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Public Information on Selected Project Outlines

ACQUEAU October 2010
The review of the Project Outlines was organised in two steps: the scientific assessment of Project
Outlines by the Scientific Committee and the audition of Project Leaders by the National Project
Coordinators in Brussels, Belgium.
After the review, 6 projects on ‘Membrane Technologies’ are invited to proceed and 10 projects
on ‘Real-Time System Management’ are invited to proceed.
The amount for the budget is 52 Millions euros. The profile of selected projects is 56% led by
Large Entreprise, 25% by SMEs, 19% by Institute. Overall, the projects involved 16 countries, 79
organisations and 24 sub-contractors.
Candidates are invited to submit a Full Project Proposal including the comments provided during
the evaluation process by November 15th.
• Call 1: “Membrane Technologies”
Project 1-002
ECOMBR
“Wastewater Reclamation through Low-Energy MBR Technology”
Executive Summary
Wastewater reuse is presented as an alternative water resource, whose implementation will allow
diminishing water scarcity in the future. This project aims at developing and demonstrating the
feasibility of a novel European membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology, designed with low
environmental footprint and backflush functionality at high pressure, for wastewater reclamation.
The consortium, formed by Agfa (membrane producer) and Agbar (end user) will allow orienting
the technology design towards its final application in real water reuse scenarios.
Details:
Project led by AGFA-Gevaert NV, LE, Belgium
Countries involved: BELGIUM, SPAIN
Budget: 1.375.818 euros
Duration: 01-04-2011 to 31-03-2013
Contact: Ann Verbeeck, Ann.verbeeck@agfa.com
Project 1-005
MicroDisc
“MicroDisc technology: a new solution between microfiltration and microscreen to remove
parasites and turbidity for water reuse and drinking water production”
Executive summary
For applications such as tertiary water treatment, water reuse but also drinking water production,
there is a specific market need for separation technologies in the microfiltration range 1 to 7 4m,
between the expensive and energy consuming micro- or ultrafiltration processes (< 0.2 4m pore
size for commercial technologies) and the broadly accepted microsieve discfilter (> 10 4m mesh
size) or sand filters (> 10-15 4m equivalent cut-off). The project aims at developing cost-effective
and low energy microsieve discfilter technologies for the cut-off range 1 to 7 4m.
Details
Project led by KOMPETENZZENTRUM WASSER BERLIN, Institute, GERMANY
Countries involved: GERMANY, SWEDEN, THE NETHERLANDS, DENMARK
Duration: 01.02.2011 to 31.12.2013
Contact: Boris Lesjean, boris.lesjean@kompetenz-wasser.com
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Project 1-006
NaROSAM
"Nanostructured Reverse Osmosis Desalination Membranes"
Executive summary
This project aims to develop new membranes for Reverse Osmosis bringing improved process
efficiency and reduced energy consumption for water desalination. The technical target is a
membrane with high water permeability leading to a desalination process running at lower
pressure. The project team composed of Arkema, a materials supplier, Membrana GmbH, a
membrane manufacturer, Institut Européen des Membranes, a leading public research
organisation in the membrane field, and Veolia, a large design and operation company is the
balanced partnership to reach this objective. A successful outcome of this project would allow
Arkema, Membrana and Veolia to create a European based industrial supply chain for a
breakthrough water desalination technology.
Details
Project led by ARKEMA, LE, France
Countries involved: FRANCE, GERMANY
Duration: 01.02.2011 to 31.12.2015
Contact: Michel Glotin, michel.glotin@arkema.com
Project 1-007
LEMEDIS
"Low Energy MEmbrane DIStillation"
Executive summary
The main objective of the LEMEDIS Project is to bring membrane distillation (MD) to a reliable
industrial level. Though this technology has already been proven to be energy-competitive as
compared to other desalination processes, MD has yet to be made commercially available. The
project will benefit from the active collaboration of a membrane developer, a process designer,
and a large design and operation company. This cooperative effort should lead to a more
affordable and less energy-intensive desalination process.
Details
Project led by VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT, LE, France
Countries involved: France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 01.02.2011 to 31.12.2015
Contact: Jérôme Leparc, jerome.leparc@veolia.com
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Project 1-008
LESROM
“Low-Energy, High-Stability, Ceramic Reverse Osmosis Nano Membrane”
Executive summary
The goal of the project is to develop a ceramic reverse osmosis membrane for desalination of
seawater. The partnership brings together expertise in high-flux membranes, advanced ceramics,
membrane characterisation, water treatment plants and business development. The final result is
expected to be a highly durable and resistant, low-energy ceramic membrane product.
Details
Project led by COMETAS, SME, Denmark
Countries involved: Denmark, Sweden, Germany, UK
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2014
Contact: Jan Hoffmann Joergensen, jhj@cometas.dk
Project 1-009
NANOFLO
“Developing Europe’s strategic position in the field of water and wastewater filtration through
harnessing Nano technologies”
Executive summary
This project creates a collaborative partnership which will harness the benefits being realized
through CNT technology and effectively integrate them into the water and wastewater sectors.
The goals are to produce a tested solution that can deliver high water quality standards (2nm
filtration) while decreasing the environmental impacts and financial costs associated with water
treatment. The technology shift and resultant platforms will provide the knowledge,
expertise and technologies to place the EU as the world leader in Nano Filtration Control.
Details
Project led by SCOTTISH WATER, LE, UK
Countries involved: UK, NORWAY, FINLAND
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 19.12.2014
Contact: Jan Hoffmann Joergensen, jhj@cometas.dk
Call 2: “Real-Time System Management”
Project 2-001
WATERDEST
“A Decision Support System Tool for water resources management at watershed scales”
Executive summary
A Decision Support System (DSS) tool will be developed combining a hydrological model with
sensors and data wireless communication in a GIS environment. Two DSSs will be developed and
tested under Spanish dry and Belgium humid conditions. The DSSs will simulate water and solute
movements, considering sources from each GIS layer and climate data. Sensor information will
be used to validate and update simulations. Risks, resources and costs of current water
management will be estimated, supporting real-time decision-making.
Details:
Project led by TYPSA, LE, SPAIN
Countries involved: SPAIN, BELGIUM
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BUDGET: 2.500.000 euros

