Project description
Mining water & resources from desalination brines, urban & industrial wastewater streams
Water security is among the most crucial challenges for water management today. As a consequence, innovative water management solutions and alternative water resources are required. The EU-funded WATER-MINING project will exhibit and validate innovative next-generation water resource solutions at the pre-commercial demonstration-scale in accordance with relevant legislation, such as the Water Framework Directive, Circular Economy and EU Green Deal packages. It will combine water management services with the improvement of renewable resources such as mining water. It is envisaged that the value-added end products will offer supplies of regional resources to increase economic growth. The project will examine different designs proposed for urban wastewater treatment and seawater desalination and innovative service-based business models aiming to improve the engagement of private and public stakeholders.
Objective
"This project aims to provide for real-world implementations of Water Framework Directive (and other water related legislation), as well as the Circular Economy and EU Green Deal packages by showcasing and validating innovative next generation water resource solutions at pre-commercial demonstration scale. These solutions combine WATER management services with the recovery of value added renewable resources extracted/MINED from alternative water resources (""WATER-MINING""). The project will integrate selected innovative technologies that have reached proof of concept levels under previous EU projects. The value-added end-products (water, platform chemicals, energy, nutrients, minerals) are expected to provide regional resource supplies to fuel economic developments within a growing demand for resource security. Different layouts for urban wastewater treatment and seawater desalination are proposed, to demonstrate the wider practical potential to replicate the philosophy of approach in widening circles of water and resource management schemes. Innovative service-based business models (such as chemical leasing) will be introduced to stimulate progressive forms of collaboration between public and private actors and access to private investments, as well as policy measures to make the proposed water solutions relevant and accessible for rolling out commercial projects in the future. The goal is to enable costs for the recovery of the resources to become distributed across the whole value chain in a fair way, promoting business incentives for investments from both suppliers and end-users along the value chain. The demonstration case studies are to be first implemented in five EU countries (NL, ES, CY, PT, IT) where prior successful technical and social steps have already been accomplished. The broader project consortium representation will be an enabler to transferring trans-disciplinary project know-how to the partner countries while motivating and inspiring relevant innovations throughout Europe."
Fields of science
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalination
- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdistillation
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
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Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5.4. - Enabling the transition towards a green economy and society through eco-innovation
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.2. - Developing integrated approaches to address water-related challenges and the transition to sustainable management and use of water resources and services
Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
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2629 HD Delft
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3433 PE NIEUWEGEIN
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08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona)
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157 80 ATHINA
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90146 Palermo
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28040 MADRID
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04120 Almeria
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60486 Frankfurt
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UB8 3PH Uxbridge
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AB24 3FX ABERDEEN
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1030 Bruxelles / Brussel
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3195 ND Pernis Rotterdam
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90133 Palermo
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8911 MA Leeuwarden
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08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
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9765 TC Paterswolde
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08041 Barcelona
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106 82 ATHINA
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3818 EX Amersfoort
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8047 Graz
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6306 Larnaca
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1011 VX Amsterdam
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28033 MADRID
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15782 Santiago De Compostela
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92186 Jerusalem
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8000 302 Faro
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08018 Barcelona
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1210 SINT JOOST TEN NOODE
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CV1 5FB Coventry
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20018 San Sebastian
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2629 HD Delft
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2645 EG Delfgauw
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8701 PV Bolsward
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1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
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152 31 CHALANDRI
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18006 Granada
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20122 Milano
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412307 Pune
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13671 Athens
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3811 LP Amersfoort
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3029 AR Rotterdam
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8025 Paphos
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