Combined wastewater treatment and reuse technology for agricultural purposes
RichWater project developed an up-scaled commercial prototype (min. 100 m³ treatment capacity/day) based on the TREAT&USE project (http://www.treatanduse.eu/) and pursued the goal of implementing it in a real scale food producer in Southern Spain to reuse local community wastewater for irrigation purposes. The prototype has been designed to end up with a system fulfilling the following characteristics:
- Energy consumption of water treatment of approximately 1kWh/m3
- Able to treat 150 m3/day of waste water
- Compact system
- High automation
- Minimized dosage of fertilizers for irrigation
- Effluent free of pathogens and rich in nutrients
- Competitive price of the technology
The aim was to create a win-win situation between two sectors (the wastewater treatment and the agricultural sector) by turning public wastewater into a valuable end-product. A detailed life cycle assessment and business plan will help to precisely assess the ecologic, technological and economic benefits enabling an effective market strategy.
See also: https://smart-akis.com/SFCPPortal/#/app-h/technologies?techid=163
Smart-AKIS: European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) towards innovation-driven research
in Smart Farming Technology
Ongoing | 2016-2018
in Smart Farming Technology
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- Greece