Duration: 10-01-2011 to 30-11-2014
Contact: Guido Schmidt, g.schmidt@typsa.es
Project 2-002
NRW
“On Line Non Revenue Water Management”
Executive Summary
The recent evolution of both telecommunication solutions and battery technologies enables a
better management of water networks, and a huge amount of data is now collected through
Automatic Meter Reading systems, on-line leakage detection and district metering architectures.
Urged on by the business drivers to develop robust procedures for analysing and controlling Non
Revenue Water (NRW), industrial players now have in place a number of techniques for
understanding, measuring, monitoring and predicting losses within the distribution network.
Many approaches to the NRW issue have been developed in different parts of the world, some of
which being very innovative and successful. The project proposes to integrate existing and new
technologies such as including Automatic Meter Reading, leakage detection, performance models
and pressure modulation methods, into a modular toolbox, capable of addressing different levels
of water management requirements.
Details:
Project led by SUEZ Environnement, LE, France
Countries involved: France, Malta, Israel
Duration: 01-04-2011 to 31-06-2013
Contact: David Duccini, David.duccini@suez-env.com
Project 2-003
OPRISMA
“Open Platform for Real-tIme Systems
MAnagement"
Executive summary
This project proposal addresses Real-Time Systems Management (RTSM) in the urban water cycle
by developing a platform that will be able in to manage in real-time different components along
the urban water cycle. This integrated system consists of 4 different levels:
• Open integrated software
• Optimal Management software
• Monitoring software and methodologies (including models)
• Monitoring hardware devices (sensors, Information Technology (IT) infrastructures)
The main partners are Suez Environnement (SE), Ondeo Systems and Agbar. The consortium also
includes Aquaplan (Aquatec division) and research centres (Cetaqua, UPC, CNM, IREC, ECP) and
one/two SME’s in the sensor and software development industry sectors ( e.g. Intellitect Water ltd
(UK), Neosens (F)/discussions in progress). Project results are expected to improve decision
making and efficiency of the networks in the urban water cycle. Software and hardware real-time
demonstrators will be delivered.
Details
Project led by SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, LE, France
Countries involved: France, Spain
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2013
Contact: Haonhien Pham, Haonhien.pham@suez-env.com
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Project 2-004
BLUE BOX TOOL
“Integral, universal and multipurpose real-time systems management for early detection, warning
systems and for recovery”
Executive summary
Real-time management of water quality in drinking water supply systems is very difficult to
implement due to the scarcity of available on-line data.
This proposal aims to develop and implement on-line software tools such as a Decision Support
System (DSS) for analyzing, integrating and interpreting in real-time, available data, bringing
about a significant reduction in false alarms and resulting in a more precise, sensitive and
reliable system for alerts and alarms in the water supply system and for reducing the length of
system recovery time.
Details
Project led by WHITEWATER, SME, Israel
Countries involved: Israel, Portugal, UK
Duration: 01.02.2011 to 30.06.2013
Contact: Jacobo Sack, jsack@bezeqint.net
Project 2-006
SMARTNET
"Smart Water Network based on novel Smart Fluid Meter"
Executive summary
SMARTNET aims developing a cluster of Smart Fluid Meter (SFM) along the water networks
providing water quality, fluid dynamic and water conservation information. By harvesting energy
from the running fluid, the SFM will improve communication, data quality and reduce the cost of
AMR system by tenfold. The SMARTNET consortium will gather all the expertise necessary to
handle the scope of SMARTNET (smart fluid expert, water quality sensor, water utility).
Details
Project led by ZRAMIM, SME, Israel
Countries involved: Israel, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, UK, Luxembourg, EU
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 31.06.2013
Contact: Voro Shiomi, a@vorotec.eu
Project 2-008
AutoMaqua
“Automation technologies for wastewater treatment plants in the era of data explosion”
Executive summary
AutomAqua aims at designing innovative technologies for realtime process monitoring and
supervision, control and optimisation for WWTPs in the era of data explosion. The project will be a
multidisciplinary effort of academic and research partners, industrial collaborators and endusers.
AutomAqua will deliver automation tools for monitoring and controlling the plants and decision
support systems for operators and suppliers. The tools will help WWTPs efficiency under stringent
environmental constraints through an increased process comprehension and the possibility to
automate facilities.
Details
Project led by WER, Institute, Finland
Countries involved: Spain, UK
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Budget: in negociation
Duration: 01.06.2011 to 31.05.2014
Contact: Riku Vahala, riku.vahala@tkk.fi
Project 2-009
RETIMOWA
“Real-time monitoring of water quality: bacterial indicators and organic pollutants”
Executive summary
The main goal of this project is the development of a multi-sensor platform for real-time and on-
line monitoring of drinking water quality, based on new technologies, with focus on both
microorganisms and organic pollutants, parameters that have not been fully addressed so far but
are required to fulfill drinking water regulations. The same monitoring device developed here
allows for the detection of both types of analytes. The new developed technologies will be
compared and validated with other current technologies as passive sampling or in-site analysis
Partners with experience in sensor development and water testing will design, develop and
assess the system performance in a network distribution facility. The expected benefits for water
supply companies (treatment and distribution facilities) are clear and numerous regarding to
lower investment, decrease in the response time (early warning system) and increase the quality
management of current facilities.
Details
Project led by LABAQUA, LE, SPAIN
Countries involved: SPAIN, SWEDEN, FRANCE
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2013
Contact: Vicente Catalan, vicente.catalan@labaqua.com
Project 2-010
MUDACOL
“Multiple Data Collection and Quality Real Time Water System Management”
Executive summary
MUDACOL will focus on integrated Geographic Information System(GIS) based Business
Intelligence(BI) supported Advanced Spatial Decision Support System(ASDSS) in water/river and
watershed basin with urban water systems. The benefit of system will be efficient use of water
resources and taking position with predictable methodologies in events. The improved sensorship
for collecting real-time data will send to knowledge-driven DSS. Partnerships will be composed of
ICT companies and RTD Institution from Turkey and Spain. Estimated budget is 2.268.901,00€.
MUDACOL duration is three years.
Details
Project led by EG SOFTWARE, SME, Turkey
Countries involved: Spain, Turkey
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2013
Contact: zafergemici@dizayngrup.com
Project 2-011
DUTS
“Development of open, Ultra-low-energy, wireless and low-cost Telecontrol System”
Executive summary
DUTS will develop an advanced, open, low-cost, ultra-low-energy telecontrol platform for water
management to allow the connection of sophisticated elements (remote control-valves, water
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switch-breakers...) via low-cost interfaces compatible with standard communication

