{"id":152563,"date":"2024-03-20T15:23:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T14:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?p=152563"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T09:40:38","slug":"eurecat-targets-technological-innovation-for-more-efficient-water-use-and-reuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/eurecat-targets-technological-innovation-for-more-efficient-water-use-and-reuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurecat targets technological innovation for more efficient water use and reuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/\">Eurecat<\/a> technology centre is targeting technological innovation to cut water use while also stepping up the availability of water resources by harnessing solutions for optimising water use efficiency and driving reuse and desalination to lessen reliance on conventional water sources, especially during periods of prolonged drought such as the current one.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2015, Eurecat has rolled out over 40 initiatives for optimising water management and use which help mitigate the effects of drought. In the case of Eurecat projects in water reclamation and reuse technologies, half of them are implemented directly with businesses to enhance the industrial cycle by drawing on solutions which help minimise water consumption while driving efficient use in production processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn many cases we have the technology needed to leverage the water resources used in production processes along the entire value chain to tackle water scarcity and make companies more competitive,\u201d says Miquel Rovira, director of Eurecat\u2019s Sustainability Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe technology centre helps businesses and the water industry as a whole to enhance water management and adapt to the impact of climate change by putting in place circular economy schemes to make best use of resources,\u201d adds Sandra Casas, head of the Water Technologies Line in Eurecat\u2019s Water, Air and Soil Unit.<\/p>\n<p>Eurecat develops \u201cnew drinking water and wastewater treatment processes to streamline resource usage while safeguarding water quality by tapping state-of-the-art treatment technology to remove recalcitrant pollutants from wastewater and make drinking water treatment processes more efficient,\u201d points out Xavier Mart\u00ednez, director of Eurecat\u2019s Water, Air and Soil Unit.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, to drive efficiency in the urban water cycle \u201cit puts in place solutions to enhance reuse and desalination processes and builds software to raise the performance of drinking water distribution networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe knowledge we have available enables us to safely reclaim water for various uses,\u201d notes Irene Jubany, Research Coordinator in Eurecat\u2019s Sustainability Area. Even so, \u201cthere are still legal barriers we need to address to generate further cases of reclaimed water use.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":148444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2351,743,433],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aigua-aire-sols-en","category-press-notes-en","category-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eurecat targets technological innovation for more efficient water use and reuse - Eurecat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/eurecat-targets-technological-innovation-for-more-efficient-water-use-and-reuse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eurecat targets technological innovation for more efficient water use and reuse - 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