Demonstration of the economic feasibility of a wave-powered desalination system

Projektinformationen

W2O

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 789695

DOI 10.3030/789695

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 27 Dezember 2017

Startdatum 1 Januar 2018

Enddatum 30 Juni 2018

Finanziert unter

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

Gesamtkosten € 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag € 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

RESOLUTE MARINE LIMITED
Ireland

Ziel

Over 1 billion people suffer from the effects of water scarcity with the vast majority being poor residents of developing countries. Desalting seawater is an excellent potential solution but traditional reverse osmosis (R/O) desalination systems require a connection to a strong electrical grid. However, because developing countries typically lack sufficient electrical grid capacity and cannot afford the capital or time required to build and deploy traditional R/O systems, RML is proposing an innovative solution to this problem - the world’s first wave-driven desalination system (called Wave2O™) that can be deployed quickly, operate completely “off-grid” and supply large quantities of fresh water at competitive cost.
As a medium-scale, grid-independent, renewable energy driven water production system, we believe Wave2O™ will have wide-ranging utility in developing countries and island nations outside Europe. Inside Europe, potential markets include the overseas Departments and Territories linked to EU member states (e.g. Canary Islands, New Caledonia, etc.). RML has already been active in several countries and has obtained commitments for pilot-scale Wave2O™ plants in Cape Verde, South Africa and Mauritius.
We believe Cape Verde represents the shortest path to commercialization. The pilot location has been already secured and the site assessment studies are expected to start in Q3 2017 financed by the African Development Bank through a $1.0M SEFA (Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa) grant.
The purpose of the W2O project will be to build upon the SEFA-funded site assessment studies to determine the economic feasibility of Wave2O™ in Cape Verde and to pave the way for the commercial pilot in 2019. The eventual global deployment of Wave2O™ plants will help create a very competitive European export industry.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › power engineering › electric power distribution
• social sciences › economics and business › economics
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › hydrology
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination › reverse osmosis
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › hydroelectricity › marine energy › wave power

Programm/Programme

• 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

Thema/Themen

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

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Unterauftrag

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

Finanzierungsplan

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Koordinator

RESOLUTE MARINE LIMITED

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 50 000,00
• Adresse: THE STORE HOUSE, CHARLESTON MALTINGS, BAILIC ROAD, MIDLETON ; CO.CORK ; Irland
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Ireland › Southern › South-West
• Region: Ireland › Southern › South-West
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 71 429,00