| projects-231 |
641739 |
BINGO |
Bringing INnovation to onGOing water management – A better future under climate change |
H2020 |
H2020-WATER-2014-2015 |
WATER-2a-2014 |
2015-07-01 |
2019-09-30 |
Completed |
€ 007 822 422.50 |
The water sector needs improved climate prediction and downscaling based on consistent grounds (IPCC 5th Assessment Report, 2013). There is also a need for near future weather scenarios and anticipation of their impacts in the water cycle together with risk management strategies. BINGO will provide demand-driven solutions for a number of specific climate-related challenges in particular for highly vulnerable water resources of strategic importance. Water managers and other stakeholders will then be provided with information on specific climate scenarios at the space/time resolution fitting their needs, enabling them to act at various geographical levels (local, regional and European). BINGO aims at reducing the uncertainty of climate predictions and developing response strategies to help society manage that uncertainty. An innovative approach consists of enrolling end-users from the start, identifying specific vulnerabilities, needs and concerns about future climate. BINGO is built around 7 research sites in Northern and Southern Europe, covering a representative range of climatic conditions as well as combinations of water systems and water pressures. They illustrate a variety of water cycles at local/regional scales in Europe over various timescales, as well as common problems, including floods and droughts; water quality pressured by CSO, agriculture and competing demands for water (urban/tourism; agriculture/food security; hydropower). To guarantee sound management strategies for future weather challenges, BINGO will develop and validate all solutions built by strong dynamic interaction of researchers with end-users and decision makers throughout the project. By creating such knowledge alliances, water managers and other stakeholders can share awareness of climate challenges, thus increasing the possibilities of collaboration in order to manage and better cope with future climate challenges. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/641739 |
Urban water', 'Rivers and estuaries', 'Water reservoir', 'Groundwater', 'Coastal waters' |
| projects-232 |
814066 |
MARSoluT |
Managed Aquifer Recharge Solutions Training Network |
H2020 |
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018 |
MSCA-ITN-2018 |
2019-03-01 |
2023-02-28 |
Completed |
€ 002 992 494.24 |
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) – storing water in aquifers during times of excess – is a key strategy to enrich groundwater resources in water scarce regions by providing intermediate storage, addressing the typical mismatch between water demand and availability. It can help to mitigate the effects of climate change, and to support water-related environmental services. MAR is, however, characterized by complex interaction of physical, biological and hydrochemical processes influencing water quality and the sustainability of infiltration rates. Individual processes are in principal known, but there is a significant knowledge gap on how they are linked and affect each other. An in-depth understanding of their interplay can lead to MAR systems tailored for best performance in terms of water storage, water polishing goals, infiltration rates, economic viability, and adaptation to climatic change.MARSoluT addresses this knowledge gap by a collaborative effort in a multi-disciplinary team. Activities are organized around the existing field sites of previous EU FP7 project MARSOL that are already highly characterised and instrumented to allow further in-depth studies and experimental approaches. This will lead to new insights into the complex and coupled processes at MAR sites and will help to optimize MAR design and operation, and thereby minimizing risk of MAR failure. Excellence in research and technological innovation are ensured by involving partners from renown research organizations as well as SMEs and industry partners with a strong background in the water sector.MARSoluT ESRs will get hands-on experience at various MAR sites while tackling specific MAR-related research topics in an interdisciplinary team. MARSoluT ESRs will become experts on the tailored planning of MAR systems making them attractive for employers from research, industry, and regulatory agencies which are eager to implement MAR into sound and safe Integrated Water Resources Management concepts. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/814066 |
Groundwater' |
| projects-233 |
650785 |
SWaM |
Smart Water Manager SCADA system for entire grid of water wells management. |
H2020 |
H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015 |
SIE-01-2014-1 |
2014-11-01 |
2015-02-28 |
Completed |
€ 000 071 429.00 |
