Creation of a circular economy framework for water treatment with the inclusion of energy and materials

The field of water reuse and the technologies available is developing rapidly, driven substantially by the challenges of needing to supply water for human activities when water supplies are increasingly restricted. Project Ô seeks to test small, modular and energy efficient technologies that allow water reuse or enable use of alternative water sources within various contexts.

The framework suggested here encapsulates key aspects of such projects. It will be used within the development of the collaborative platform to support the flow of information required for successful projects using these small scale newly developing technologies.

Linear value chains dominate the economy, and this is also true for water, with only 2.4% of the EUs urban wastewater being reused. Project Ô demonstrates low cost and energy efficient technologies that support the looping of water.