contribution € 393 274,00 Address Karel doormanweg 7 3115 JD Schiedam Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Groot-Rijnmond Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 277 976,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all WAVEPISTON AS Denmark Net EU contribution € 1 883 545,00 Address Kronborg 3 b 2 3000 Helsinger See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Danmark Hovedstaden Nordsjælland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 1 533 795,00 FIELLBERG OY Finland Net EU contribution € 399 116,00 Address Martinkylantie 41 01720 Vantaa See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 255 884,00 ENERGIA MEDITERRANEA SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 324 065,00 Address Via sebastiano satta 41 09128 Cagliari See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Isole Sardegna Cagliari Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 228 435,00
