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Project Autonomous Desalination Units based on Renewable Energy Systems

- ADU-RES is a Coordination Action aiming to bridge the gap between successful Research and Development work and commercialisation of renewable energy powered desalination systems. The work is focused on stand alone systems, which will cover part of the pressing water needs of arid rural areas in the Mediterranean region.

Project number 509093
Subject(s) DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT
Acronym ADU-RES
Geographical coverage Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia
Budget (in €) 620000
Programme INCO MED (FP6)
Web site http://www.adu-res.org/
Objectives

The international consortium has focused its work to the following two main objectives:


1.Further development of integrated plant designs for mature and cost efficient autonomous desalination units (ADUs) based on renewable energy systems (RES)


2.Formulation of political strategies for boosting implementation of autonomous desalination units within the existing political and legislative frameworks in the Mediterranean
Results

1. Many pilot autonomous desalination units powered by renewable energy, with outputs of a few cubic meters per day are operating successfully under the supervision of water and research institutes.

 Still, commercial applications remain rare. Now is the time to strengthen and unite research work for the design of robust and cost-effective desalination plants that operate autonomously on RES.

 - Some of the remaining scientific and technical challenges are:

•  Radical cost reduction
•  Advanced management and control system
•  Improved long-term reliability
•  Environmentally sound set-ups

2. Wide-scale implementation of autonomous desalination units require favourable legislative and institutional framework conditions. ADU-RES will examine the relevant legislation in the EU and in various Mediterranean countries and elaborate a policy initiative for boosting renewable energy based desalination. Concrete suggestions for how to improve existing EU legislation, such as the EU Water Framework Directive, will be formulated.

- ADU-RES will reach policy makers and think tanks, providing them with expert analysis and recommendations for the promotion of desalination units. Widespread circulation of reports, methodology and guidelines amongst the research and industry communities will initiate and maintain a fruitful interdisciplinary dialogue on the issue
Period [21/09/2005 - 30/09/2006]

Partners

  • WIP – Renewable Energies
    Coordinator acts as project coordinator
    Type
    Country Germany
    Web site http://www.wip-munich.de/
    Contact Mr. Epp Christian,
    Position: Project coordinator
    Phone/fax: + 49 89 720 127 35 , + 49 89 720 127 91
    Email: christian.epp@wip-munich.de
  • the Royal Scientific Society
    Type
    Country Jordan
    Web site http://www.rss.gov.jo/contactus.html
    Contact ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: 962 6 5344701, 962 6 5340520
    Email: rssinfo@rss.gov.jo
  • The Palestinian Hydrology Group ( PHP)
    - Ramallah main office
    Type
    Country Palestine
    Web site http://www.phg.org/
    Contact ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: +970-2- 2966315-8, +970-2-2966319
    Email:
  • National Institute of Urbanisation, Waters and Forests (INRGREF)
    Type
    Country Tunisia
    Web site http://www.hridir.org/
    Contact Mr. Bahri A.,
    Position: Staff
    Phone/fax: (+216).1-709033, (+216).1-717951
    Email: rejeb.nejib@iresa.agrinet.tn
  • L'Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (IAV)
    Type
    Country Morocco
    Web site http://www.iav.ac.ma/
    Contact ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: 212 37 771745/58/59, 212 37 778 135
    Email:
  • Earth Link and Advanced Resources Development (ELARD)
    Type
    Country Lebanon
    Web site http://www.elard-group.com/about_.html
    Contact ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables
    Type
    Country Algeria
    Web site http://www.cder.dz/?rub=presentation&srub=n&pag=contact
    Contact Melle BESSAH Rahma,
    Position: DIRECTOR
    Phone/fax: 213 21 90 15 03/ 90 14 46, 213 21 90 15 60/ 90 16 54
    Email: r_bessah@cder.dz
  • Egyptian Association for Water & Energy
    Type
    Country Egypt
    Contact ,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: 0105142218, 5469378
    Email: h_elbanna_f@yahoo.com
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