News
20 June 2025
RHEMEDIATION 4th General Assembly Held in Türkiye
The fourth General Assembly of the RHEMEDIATION project took place at the TÜBİTAK premises in Gebze, Türkiye, bringing together all project partners for two days of collaboration and technical exchange.
3 June 2025
Ongoing Monitoring Campaign for Water and Biomass Quality Assessment in Türkiye
Since April 2025, an extensive monitoring campaign has been underway in Türkiye to assess the performance and environmental impact of the pilot system. Sampling activities are being conducted at both the inlet and outlet points, as well as across all photobioreactor (PBR) lines.
21 May 2025
Third and final Demo Site Successfully Installed in Taranto, Italy
The third and final demonstration site was successfully installed and commissioned in Italy, marking a significant milestone in the project’s journey.
20 May 2025
Real-Time Marine Monitoring Launched in Elefsis Gulf: EYDAP and HCMR Deploy Autonomous Robotic Buoys under the RHE-MEDiation Project
Our Greek partners, EYDAP and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), carried out a major field operation in the coastal area adjacent to the Thriasio Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Elefsis Gulf.
10 May 2025
Second RHE-MEDiation Demo Site Successfully Installed in Gebze, Türkiye
The GreenDune® station was successfully assembled at the Turkish demonstration site, marking an important milestone for the RHE-MEDiation project. At this location, the innovative GreenDune® photobioreactor developed by BLUEMATER SA was installed to treat wastewater that had undergone only primary treatment, including aerated sand and grease removal
20 April 2025
RHE-MEDIATION Joins Marine Shield Cluster to Boost Fight Against Water Pollution
We are proud to announce that RHE-MEDiation has officially joined the Marine Shield Cluster, a collaborative alliance of EU-funded projects dedicated to tackling water pollution through innovation, cooperation, and impact-driven action.
15 April 2025
Real-Time Chemical Pollution Monitoring Launched in Greece
From 7 to 11 April 2025, the RHE-MEDiation project reached a new milestone with the successful deployment of real-time chemical pollution monitoring technologies in Greece. The MDM team visited the Thriasio Wastewater Treatment Plant to install and test autonomous robotic buoys equipped with sensors for measuring key physicochemical parameters in marine environments.
10 April 2025
Empowering Educators on Sustainable Wastewater Management: Focus on Reuse and Marine Decontamination
On April 5th, more than 50 teachers from Primary and Secondary Education Schools across West Attica took part in a dynamic and informative workshop entitled "Sustainable Management of Urban Wastewater: The Importance of Reuse and Practices that Contribute to the Decontamination of the Marine Environment."
31 March 2025
RHE-MEDiation Launches an Open Call for Associated Regions to Advance Water Remediation Solutions
On March 31st, 2025, the RHE-MEDiation project launched an Open Call for Associated Regions, inviting local and regional Authorities from EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries to participate in an initiative aimed at tackling persistent chemical pollution in coastal seawater and inland semi-confined areas.
20 March 2025
RHE-MEDiation’s Citizen Empowerment Strategy Targets Greek Students
The first two school visits at the Greek Demo Site took place on Thursday, March 13, 2025 and on Tuesday March 18, 2025, marking the “kick-off” of the RHE-MEDiation Citizen Empowerment Strategy, under an educational and experiential program titled “Training Tomorrow’s Ocean and Water Protectors”.
20 February 2025
RHE-MEDiation Review Meeting: Advancing Our Mission for Cleaner Water
On February 19th 2025, the RHE-MEDiation project held the official Review Meeting hosted by EYDAP to assess progress and define the next steps towards achieving its objectives. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to evaluate ongoing activities and ensure the project remains on track.
5 December 2024
Project Consortium Convenes in Athens for the Third General Assembly
On December 3-4, 2024, the RHE-MEDiation consortium gathered in Athens, Greece, for its third General Assembly, hosted by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) at its headquarters near Athens and by EYDAP at the Prefecture of West Attica.
25 November 2024
Microalgae-Based Photobioreactor and monitoring technologies: Fully Operational at the Thriasio Wastewater Treatment Plant
The microalgae-based photobioreactor system and the related monitoring technologies at the Thriasio Wastewater Treatment Plant (TWWTP) in Greece are fully operational since November 2024.
25 July 2024
RHE-MEDiation’s 2nd General Assembly in Italy
Taranto hosts pivotal 2nd Assembly, marking strategic progress and innovation in RHE-MEDiation tech.
18 July 2024
RHE-MEDiation Project's First Newsletter is out
RHE-MEDiation's inaugural newsletter details efforts to combat pollution and restore Mediterranean Sea health and highlights the major activities performed in the first year of the project.
May 30, 2024
RHE-MEDiation WP2 Completion
RHE-MEDiation WP2 ends, tech baskets designed, four deliverables submitted.
December 19-20, 2023
RHE-MEDiation 1st general assembly in Portugal
RHE-MEDiation's first assembly in Faro marked by key project advancements.
Oct, 2023
Stakeholder Workshops Conducted Across Demo-Sites
During October of 2023, the first set of project workshops to establish local demo-site stakeholders’ connection and growth took place in Gebze (TR), Athens (GR), and Taranto (IT).
Aug 16, 2023
RHE-MEDiation Hub development is initiated
A stakeholder invitation letter, along with a survey, has been sent to demo-site stakeholders in Greek, Italy, and Turkey.
June 13, 2023
RHE-MEDiation's KOM was held in Milan
The RHE-MEDiation project was inaugurated in the presence of the consortium and the virtual presence of the European commission project officer in RINA's office in Milan.