EnWaRec follows a holistic approach, combining different technologies, sensors and tools to achieve energy and water recovery targets. Within this approach, the following key technologies are being developed:
EnWaRec follows a holistic approach, combining different technologies, sensors and tools to achieve energy and water recovery targets. Within this approach, the following key technologies are being developed:
Further details:
• on the design and operation will be reported in Deliverable D4.1 and
• on dimensions, efficiency and reuse concepts will be documented in Deliverable D4.6, which are not publicly available due to confidentiality restrictions.
Further details on design and reuse concepts will be reported in Deliverable D4.2. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available.
To prevent distillate contamination with feed, membrane wetting will be limited through membrane preselection. Furthermore, the diffused feed will be caught and discharged separately within the effects. These works will be performed by BFI in cooperation with EvCon GmbH. Further work by BFI will focus on the removal of disturbing compounds causing scaling and abrasion. For abrasive solids removal energy efficient ceramic flat microfiltration membranes will be tested. Scaling compounds can be removed by softening. Simultaneous softening and filtration will be developed for pretreatment on basis of the wastewater properties. Further details on design and application of membrane distillation will be reported in Deliverable D4.3. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available.
Further details on design and application of micro turbines will be reported in Deliverable D4.4. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available.
Further details will be developed in Work Package 3: Development of suitable scaling and corrosion protection.
Further details on smart monitoring and software tools will be reported in Task 4.5. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available. Motivation: Need for stable operation and flexible adjustment of energy and water recovery techniques to the fluctuating steel production/ circuit operation mode. Aspired results: Smart management concept for integration into the monitoring tool of heat and water recovery systems. Rule-based models for performance stabilisation, predictive maintenance and failure management.
Further details:
• on the design and operation will be reported in Deliverable D4.1 and
• on dimensions, efficiency and reuse concepts will be documented in Deliverable D4.6, which are not publicly available due to confidentiality restrictions.
Further details on design and reuse concepts will be reported in Deliverable D4.2. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available.
To prevent distillate contamination with feed, membrane wetting will be limited through membrane preselection. Furthermore, the diffused feed will be caught and discharged separately within the effects. These works will be performed by BFI in cooperation with EvCon GmbH. Further work by BFI will focus on the removal of disturbing compounds causing scaling and abrasion. For abrasive solids removal energy efficient ceramic flat microfiltration membranes will be tested. Scaling compounds can be removed by softening. Simultaneous softening and filtration will be developed for pretreatment on basis of the wastewater properties. Further details on design and application of membrane distillation will be reported in Deliverable D4.3. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available.
Further details on design and application of micro turbines will be reported in Deliverable D4.4. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available.
Further details will be developed in Work Package 3: Development of suitable scaling and corrosion protection.
Further details on smart monitoring and software tools will be reported in Task 4.5. Due to confidentiality restrictions, these results will not be publicly available. Motivation: Need for stable operation and flexible adjustment of energy and water recovery techniques to the fluctuating steel production/ circuit operation mode. Aspired results: Smart management concept for integration into the monitoring tool of heat and water recovery systems. Rule-based models for performance stabilisation, predictive maintenance and failure management.
Micro-turbine by Easy Hydro for hydropower recovery in industrial water circuits — part of EnWaRec’s holistic approach for energy and water recovery in the European steel industry.
ISQ is a leading Portuguese technology and innovation center with 60 years of experience, conducts advanced R&D through specialized centers in low carbon & resource efficiency, materials, digital systems, and training. Collaborating with over 1,200 partners across sectors like energy, aerospace, and industry, ISQ drives technology transfer and sustainable innovation. For EnWaRec, ISQ leads Work Package 6, focusing on the environmental and economic assessments of the novel water and energy recovery technologies, together with the new dynamic water circuit management solutions. This will be done via Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) studies, helping to support the transition to a greener and more competitive steel industry in Europe.
UNIOVI focuses primarily on the development and integration of predictive models for critical water system management, particularly the creation of models to forecast corrosion behavior and scale formation, as well as future water demand. These forecasting tools, along with rule-based models for energy and water recovery—which aim to ensure stable performance, reduce maintenance, and prevent operational issues—will be integrated into a user interface and rigorously tested under operating conditions. Finally, industrial partners will assess operator acceptance of the technology, identify potential constraints, and propose necessary improvements.
Questhub provides state-of-the-art consultancy & technical services. It is actively involved in the development of business opportunities in the research and innovation sector. It aims at managing innovations to create and transfer social, environmental, economic, and industrial sustainability values for companies and entities through research and technology processes.
https://easyhydrosolutions.com/
Easy Hydro is an SME specialising in the design and supply of hydropower energy recovery systems, with a focus on small-scale and cost-effective solutions. Originating from over a decade of research at Trinity College Dublin, Easy Hydro has unique expertise in the design of micro-hydropower installations and the use of standard water pumps operating as turbines (Pumps As Turbines, PAT).
The National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM) is one of the most prestigious and traditional research centres of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) being at the forefront of research in Metallurgy and Metallic Materials since its creation in 1963. Today, CENIM is currently a multidisciplinary Centre which brings together researchers from the Science and Technology of Materials Research and one of its goals is to provide technological support to the Spanish steel industry.
