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EnviGuard – Development of a biosensor technology for environmental monitoring and disease prevention in aquaculture ensuring food safety (EnviGuard)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

The objective of the EnviGuard project is to develop a highly specific and precise (i.e. quantitative and qualitative) in situ measurement device for currently hard to measure man-made chemical contaminants and biohazards (toxic microalgae, viruses & bacteria, biotoxins & PCBs) that can be used as an early warning system in aquaculture and as an environmental monitor to assess the good environment ...
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Green NUTrients RECovery systems (NUTREC)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

Nutrient recovery from wastewater has been receiving growing interest, driven by stringent nutrient discharge limits from Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) and by the potential for valorization of the recovered nutrients, e.g. for application as fertilizers, which can represent an additional revenue source to WWTP operators. The NUTREC project focuses on the recovery of ammonia (N) and phosphorus ...
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Transitioning towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability (TURAS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The “TURaS” project aims to bring together urban communities, researchers, local authorities and SMEs to research, develop, demonstrate and disseminate transition strategies and scenarios to enable European cities and their rural interfaces to build vitally-needed resilience in the face of significant sustainability challenges. To ensure maximum impact, the TURaS project has developed an innovati ...
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Natural Water Systems and Treatment Technologies to cope with Water Shortages in Urbanised Areas in India (NAWATECH-EU PART)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The here proposed NAwATech Europe proposal is closely interconnected with the partner project NaWaTech India. In order to reach the maximal impact the two projects have formed one common work plan for both projects, targeting the same objectives, will present their results at the same web-site and formed a joint management team. Providing adequate water supply and sanitation, particularly in urban ...
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Sustainable Water treatment and Nutrient reuse options (SUWANU)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Agricultural practices put the biggest pressure on fresh water resources for irrigation (55% of the water use in Europe) and on fertilizer usage. The European farmers face serious problems such as freshwater scarcity and nutrient availability, extreme climate conditions and the growing demand of the increasing population. This results in rising prices for mineral fertilizers and food, risky measur ...
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Innovative and energy-efficient proofing/cooling technology based on ultrasonic humidification for high quality bakery products (NANOBAK2)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

The NanoBAK2 project aims to bring together European SMEs from the bakery industry (including both equipment manufactures and bakeries) and one RTD to prove and disseminate the technical and economic viability of a method for low-energy proofing and cooling in SME bakeries.The here proposed concept is built on the outcomes of the successfully finished European research project NanoBAK (Novel clima ...
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Optimisation of the biotechnological recycling solution for olive washing water (ALGATEC II)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The ALGATEC II project is a demostration activity based on the promissing results fo the FP7-SME-2008 ALGATEC project (contract n. 232331). During the ALGATEC project, both the lab and field-scale experiments proved that the system was efficient in removing the pollution load of olive mill washing water (WW) and producing water of drinking quality, that could be reused in the process. However, und ...
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Safe and efficient treatment and reuse of wastewater in agricultural production schemes (TREAT&USE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

TREAT&USE project aims to bring together 6 European SMEs and one RTD to prove and disseminate the technical and economic viability of a method for safe and economic wastewater treatment that allows a direct reuse of the water and nutrients in agricultural production with minimal operational and maintenance costs.TREAT&USE is based on the outcomes of two successful finished EU research projects: PU ...
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Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africa's peri-urban and Rural Areas (CLARA)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

"There are a large number of small communities and towns in Africa that suffer from severe problems with water supply and sanitation. Small communities in rural areas and peri-urban areas of small towns have comparable settlement structures in which reuse of water and use of sanitation products can be utilized. However, there is only limited local capacity to adopt, implement and operate integrate ...
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Photocatalytic and membrane technology process for olive oil mill waste water treatment (PHOTOMEM)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

"Presently available methods for the treatment of olive mill waste water are not acceptable from the environmental point of view (evaporation, discharge) or not suitable from the economic aspect (membrane treatments) costing 10-20% of revenues from oil selling. PHOTOMEM proposes a reliable and affordable technology solution to treat the waste water, applying a novel technical solution based on deg ...
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Development of a clean and energy self-sustained building in the vision of integrating H2 economy with renewable energy sources (H2SUSBUILD)

Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

More than 40% of the total energy consumed in the EU is used to cover the needs for heating, cooling and electricity of buildings. As the major part of this energy is produced from combustion of oil and natural gas, both the EU and the EU Building Sector are highly depended on imported fossil fuels. Moreover, the Sector is also a major contributor to Green-House Gas (GHG) emissions. To address iss ...
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INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT IN WESTERN AFRICA (IWWA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2012,

Most of African countries are struggling towards development and improving their living conditions. An appropriate waste management structure at a national and regional level is a milestone that must be achieved in order to improve living standards, health and environment. The situation in many countries is that the obvious lack of a functional waste management system brings perennial garbage prob ...
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Biotechnological recycle of olive mills washing water by microalgae (ALGATEC)

Start date: Apr 15, 2009, End date: Aug 14, 2011,

"The EU is the most important producer of olives in the world, from 2001-2007, 2,2 million tonnes of olive oil were produced in about 12.000 olive mills, which accounts for the 80% of the world production. These producers are mainly SMEs placed in the basin of the Mediterranean Sea, being Spain, Italy and Greece the biggest producers. Olive oil consumption is growing worldwide thanks to the ackno ...
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Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Asia (ISSOWAMA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

The general inadequate, when existing, methods of collection and disposal of solid waste in most Asian cities are causing important environmental and social harms, as human diseases spreading, environmental pollution and ground and water pollution. In order to raise awareness, promote an adequate waste collection and treatment system and the economic growth of this activity sector in a technologic ...
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Development of an innovative sanitation and wastewater treatment system for remote located tourist facilities (SANBOX)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

"In the proposed SANBOX project a group of 5 European SMEs, all active in the market for decentralised wastewater systems, intends to develop an innovative, compact wastewater treatment system to serve the growing market for upgraded sanitation facilities for remote located tourist facilities such as mountain lodges or buildings in sensitive coastal and carst areas. The increasing interest of pote ...
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