The problem: water reservoir and water wells are fragmentarily managed. This causes high energy inefficiency of water pumping and provision operations and depletion of aquifers.The solution: the Smart Water Manager - SWAM is a system composed by a set of sensors and actuators interfaced through a remote data logger to a data mining, analytics and actuation expert system. Value Proposition: the SWAM is able to control and optimise the water pumping and the aquifer exploitation, increasing the overall energy efficiency and reducing maintenance cost of entire grids of water wells. Business Model: Main revenue streams are the royalties on the energy savings achieved by water managers trough the SWAM system (ESCO model).Users/Clients: Water Management Companies and Public AutorithiesMarket: 20M revenues at the 3rd year after commercialization.Competition: Specific competitors dealing with SCADA/DCS automation systems for water plants and aqueduct monitoring and innovative solution for optimising the performance of drinking water networksRevenue Streams: royalties on the energy savings achieved by water managers trough the SWAM (ESCO model).Team: Edillio Srl, Hydroingea SrlRequired funding: 1,5M€ |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/650785 |
Water reservoir', 'Groundwater', 'Urban water' |
| projects-234 |
776541 |
NextGen |
Towards a next generation of water systems and services for the circular economy. |
H2020 |
H2020-IND-CE-2016-17 |
CIRC-02-2016-2017 |
2018-07-01 |
2022-11-30 |
Completed |
€ 011 344 256.56 |
The NextGen initiative will evaluate and champion innovative and transformational circular economy solutions and systems that challenge embedded thinking and practices around resource use in the water sector. We will produce new understandings to underpin the exploitation of techniques and technologies that enhance our ability to recover, refine, reuse, repurpose, capture value from, and extend the use-life of, an ever-increasing range of resources and products, thereby projecting the European water and allied sectors as global circular economy pioneers. NextGen will demonstrate innovative technological, business and governance solutions for water in the circular economy in ten high-profile, large-scale, demonstration cases across Europe, and we will develop the necessary approaches, tools and partnerships, to transfer and upscale. The circular economy transition to be driven by NextGen encompasses a wide range of water-embedded resources: water itself (reuse at multiple scales supported by nature-based storage, optimal management strategies, advanced treatment technologies, engineered ecosystems and compact/mobile/scalable systems); energy (combined water-energy management, treatment plants as energy factories, water-enabled heat transfer, storage and recovery for allied industries and commercial sectors) and materials (nutrient mining and reuse, manufacturing new products from waste streams, regenerating and repurposing membranes to reduce water reuse costs, and producing activated carbon from sludge to minimise costs of micro-pollutant removal). The project mobilises a strong partnership of water companies, industry, specialised SMEs, applied research institutes, technology platforms, city and regional authorities and builds on an impressive portfolio of past research and innovation projects, leveraging multiple European and global networks guaranteeing real impact. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/776541 |
Urban water' |
| projects-235 |
642904 |
TreatRec |
Interdisciplinary concepts for municipal wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Tackling future challenges |
H2020 |
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014 |
MSCA-ITN-2014-EID |
2015-01-01 |
2018-12-31 |
Completed |
€ 001 267 466.76 |
Wastewater treatment and management in Europe has a large potential for growth; however needs to be supported by education of a new generation of interdisciplinarily trained wastewater professionals able to face future challenges and implement wastewater-related directives in practice. TreatRec, with the participationof two academic partners (ICRA-Catalan Institute for Water Research and University of Girona) and two non-academic (ATKINS and AQUAFIN) identifies several pertinent technological gaps and knowledge needs around which we have built a research programme. TreatRec involves equally academia and industry with a clear aim of producing a group of young researchers capable of conducting high quality research, but also able to address industrial and societal needs and implement wastewater-related directives in practice. The five researchers will conduct their scientific projects in an environment that combines industrial excellence in the development, design, construction and management of wastewater treatment systems, with complementary academic excellence in a) hypothesis-driven research involving the improvement/upgrading of state-of-the art technologies and the deepening the understanding of fate and removal of emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment systems and in b) applied research involving the development of decision support systems which allow for the encapsulation of knowledge for further use in decision-making processes. As a general goal, academic and non-academic partners of TreatRec, including WWTP operators, engineers responsible for the design and a water authority which has experience in water policy implementation, a set of recommendations will be generated to provide guidance for decision-makers on upgrading wastewater treatment plants for future challenges such as microcontaminants removal and nutrient recovery from a sustainable perspective. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/642904 |
