Description
A water-smart economy and society is geared towards avoiding water scarcity and pollution, increasing resilience to climate change and managing water-related risks. The EU-funded B-WaterSmart project aims to speed up the transition to water-smart economies and societies in coastal Europe and beyond. To achieve this, it will adopt a large-scale systemic innovation approach to select, connect and demonstrate tailored solutions for multiple users and sectors. It will further create new business models based on circular economy and water-smartness. The project will deliver a new framework for evaluating gains in water-smartness and sustainability at different scales. It will also demonstrate a range of promising technologies for water reuse and nutrient recovery as well as smart data applications for more efficient resource allocation and use.
URL
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/869171
Case Studies
Applied Technologies
Activated carbon treatment coupled to an AOP
Activated carbon is frequently used as a posttreatment process to refine water quality, i.e., to diminish the quantity …
Ammonia evaporation CEVAP
Ammonium sulphate production (air stripping & scrubbing)
Nitrogen is one of the main nutrients contained in wastewater. In wastewater treatment, nitrogen is usually removed bio…
Automatic floodgates
Automatic floodgates are drainage ditches with IoT (Internet of Things) technology. Ditches collect and drainage rainwa…
Biogas production via anaerobic digestion
At wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with a capacity of 50 000 population equivalents and greater, anaerobic digestio…
Controlled artificial recharge and drainage (CARD) system
Digital Twin
Electrochlorination
Electrochlorination (EC) is a water treatment process that utilizes electricity to produce sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) …
Electrodialysis
Electrodialysis (ED) is an electrochemical separation process that (selectively) transports ions through electrostatica…
IoT sensors for infiltration detection
IoT sensors technology for infiltration detection in the sewer network leverages a network of advanced sensors strategi…
Irrigation and Water Management
Microturbines
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR)
The moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) is a biofilm process that provides plastic carriers for microorganisms to grow on…
Reverse Osmosis
Naturally, if two solutions with respectively high and low salinities are separated by a semi-permeable membrane, the w…
Risk Assessment and Management
Smart Metering
Stormwater Management
Stormwater Retention and Storage
Submerged fixed-bed biofilm reactor (biofilter; FBR)
Biofilm processes are biological wastewater treatment processes in which active biomass is not (only) present in suspen…
Ultrafiltration & nanofiltration membranes as pre-treatment for reverse osmosis
Ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes in combination with reverse osmosis (RO) membranes can be applie…
Ultrafiltration or nanofiltration with RO regenerated membranes
Ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) are membrane filtration processes whose purpose is to remove mainly suspen…
Urban Waterbuffer
UV/Ozone
Ozonation is an Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) based on the ozone gas generation and its dissolution into the pollute…
Water Demand Prediction and Forecasting
Water Reuse and Recycling
Weather Prediction and Forecasting
Applied Products
RE-ACTOR
DSS evaluates new investments & actions for water reuse & circular economy solutions in urban water cycles, applied at regional level.
Climate Ready Certificates
Online platform provides Climate-Ready Certificates assessing water efficiency, climate adaptation and water-energy performance of buildings and neig…
Sludge management platform
Platform aids in optimal sewage sludge valorisation strategy for resources reuse, focusing on agriculture or energy. Includes ranking and evaluation …
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
QMRA tool allows users to evaluate microbial health risk from various water sources, as well as design treatment systems to reduce these risks.
Miljødashboard - Environmental Dashboard
Ideal for visualizing various data sources with different detail levels, used in traffic mapping and water management.
Subsurface Transport and Removal
A tool that uses plant pathogen transport properties to predict concentrations after storage, remedying typical issues with MAR models.
Reclaimed water distribution network water quality model
A hydraulic and water quality model for risk assessment in reused water networks, assisting in evaluating cost and performance changes.
Regional demand-supply matching GIS tool
GIS tool visualizes open-source data on water availability and consumption, identifies scarcity, alternative sources, and aids in transfers.
Urban Water Cycle Observatory
Data visualization tool for urban planning, water cycle monitoring and decision making, fostering citizen engagement and environmental awareness.
Urban Water Optioneering Tool
UWOT is a tool enabling comparison of water management technologies at different scales.
Water reuse strategic platform
A platform promoting freshwater conservation & wastewater reuse by identifying optimal reuse opportunities based on territorial and context data.
Nessie System
Nessie system manages high-res real-time data from IoT devices, using analytics & visualization capabilities. Now includes private API.
Water-energy-phosphorous balance planning module
A matchmaking environment where sources are combined to supply potential reuse water demands through a range of specialist metrics over a targeted pe…
Digital Enabler
A data-driven, native cloud platform used to harmonize, analyze and integrate data - enhancing innovation and existing capabilities.
Short-term demand forecasting tool
Product features backend service for model training and predictions, and an optional frontend service for interaction and visualization.
Risk Assessment for urban water reuse module
An ISO & EU guidelines-compliant risk assessment framework for human and environmental risks incurred by water reuse supply/demand combinations
Environment for decision support and alternative course selection
A decision framework for comparing supply/demand options, selecting best non-potable water sources & prioritising urban water management strategies.
Stormwater reuse system for agriculture
Tech demo of urban stormwater reuse for agriculture with a management tool for water level control and distribution based on demand & weather.
IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasserforschung gemeinnützige GmbH
Aguas Municipalizadas de Alicante (ALICANTE)
Aquafin NV (AQUA)
Bodø Kommune (BODO)
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (CML)
Centro Tecnológico del Agua, Fundación Privada (CETAQUA)
KWR Water B.V. (KWR)
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil E.P. (LNEC)
Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV)
Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt vzw (PSKW)
SINTEF AS (SINTEF)
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU)
Veneziana Energia Risorse Idriche Territorio Ambiente Servizi SpA (VERITAS)
VITO nv (VITO)
Vlaamse Maatschappij voor Watervoorziening /De Watergroep (DeW)