Closed loop water systems
Challenge owners: CLEAN
"Nowadays, 12% of water utilisation in the EU is devoted to industrial use. Since water is a scarce resource, it is crucial for the European industry to change the current paradigm and develop more sustainable and efficient water technologies, which is also an important element for increasing its competitiveness, because a significant amount of energy is consumed for industrial water treatment. In the sustainable development context, efficient water use is closely linked to the efficient use and re-use of other resources, such as energy, chemicals, raw materials and soils. As such, these aspects need to be considered holistically in order to develop sustainable solutions."
The challenge is: to identify suitable consortia to develop more sustainable and efficient solutions to reuse hydric resources. You will be able to use our tool to explore collaboration opportunities. More details will be provided during the workshop.
