Projects
DESAL+ LIVING LAB has been officially running since 2017 and there are several number of R&D&I projects and services done or in progress.
PROJECTS
Aquasost Project
Area for strengthening the governance and hydraulic and energy efficiency of water transport and treatment technologies (November 2021 – June 2023). Co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the terms set out in the Canary Islands operational programme 2014-2020, with a co-financing rate of 85%. Action under Priority Axis 1: Boosting research, technological development and innovation. Specific Objective: 010a2 OE.1.1.2: Strengthening R&D institutions and creating, consolidating and improving infrastructure. Line of Action: IC.1.1.2.001: Public R&D equipment and infrastructure (ACIISI).
In this project, various actions are carried out in order to optimize the capacities of infrastructure and equipment to develop sustainable solutions in the water sector as well as to respond to the demands included in the strategies of the circular, blue and digital economy and to climate adaptation and mitigation.
DESALRO 2.0 Project
Experimental platform for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination with high energy efficiency (July 2021 – June 2023). Financed by REACT-EU, within the framework of the European Recovery Instrument “Next Generation” (Exp. Sd-2111).
The main objective of this project is to validate the design of a pilot seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant (made in the Canary Islands) for its development on an industrial scale (5,000 m3/day) with the lowest possible specific energy consumption and meeting the requirement of a maximum of 1 mg/l of Boron in the permeate.
Desalination Technological Challenges
This initiative aims to attract and provide knowledge applicable to desalination processes with remarkable international outreach on the desalination two identified challenges: #1: Valorization of desalination brine and #2: Emerging technologies on seawater desalination. More information: https://www.desalinationlab.com/technological-challenge/.
E5DES Project
Research and innovation towards the Excellence in Technological Efficiency, use of Renewable Energies, Emerging Technologies and Circular Economy in Desalination (October 2019 – October 2023). Co-financed by
The E5DES project will allow to increase and strengthen the R&D+i of international excellence, in a coordinated manner from the DESAL+ LIVING LAB Platform, in the search for projects and solutions in desalination. To this end, continuous improvement actions of technological and scientific capacities and external visibility will be carried out, supporting entrepreneurial ideas (startups) and providing innovative solutions in the strategic and priority research lines identified for the Macaronesian area. More information: https://www.desalinationlab.com/proyectoe5des/es
EERES4WATER Project
Promoting Energy-water Nexus resource efficiency through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (January 2019 – March 2022). Co-financed by
The EERES4WATER project aims to optimize the energy management of the integral water cycle in addition to implement technological innovations and articulate common policies -at institutional, technical and social levels- to increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources in processes and resources related to the integral water cycle, through the involvement of the public administration, universities, research centres, SMEs and business associations from the participating regions and beyond. More information: www.eeres4water.eu
DESAL+ Project
Macaronesian platform to increase excellence in R&D&i in water desalination and knowledge of the desalinated water-energy nexus (January 2017 – October 2022). Co-financed by
The project has the general objective of creating and consolidating a joint R&D&i platform in the Macaronesian region. The aim of this platform is to have an excellent, internationally recognised, research and infrastructure standards in the area of desalination, the water-energy nexus and the exclusive use of renewable energies. More information: https://www.desalinationlab.com/proyectodesal+/es/
SERVICES
Service: Technical consulting during the launching process of the CDTI / Cabildo de Gran Canaria Pre-Commercial public Procurement (PCP) in the challenge of seawater desalination.
Enterprise or institution: Sociedad de Promoción Económica de Gran Canaria (SPEGC) del Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Type of service: Consultancy
Year: 2020
Description: To carry out the technical consulting work to support the client and to be part of the technical working group for the launch of the PCP of CDTI (Center for Industrial Technological Development) / Cabildo de Gran Canaria in the challenge of seawater desalination at Spanish level.
Service: Online intensive course “Membrane Technology Process and System Design”
Enterprise or institution: European Desalination Society
Type of service: Training
Year: 2020
Description: This 3-day intensive course used to be taught in person in Rome, but due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, EDS contacted ITC to offer the course online whose main objective was to provide knowledge on detailed engineering approach how to design and efficiently operate membrane systems.
Service: Conception and definition of training modules in the framework of a training program in desalination for professionals and research staff
Enterprise or institution: Sociedad de Promoción Económica de Gran Canaria (SPEGC) del Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Type of service: Consultancy
Year: 2020
Description: The objective of this service is to develop a training program in desalination in order to count with specialists with high capacities in this sector.
Service: On line course “Desalination with renewable energies"
Enterprise or institution: ALADYR
Type of service: Training
Year: 2020
Description: Exclusive edition for Latin America of the on-line ITC training course on “Desalination with renewable energy”, with the aim of providing students with the latest knowledge of the different existing technologies which involve the use of renewable energy to power
different desalination technologies.
Service: W2W
Enterprise or institution: RAINMAKER
Type of service: Demo installation and monitoring
Year: 2020-2021
Description: Installation, testing and validation of an industrially viable W2W-wind/solar unit promoted by Rainmaker in the facilities of ITC. The demo allows to produce drinking water while using 100% renewable energy. Rainmaker has been co-funded by the SME Instrument (within Horizon 2020 programme) to test the prototype technology in the ITC facilities.
Service: A new integrated pump and energy recovery system
Enterprise or institution: GRUPO ELEMENT LAS PALMAS S.L.
Type of service: Demo installation
Year: Since 2018
Description: The Canarian company GRUPO ELEMENT LAS PALMAS S.L. is testing at the DESAL+ LIVING LAB facility a new integrated pump and energy recovery system in real conditions for desalination plants of small and medium capacity. The objective is to know the efficiency and robustness of the product before it enters its commercial phase.
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