infrastructures and protocols (KNX, Mbus, Wavenis…).
DUTS will permit easier integration of commands in existing standard software management tools
via standard radio infrastructures.
From an operational perspective, it will permit valves remote control, optimized water usage,
water savings (up to 40%), and facilitate raw water management and help manage water
shortages.
Details
Project led by HYDRELIS, SME, France
Countries involved: France, Belgium
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 01.04.2014
Contact: thierry.sartorius@hydrelis.com
Project 2-013
SWARM
“Smart WAter Resource active Management”
Executive summary
The SWARM project objectives are to design and build a complete solution for real time
monitoring of water resources. Two main deliverables are expected: (1) a wireless multi-
parameter probe network including a grid of biochemical detectors (2) a data collection and
treatment system to provide decision support tools. The sensor cost will be divided by 10
compared to the existing and the maintenance cost also decreased. Issues to be addressed are:
energy autonomy, wireless communication, low cost design.
Details
Project led by VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT, LE, France
Countries involved: FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY
Duration: 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2014
Contact: cyrille.lemoine@veolia.com

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Public Information on Selected Project Outlines

• Call 1: “Membrane Technologies”

Call 2: “Real-Time System Management”

BUDGET: 2.500.000 euros

switch-breakers...) via low-cost interfaces compatible with standard communication

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