EERES4WATER presents WAVE2O™ TECHNOLOGY at the INTERREG Atlantic conference
- Wave2O™ is an innovative wave-powered desalination technology.
- The University of Seville is developing software to model pressure-retarded osmosis.
The European project EERES4WATER (energy efficiency and development of renewable energies for water) has just taken part in the INTERREG Atlantic program conference. One of the partners, Resolute Marine represented the EERES4WATER consortium there and unveiled its Wave2O™ project: an innovative desalination system using waves as a mode of energy production.
EERES4WATER continues its work focused on the development of innovative solutions that promote the use of renewable marine energies particularly in the Atlantic zone. Among the progress made in recent months, Wave2O™ has thus been tested in Spanish waters. Thanks to this technology, waves powered a desalination system.
Also worthy of note is the progress made by the University of Seville concerning the development of software for modeling pressure-retarded osmosis, a key process in terms of energy efficiency in the water cycle.
Wave2O ™ system, wave energy for desalination
Over the past few months, trials have been carried out with the Wave2O™ system. This is a technology that uses waves to operate a desalination system. The main objective of this action was to define the cost of the Wave2O™ demonstrator within the Canary Islands Ocean Platform (PLOCAN), a singular scientific and technical infrastructure (ICTS) that promotes the development of innovative and sustainable technologies for the oceans.
Six preliminary studies were carried out to determine the best location near the desalination plant on the Canary Islands. A location was chosen after careful consideration of wave energy resources, site topology and risks. In addition, an analysis of geotechnical data was also carried out, and an operations plan was designed outlining in great detail all future activities to prove the efficiency of the Wave2O™ system.
University of Seville leads development of software for modeling pressure-retarded osmosis
Recently, progress has been made in the technical development of energy-efficient solutions for the water cycle. A case in point is the reverse osmosis (RO) process for seawater, driven jointly by photovoltaic solar energy and ocean currents.
The University of Seville has also made improvements to the software used to model pressure-retarded osmosis, as well as industrial wastewater and desalination plants, so that they can operate with variable (rather than continuous) energy consumption.
At the same time, the Instituto Tecnológico de las Islas Canarias (ITC) is working with the University of Seville and Aquastill to evaluate the use of waste heat from gas turbines in a separation process based on membrane distillation.
About EERES4WATER
The EERES4WATER project is coordinated by the Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA) and co-financed by the INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme through the European Regional Development Fund.
10 organizations from 5 European countries make up the EERES4WATER group:
- France: GIP Campus E.S.P.R.I.T. Industries (Redon)
- Spain: CTA, University of Seville, CIEMAT-PSA and Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC).
- Ireland: University College Cork (UCC) - MaREI and Resolute Marine (RML).
- Portugal: ENERAREA and the University of Évora - Chair in Renewable Energy (UEVORA).
- United Kingdom: Cardiff University - The School of Engineering.
