Project description
Sound prevention technique for invasive organisms in fresh water systems
Fresh water systems are threatened by algal bloom and invasive organisms such as the zebra mussel. The result is serious damage to infrastructures – filters and pumps, the environment and human health. Existing methods of control and prevention are time consuming and expensive. The EU-funded BLACK HAT project proposes an advanced system based on ultrasonic technology that inspects and prevents algal blooms and zebra mussel infestation. The system is cost-effective, works autonomously on solar energy, limits electricity consumption and functioning costs. It also emits a signal that eliminates different types of algae and zebra mussel while leaving plants and fishes intact. The project intends to prepare the device for successful commercialisation.
Objective
An algal bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system and can be harmful for the environment, human health and aquatic life due to the production of toxins and the consequences of accumulated biomass. The zebra mussel is an increasingly problematic invasive organism found in waterbodies difficult to control due to their fast proliferation. Both invasive species can cause in fresh water systems taste and odour issues, operational problems by clogging filters and pumps and disrupt the ecosystem. There is an urgent need to efficient control their proliferation, since current methods are expensive, cumbersome and environmentally unfriendly.
Solving systems engineering (S2E) is an advanced services enterprise in electronic engineering, specialized in integrated electronic system design, R+D projects and energetic advisory. We have developed a cost-efficient and eco-friendly floating buoy (BLACK HAT) based on ultrasonic technology to control and prevent algal blooms and zebra mussel plagues in small and large water surfaces. The system operates autonomously on solar energy, reducing electricity consumption, carbon foot print and operational costs. In addition, the device emits in a frequency bandwidth that kills efficiently different types of algae and zebra mussel without damage fish and plants.
We have planned technical and commercial activities to ensure a success entry of BLACK HAT into the market. With BLACK HAT, we forecast a gross profit of €23.8 million after five years of commercialization and the creation of 22 new positions within in our company to satisfy growth needs.
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- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering
- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology phycology
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology invasive species
- natural sciences physical sciences acoustics ultrasound
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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41092 SEVILLA
Spain
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