Awarded the project RES2H2
20 de September de 2023
New MSCA PhD student at Apria
2 de October de 2023RESUME
Circular economy applied to nitrate removal: hydrogen generation and recovery of waste in drinking water
- Funding: European Commission
- Call: LIFE 2022 – Environment programme
- Project code: LIFE22-SAP-ENV-ELEKTRA/101113771
- Budget: 2,329,944.00 €
- Period: October 2023 – March 2027
- Webpage: https://www.elektralifeproject.eu/
OBJECTIVE
Reducing the concentration of nitrates in the water cycle
Elektra aims to reduce the concentration of nitrates in the integral water cycle by co-creating an integrated, innovative, simple, economical, sustainable, and transferable system based on the use of electrochemical denitrification to remove nitrates towards their conversion into gaseous nitrogen, while enhancing the decarbonization of the process through a renewable integration analysis focused on photovoltaics, hydrogen and other means of optimization.
TIMELINE
The project, initiated in October 2023, is set to present its final results in March 2027
2023 - 2026DESIGN
Prototypes design2026-2027IMPLEMENTATION
Prototypes implementation and validation in Malta, GandÃa, and Gran Canaria
ROLE OF APRIA
Prototypes
The role of Apria in the Elektra project is the definition, design, and construction of two prototypes combining ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and electrochemical denitrification.
CONSORTIUM
The project LIFE Elektra is implemented by a consortium of 8 partners
Global Omnium - Aguas de Valencia, Universidad de Alicante, Instituto Tecnológico de la EnergÃa, Universitat de València, Apria, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, Water Service Corporation, and REDINN.
LIFE Elektra is co-funded by the LIFE programme of the European Union
Grant Agreement No. LIFE22 ENV/ES/101113771
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