Challenges in preparing for Environmental Technology Verification in a demonstration project: A case study of three innovative water treatment technologies

IF 4.5 3区工程技术 Q1 WATER RESOURCES

Water Resources and Industry Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.wri.2022.100176

Steve Harris , Linda Kanders , Fabrizio Vassallo , Andrea Cipollina , Sirous Ebrahimi , Dimitrios Xevgenos

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Abstract

The European Union's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program aims to foster innovative environmental technologies to reach the market and reassure potential users. This paper presents an investigation of using ETV for three technologies, being developed within the EU Zero Brine research and innovation project. The technologies were designed to recover high quality water, salts and minerals from brine solutions. The technologies in focus are the forward feed MED evaporator, the Multi Feed – Plug Flow Reactor Crystalliser and Eutectic Freeze Crystallization. The study sought to understand the challenges of the ETV process, the readiness and eligibility of technologies, and possible preparations within the project lifetime. Challenges identified included: understanding what sufficient market readiness is, and achieving this within the duration of a project (also linked to funding allocation for the ETV process); and developing suitable performance claims, supported with sufficient levels of test data. A simple framework is presented to aid the integration of ETV into the development process. It promotes the use of life cycle assessment to understand the environmental added value of the technology and aid the development of performance claims.

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示范项目中准备环境技术验证的挑战:三种创新水处理技术的案例研究

欧盟的环境技术验证(ETV)计划旨在促进创新的环境技术进入市场，并让潜在用户放心。本文介绍了在欧盟零盐水研究和创新项目中正在开发的三种技术中使用ETV的调查。这些技术旨在从盐水溶液中回收高质量的水、盐和矿物质。重点研究的技术有前进式MED蒸发器、多进料塞流反应器结晶器和共晶冷冻结晶。该研究试图了解ETV过程的挑战，技术的准备和合格性，以及项目生命周期内可能的准备工作。确定的挑战包括:了解什么是充分的市场准备，并在项目期间实现这一目标(也与ETV过程的资金分配有关);开发合适的性能声明，并提供足够水平的测试数据支持。提出了一个简单的框架来帮助将ETV集成到开发过程中。它促进使用生命周期评估来了解技术的环境附加值，并帮助制定性能要求。

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Water Resources and Industry Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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8.10

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5.90%

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审稿时长

75 days

期刊介绍： Water Resources and Industry moves research to innovation by focusing on the role industry plays in the exploitation, management and treatment of water resources. Different industries use radically different water resources in their production processes, while they produce, treat and dispose a wide variety of wastewater qualities. Depending on the geographical location of the facilities, the impact on the local resources will vary, pre-empting the applicability of one single approach. The aims and scope of the journal include: -Industrial water footprint assessment - an evaluation of tools and methodologies -What constitutes good corporate governance and policy and how to evaluate water-related risk -What constitutes good stakeholder collaboration and engagement -New technologies enabling companies to better manage water resources -Integration of water and energy and of water treatment and production processes in industry