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H2020Staff exchange2018–2024

REMIND · Renewable Energies for Water Treatment and REuse in Mining Industries

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2018-11-01 → 2024-04-30
EU contribution
€1,329,400
Participants
12
Scheme
MSCA-RISE

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Results in brief

Renewable Energies for Water Treatment and REuse in Mining Industries

Water is essential for the mining industry, for the mineral extraction and cleaning, as well as for the needs of the miners. This makes the treatment of wastewater important. The overall aim of REMIND is to develop an innovative framework of interplay between Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and innovative Water Treatment Technologies in the logic of a sustainable growth for mining industries. The novel paradigms explored are expected to drastically reduce the environmental impact due to extensive water and energy consumption, and to release of untreated wastewater during the production cycle of copper and gold. The REMIND collaborative network among European Union, Chile and Ecuador is in line with EU policy and strategy for raw materials supply; moreover, this partnership supports the economic and research efforts of Latin American countries towards a more eco-friendly and RES-driven development. The bi-directional knowledge transfer activities implemented in REMIND aim to: i) implement a rational use of water resources in the logic of circular economy; ii) promote a carbon-free technological approach (water-energy nexus) for reducing conventional energy resources requirements, and iii) mitigate health environmental risk in two demonstration sites (mining districts of Antofagasta – CL and Regione de l’Oro – EC), and iv) exploit the intersectorial cooperation between academia and industry by setting best practices for knowledge transfer in analogous contexts. REMIND brings together 12 leading High Education Institutions and Large Companies from 4 Countries (Italy, Spain, Sweden, Chile and Ecuador), and implements a multisectorial and transdisciplinary network that generates 64 secondments and 73 Knowledge Transfer Activities.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

The overall aim of REMIND is to develop an innovative framework of interplay between Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and innovative Water Treatment Technologies in the logic of a sustainable growth for mining industries. The novel paradigms explored are expected to drastically reduce the environmental impact due to extensive water and energy consumption, and to release of untreated wastewater during the production cycle of copper and gold. The REMIND collaborative network among European Union, Chile and Ecuador is in line with EU policy and strategy for raw materials supply; moreover, this partnership supports the economic and research efforts of Latin American countries towards a more eco-friendly and RES-driven development.The bi-directional knowledge transfer activities implemented in REMIND aim to: i) implement a rational use of water resources in the logic of circular economy; ii) promote a carbon-free technological approach (water-energy nexus) for reducing conventional energy resources requirements, and iii) mitigate health environmental risk in two demonstration sites (mining districts of Antofagasta – CL and Regione de l’Oro – EC), and iv) exploit the intersectorial cooperation between academia and industry by setting best practices for knowledge transfer in analogous contexts.REMIND brings together 7 leading High Education Institutions, 1 Research Institute, 1 Business Association and 3 Industrial Companies from 5 Countries (Italy, Spain, Sweden, Chile and Ecuador), and implements a multisectorial and transdisciplinary network.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA · ARCAVACATA DI RENDECoordinatorItaly
  • ABB SA · SantiagoChile
  • CAMARA DE COMERCIO ITALIANA DE CHILE ASOCIACION GREMIAL · SantiagoChile
  • CIRCULAR WATER TECHNOLOGIES AB · STOCKHOLMSweden
  • ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DE CHIMBORAZO · RiobambaEcuador
  • INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS,S.A. · Las Palmas De Gran CanariaSpain
  • POLITECNICO DI TORINO · TorinoItaly
  • RINA CONSULTING SPA · GENOVAItaly
  • UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ · SantiagoChile
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA · SevillaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA · ValparaisoChile
  • Universidad de Antofagasta · AntofagastaChile

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union