Urban water' |
| projects-236 |
835852 |
SubTideTools |
Quantifying subsurface hydro-geomechanical properties using the groundwater response to Earth and atmospheric tides |
H2020 |
H2020-MSCA-IF-2018 |
MSCA-IF-2018 |
2019-05-01 |
2021-04-30 |
Completed |
€ 000 174 806.40 |
Groundwater resources underpin ecosystems and human activities, yet their continued global depletion causes problems including deterioration of water quality and ecology due to baseflow reduction, land subsidence and seawater intrusion. Accurate quantification of groundwater flow and storage changes is critical to enable adaptive resource management, for example through assessing potential impacts from over-extraction and determining sustainable yields. This requires detailed knowledge of groundwater systems, such as the spatial distribution and temporal variability of hydro-geomechanical (hydraulic and poroelastic) subsurface properties. Current groundwater investigation methods (such as aquifer testing) require high effort and are costly to conduct, restricting the rate and frequency of testing thus resulting in spatially limited and static outcomes. This project will develop SubTideTools (STT), a novel methodology to quantify hydro-geomechanical subsurface properties and to characterise groundwater systems using the ubiquitous Earth and atmospheric tides embedded in pore pressure measurements. STT will be developed, verified with traditional investigation techniques and released as an open source and access computational toolbox. STT will enable automated calculations of time-variable subsurface properties from existing records of groundwater and atmospheric pressure routinely acquired by global monitoring programs. The project will therefore shift the paradigm about how groundwater data are used and add significant value to existing monitoring programs, enhancing resource management decisions and improving implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive. STT directly addresses the societal challenge ‘Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials’ in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (HORIZON2020). |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/835852 |
Groundwater' |
| projects-237 |
773903 |
SHui |
Soil Hydrology research platform underpinning innovation to manage water scarcity in European and Chinese cropping systems |
H2020 |
H2020-SFS-2016-2017 |
SFS-47-2017 |
2018-09-01 |
2022-08-31 |
Completed |
€ 005 562 745.00 |
SHui is conceived as a network integrating long-term experiments of its 19 academic and SME partners across different environmental conditions and cropping systems in the EU and China. It provides a platform for research on soil-water resources management under water scarce conditions, to better understand the linkages between agricultural soil hydrology and sustainability and for a systematic assessment of adaptation and mitigation methods. It will develop and implement new strategies to increase water use efficiency and yield, based on sustainable intensification through integrated use of soil and water across different spatial scales. At farm level, this includes digital agriculture solutions integrating in situ and remote sensors and simulation models to exploit an improved understanding of the relationship between crop yield variability and soil hydraulic properties, optimizing circular approaches to re-use water and using waste water sources. These technical approaches are reliant on optimum data utilization and transdisciplinary research with multiple stakeholders. At regional scales, the aggregation of biophysical and socioeconomic variables in dynamic models will evaluate the impact of different policy strategies, to support decision makers to evaluate different scenarios of land-use dynamics, economic context and current and future climate in EU and China, including assessments of water and carbon footprint. SHui will exploit scientific, technological and social innovations by disseminating and communicating these to multiple stakeholders, and implementing novel technological packages from farm to large regional scales. It aims to make a significant contribution to the EU and China Research Agenda for Agriculture in providing food security and optimum use of scarce soil and water resources. Training a cohort of early career scientists in soil conservation and water-saving practices, SHui’s legacy will extend beyond the project duration. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/773903 |
Groundwater', 'Urban water' |
| projects-238 |
858375 |
