Project Partners
RINA Consulting S.p.A.
We're a global team of 5,300+ experts simplifying complexities in energy transition, ESG, and digitalization. Our roots go back to “Registro Italiano Navale”, one of the world's first ship classification registers. Today, we offer testing, inspection, certification, and engineering solutions in markets like marine, energy, mobility, and more. Our goal is to partner with clients to develop sustainable solutions and improve quality of life for future generations. RINA coordinates the project while also contributing to individual tasks, including building the ingestion system that transmits measured concentrations to EMODnet, supporting the development of the RHE-MEDiation Hub ecosystem, conducting sCLA and CLA analyses, and managing communication activities.
BLUEMATER SA
Bluemater’s portfolio offers solutions to various issues linked to water and air pollution, bioremediation, algaculture, aquaculture and hydroponics. We offer water, wastewater and gas treatment technologies for local governments, private and public companies and to the industries. All Bluemater’s solutions are based on sustainable biological treatments and are tailor made for each customer need. Affordability is in the core of our R&D activity, therefore both investment and operational expenditures are taken into consideration. The transversality of the areas is related to the diversity of their products and solutions, which are based on biological treatments with characteristics that are quite different from those used in the current market. This innovative and highly differentiated aspect was developed, validated and implemented in more than 18 years of research and development, resulting in two national patents and three patents under development, one of which is international. Bluemater team is made up of qualified employees from different areas, making the company enrich at an intellectual and functional level.
MDM TEAM SRL
MDM Team is an Italian SME located in Florence Italy (https://www.mdmteam.eu/), founded in 2012 with marine robotics as core business. MDM Team combines several leading experts to support consultancy and designing for a large number of engineering applications, such as Design and prototyping of complex mechatronics systems, CAD design, FEM analysis, Development of mathematical models and software for real-time simulations, Homologation/certification of systems and components. MDM Team has a core team with many years of experience in prototyping of complex robotics systems, including underwater vehicle design and control (AUV/ROV), surface vehicle design and control (USV), inertial navigation systems and inertial measurement units (MRU), sensor fusion, human machine interface design, simulation of mathematical models, numerical optimization and systems architecture. Our mission aims at delivering innovative mechatronics products and to support customer need through consultancy services and high-tech solutions.
SENSICHIPS SRL
SENSICHIPS is an SME developing safety system microsensors. SENSICHIPS brings together a unique combination of expertise in materials science, analytical chemistry, nanotechnologies, digital microelectronics and artificial intelligence to engage in the development of a next generation learning microsensors platform. Miniature sensors include diverse sensor types, signal conditioning, acquisition electronics and synergistic coordination to improve recognition in a single microchip. Measuring just 3x3mm, the chips offer an integrated microsensor IC platform with low power consumption. Powerful detection capabilities include chemical, radiological, materials diagnostics and electrochemistry. In the field of battery monitoring, the single chip EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy plus Electrochemical Potentiostat and Galvanostat) for individual or string of cells monitoring of State Of Charge (SoC), State Of Health (SoH), State of Function (SoF) and safety parameters. The high level of miniaturisation allows its embedding virtually in any wearable or unintrusive multi-sensory system. SENSICHIPS is part of the Arescosmo/Aero Sekur Spa industrial group.
CENTRO DE CIENCIAS DO MAR DO ALGARVE
Dedicated to R&D in marine sciences, CCMAR-Algarve is one of the foremost marine science research centres in Portugal and it aims to promote multidisciplinary research and education, with emphasis on environmental changes that affect marine ecosystems. With a multidisciplinary team of about 250 researchers and well-equipped facilities and laboratories, CCMAR-Algarve develops activities that fall into five different core areas: Research, Training, Business, Society and Collaboration. Specifically, the Marine Biotechnology group, has worked on several aspects of microalgae for the past 20 years and has several expertise that will be applied to RHE-MEDiation namely, the use of microalgae for the treatment of different wastewaters, isolation of new microalgal strains and their biochemical characterization for added value compounds, as well as metagenomics of bacteria and eukaryotes. For the development of RHE-MEDiation, CCMAR counts with a comprehensive molecular biology platform and an analytical chemical platform equipped with analytical instruments as HPLC-DAD-ELSD, UHPLC-HRMS, GC-FID, GC-MS, 500 MHz NMR, different multiplate readers, Automated Microwave Digestion System, Microwave Plasma AES, and an Elemental Analyser.
