REFRESH

Green technology for fresh water sea-transportation based on a flexible containers system

Coordinatore	IGNATIOS SPANOPOULOS NAFTILIAKI EMPORIKI TECHNIKI S.A.    more  Organization address address: KATO POUNTA postcode: 18902 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Theodora Cognome: Marousopoulou Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 4674555 Fax: +30 210 4620864
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Greece [EL]
Sito del progetto	http://www.refresh-fp7.eu/
Totale costo	1˙300˙920 €
EC contributo	945˙161 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2010-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-11-01   -   2012-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	IGNATIOS SPANOPOULOS NAFTILIAKI EMPORIKI TECHNIKI S.A.	EL	coordinator	297˙072.66
2	SAFIBRA SRO  Organization address address: CERNOKOSTELECKA 1621 city: RICANY postcode: 25101 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ladislav Cognome: Sasek Email: send email Telefono: +420 323 601615 Fax: +420 323 606007	CZ (RICANY)	participant	217˙966.17
3	INDUSTRIAL SEDO SL  Organization address address: CALLE CALAF 24 1 2 city: BARCELONA postcode: 8021 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Lluis Cognome: Castello Arias Email: send email Telefono: +34 977 655007 Fax: +34 977 655008	ES (BARCELONA)	participant	216˙748.73
4	ZIPLAST SRL  Organization address address: VIA PELIZZA DA VOLPEDO 52 54 city: LOCATE DI TRIULZI postcode: 20085 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Maria Luisa Cognome: Russo Email: send email Telefono: +39 2 5454437 Fax: +39 2 90470649	IT (LOCATE DI TRIULZI)	participant	213˙373.44
5	AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS  Organization address address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA city: PATERNA VALENCIA postcode: 46980 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Valentín Cognome: Polo Ramírez Email: send email Telefono: +34 96 1366040 Fax: +34 96 1366041	ES (PATERNA VALENCIA)	participant	0.00
6	D'APPOLONIA SPA  Organization address address: Via San Nazaro 19 city: GENOVA postcode: 16145 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Laura Cognome: Bertolucci Email: send email Telefono: +39 010 3628148 Fax: +39 010 3621078	IT (GENOVA)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'50 million European citizens, 18% of the European population, live in countries affected by water stress problems; forecast variations in rainfall pattern trends, due to global climate change, add to this already serious situation: according to the EEA, 16 to 44 million additional people will suffer water scarcity in Southern Europe by 2070. The importance of the problem is recognised at the European level, as proven by the strong common European position at the recent Fifth World Water Forum (March 2009) and by the 2007 Communication of the European Commission, urging the Parliament and national governments to do more regarding water scarcity issues. Current water supply systems (water pipelines, desalination plants, tank vessels) require permanent infrastructures, high investment costs, high energy consumption, with maintenance issues that could not be easily addressed by small-medium communities and for temporary water supply. REFRESH aims at realising an innovative green product/service for the transportation of fresh water by sea, by developing a cost effective and energy-efficient solution based on the use of a modular concept of recyclable flexible plastic barge towed by tugboats. The primary application will be in supplying fresh-water to Mediterranean coastal small cities and islands with less than 300.000 inhabitants (a situation which interests about 45 million of European citizens). 65% of these communities, that double in size during summer with tourist presences, are affected by increasing water scarcity due to several factors as climate change, growing urbanisation of coasts, tourism, sea water intrusion in aquifers. For these communities REFRESH will represent the most effective solution for fresh-water supply since traditional technologies as water pipelines, desalinisation plants and large water vessels are unpractical solutions under technical and economical points of view.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An enterprising team of European companies has developed a more sustainable and eco-friendly way to transport fresh water in bags over sea to needy locations.