WATERAGRI |
WATER RETENTION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING IN SOILS AND STREAMS FOR IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION |
H2020 |
H2020-SFS-2018-2020 |
SFS-23-2019 |
2020-05-01 |
2024-04-30 |
Completed |
€ 006 999 986.25 |
The WATERAGRI vision is to solve agricultural water management and soil fertilisation challenges in a sustainable manner to secure affordable food production in Europe for the 21st century. The WATERAGRI concept aims to introduce a new framework for the use of affordable small water retention approaches for managing excess and shortage of water as well as better recovery of nutrients from agricultural catchments applying a multi-actor approach. The objectives are to(a) Co-develop (multi-actor approach) the links between agricultural land and soil-sediment-water management for improved management of water excess and shortage, maximizing crop production and improving water quality and nutrient uptake by crops;(b) Undertake both technical and sustainability assessments of proposed measures considering tested and reviewed management options;(c) Develop a cloud-based simulation and data assimilation system based on a physically-based terrestrial system model, which is able to assimilate in situ and remotely sensed observations of hydrological and plant variables and meteorological data in near-real time to analyse effects of structures such as drains and dams for improved farm-scale water management and retention;(d) Identify, develop and test affordable and easy-to-implement long-term technical and operational farm solutions such as controlled drainage, regulated deficit irrigation, subsurface irrigation, groundwater recharge, farm constructed wetlands, soil management and nutrient recovery options;(e) Assess the techniques for their potential regarding adaptation to climate change and their impact on ecosystem services for different biogeographic regions using case studies; and(f) Disseminate the implemented innovations to farmers, advisory services and decision-makers as part of a multi-actor approach.The key performance indicators are increased crop production, enhanced nutrient recovery from streams and a simulation and data assimilation system. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/858375 |
Groundwater', 'Wetlands', 'Urban water', 'Rivers and estuaries' |
| projects-239 |
689341 |
INTCATCH |
Development and application of Novel, Integrated Tools for monitoring and managing Catchments |
H2020 |
H2020-WATER-2014-2015 |
WATER-1b-2015 |
2016-06-01 |
2020-01-31 |
Completed |
€ 008 770 935.00 |
INTCATCH will instigate a paradigm shift in the monitoring and management of surface water quality that is fit for global waters in the period 2020-2050. INTCATCH will do this by developing efficient, user-friendly water monitoring strategies and systems based on innovative technologies that will provide real time data for important parameters, moving towards SMART Rivers. The business model will transform water governance by facilitating sustainable water quality management by community groups and NGOs using a clouds data linked to a decision support system and eco-innovative technologies.The INTCATCH project will use demonstration activities to showcase eco-innovative autonomous and radio controlled boats, sensors, DNA test kits and run-off treatment technologies. Actions which develop and evaluate these in a range of catchments will address the important innovation barriers to uptake, notably, a lack of knowledge of new technologies and their capabilities, identified by the European Innovation Plan (EIP) on water. By conceptually moving the laboratory to the ‘field’, the monitoring techniques that will be developed aim to supersede the inefficient, time dependent, costly and labour-intensive routine sampling and analysis procedures currently deployed to understand the quality of receiving waters. It will compliment routine monitoring that is required for baseline datasets, but also enable cost-effective impact and management investigations. INTCATCH will incentivise stakeholder innovation in monitoring and will facilitate new financing for innovation through its innovative franchise business model and empowerment of community groups and NGOs. The market ambition is that the INTCATCH business will facilitate an eco-innovative approach to deliver good quality water bodies across Europe and beyond. This will support green growth, increase resilience to climate change and capture greater market-share for Europe’s innovative industries. |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/689341 |
Rivers and estuaries', 'Coastal waters' |
| projects-240 |
869474 |
WATER-MINING |
Next generation water-smart management systems: large scale demonstrations for a circular economy and society |
H2020 |
H2020-SC5-2018-2019-2020 |
CE-SC5-04-2019 |
2020-09-01 |
2024-08-31 |
Completed |
€ 018 978 760.22 |
"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." |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/869474 |
Urban water', 'Coastal waters' |
