Industrial water use accounts for nearly half of all withdrawals in Europe, putting pressure on water and energy systems. In the context of the European Green Deal, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, The Water Resilience Strategy, and mounting scarcity, shifting from linear “use-treat-discharge” practices toward reuse, resource recovery and digital optimisation is no longer only…
Solid Progress Since Launch Since its official launch in January 2024, the EU-funded project has made solid progress across field trials, technology development and stakeholder engagement, completing the first 18 months of its four-year programme. Funded under Horizon Europe, the R3VOLUTION consortium is researching innovations in industrial water reuse, solute and heat recovery, and AI-driven…
This week, we held the 3rd General Assembly of the R3VOLUTION project in London! The main focus of the meeting was to discuss and review the project’s progress after 18 months of work. It was exciting to see the significant advancements R3VOLUTION is making in developing technologies and solutions towards Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) for…
The R3volution project was presented at the “Desalination for the Environment Clean Water and Energy” Conference in Porto at the end of April. Sara Salvador Cob from project partner VITO held an oral presentation in the Zero Liquid Discharge session: “Development of a membrane-based zero liquid discharge treatment train for a biochemical industry”. It was…
The R3VOLUTION project was presented at the 14th IWA International Conference on water reclamation and reuse in Cape Town South Africa last week. Project coordinator Eric Santos, from Cetaqua held an oral presentation called: “R3VOLUTION project: a revolutionary scheme for water reuse and resource recovery in the petrochemical industry”. The R3VOLUTION project, funded by Horizon…
Last week, Senta Becker from Felix Schoeller took significant steps to promote the innovative R3VOLUTION project, presenting it to both internal and external audiences.
On 14-16th November 2024, CCEM Barcelona Professor and Group Leader, Jose Luis Cortina Pallas, from the Resource Recovery and Environmental Management (R2EM) group participated in the China-Spain New Energy and Materials Forum for Academic and Industrial Cooperation at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT). During the forum, Prof. Cortina delivered a presentation titled, “Promoting…
Last week the R3volution project consortium met in Thessaloniki, Greece for their second general project assembly. The meeting was hosted by the project partners from the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH). During the meeting, the progress of the work packages and demonstration sites was reviewed and discussed, valuable suggestions were made and the…
The R3VOLUTION project is making significant strides in its mission to revolutionize industrial water management. With the initial research phase underway, the team has successfully developed some first treatment trains. In addition, project partners completed their first deliverables, marking a pivotal moment in the project’s timeline. These deliverables, identified as “D1.1 Characterization of sites streams”,…
Water use in industrial settings has various impacts on the environment, economy, and society in Europe. One of the main problems in this field is water scarcity since 40% of abstracted water in Europe is used by industry. This is especially a problem in areas with limited water resources, pollution of water resources, general decrease…