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities. CNR’s mission is to perform research in its own Institutes, to promote innovation and competitiveness of the national industrial system, to promote the internationalization of the national research system, to provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs, to advice Government and other public bodies, and to contribute to the qualification of human resources. The IRSA-CNR and IAS-CNR research groups are part of the Institute of Water Research (IRSA) and the Institute for the Study of Anthropogenic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (IAS), of the National Research Council (CNR). The Water Research Institute (IRSA) has aim of carrying out research activities in the fields of management and protection of water resources and in the development of methodologies and technologies for water purification and treatment of urban and industrial wastewater and in the remediation and characterization of contaminated sites. Multidisciplinarity has always been the main peculiarity and “strength” of IRSA, where engineers, chemists, geologists, biologists, physicists, etc., work together in the research groups.
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH
The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Institute of Oceanography has a long
experience assessing the status of the marine environment and the impact of pollutants and
effluents. It is the national organization monitoring the Hellenic coastal zone and Seas
under the WFD and MSFD, supporting environmental policies through scientific knowledge. It
has endorsed the EU Mission Restore our Oceans and Waters and actively promotes Blue
Economy.
HCMR coordinates WP3 - “RHE-MEDiation piloting: implementation and setting up”, Task 3.2
«Greek demo-site characterisation and installation of technologies» and Task 7.2
«Exploitation activity & IPR management» and contributes to all WPs. HCMR will provide
existing data about the contaminants at Greek site and will carry out full characterization
and monitoring of the WWTP effluents on emergent pollutants and heavy metals. HCMR supports
the calibration of sensors onboard the deployed monitoring stations. Finally, is involved in
establishing and maintaining the RHE-MEDiation Hub Ecosystem and Dissemination and
Communication.
ETAIREIA YDREYSEOS KAI APOCHETEFSEOS PROTEYOYSIS ANONIMI ETAIREIA
EYDAP S.A. is the leading company in the water supply, sewerage, and wastewater treatment
sector in Greece, covering the needs of more than 40% of the total population of the
country. EYDAP supplies Attica with drinking water, the quality of which is ranked among the
best in the world.
EYDAP is leading all three case studies and the demonstration of the pilot systems, for
tertiary treatment of wastewater, based on microalgae solutions and the evaluation of their
benefits, with the involvement of the local communities. It will also set-up a monitoring
system, based on smart multi-sensors, providing water detection and measurement of
pollutants.
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU
TUBITAK MARMARA RESEARCH CENTER (MAM) is one of the leading organizations of the advanced
technology world thanks to its ability and capacity of research, research infrastructure and
world class administrative and operational process management. Since its establishment in
1972, TUBITAK MAM performs its operations in “TUBITAK Gebze Campus” in the City of Kocaeli.
The Center works on Climate Change and Sustainability, Energy Technologies, Materials
Technologies and Life Sciences.
TUBITAK MAM coordinates Task 3.2 «Turkish demo-site characterisation, procurement, and
installation of technologies» and Task 7.3 «Dissemination Activity» and contributes to
almost all WPs. TUBITAK MAM provides existing data about the status of contamination at the
vicinity of the Turkish site (Izmit Bay) will carry out full chemical characterization and
monitoring of the effluent of the WWTP targeting mainly emergent pollutants and heavy
metals. In addition, TUBITAK MAM will support the calibration of sensors installed on board
the monitoring stations deployed at Izmit Bay. Finally, it is involved in establishing and
maintaining the RHE-MEDiation Hub Ecosystem with emphasis on stakeholder engagement and
empowerment and the overall Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation of projects
results.
YURT MUH
Yurt Mühendislik has been acting in the operation of wastewater and drinking water treatment
plants since 1996 in Turkey, also in the construction, cleaning and monitoring of
infrastructure facilities. Our business volume is growing along with our company and
personnel experience. We, not only undertake the operation of large-scale facilities across
the country, but also continue our development with R&D practices and strengthen our
technological infrastructure in the process. By specializing our group companies in certain
subjects, we expand our service network and strive to complete the works we undertake in the
shortest time and with the highest quality.
Yurt Mühendislik is mainly responsible for the Turkish demo-site characterisation,
procurement and installation of Technologies and also testing, performance evaluation and
endurance of the Turkish demo-site.
EUROPEAN MARINE BOARD IVZW
The European Marine Board (EMB) is an independent and self-sustaining science policy interface organisation that currently count with 38 members from 19 European countries. EMB provides advice on future strategies, by identifying scientific challenges and opportunities through foresight activities, events and publications to provide high-level recommendations. EMB will collate the results from the case studies into a policy document that will showcase the outcomes of the project and its importance to relevant EU Directives. EMB will also feedback relevant information to the European Commission, to ensure continuous awareness of the project, and its relevance for EU Directives.