NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REMEDIATION OF BRINE DISCHARGES

Informazioni relative al progetto

VENTURI PLUS

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 774219

DOI 10.3030/774219

Progetto concluso

Data della firma CE 17 Maggio 2017

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2017

Data di completamento 30 Novembre 2017

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Costo totale € 71 429,00

Contributo UE € 50 000,00

Coordinato da

ECOS, ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES Y OCEANOGRAFIA SL
Spain

Obiettivo

In order to meet the rising water demand required by an expanding population, which has already crossed the 7 billion mark
and is expected to reach 8,5 billion by 2030, and 9,7 billion in 2050 , desalination of seawater is envisaged as a solution to
provide a portion of the shortfall to fill the gap between supply and demand. Desalination becomes in many parts of the
world, and also in Europe, a promising option to combat water stress. Nonetheless, desalination plants generate huge
volumes of concentrates, also known as brines, which represent a potential hazard for marine ecosystems. Brines form a
very dense hypersaline plume (heavier than normal seawater) that spreads over large areas affecting marine ecosystems,
especially to seagrass meadows which are one of the most ecologically important ecosystems in coastal areas. ECOS has
developed VENTURI+ a diffuser solution, with a capacity of minimizing in a 99% the environmental impact associated to
brines discharges due to a potential dilution capacity 131% higher than conventional diffusers. Thus, VENTURI+ represents
a technological leap towards tackling one of the most robust environmental barriers that are holding the full deployment of
desalination plants.

ECOS requests funding to elaborate a feasibility study to define market uptake at National, European and International level.
The most important markets identified are the Mediterranean region (EU and non-EU countries), the Middle East, the US
and other countries such as India and China.

Campo scientifico

• natural sciences › biological sciences › marine biology
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination › reverse osmosis
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programma(i)

• H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
• H2020-EU.3.2.5. - Cross-cutting marine and maritime research
• H2020-EU.3.2.3. - Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Argomento(i)

• SMEInst-08-2016-2017 - Supporting SMEs efforts for the development - deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth

Invito a presentare proposte

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Bando secondario

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

Meccanismo di finanziamento

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinatore

ECOS, ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES Y OCEANOGRAFIA SL

• Contribution nette de l'UE: € 50 000,00
• Indirizzo: CALLE ALFRED NOBEL 31B ; 35013 LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA ; Spagna
• PMI L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione. Sì:
  Regione
  Canarias › Canarias › Gran Canaria
• Regione: Canarias › Canarias › Gran Canaria
• Tipo di attività: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Costo totale: € 71 429,00