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Project Sustainable innovations and treatment in industrial waste water clusters

STINNO: The STInno project introduces 3 research driven clusters and 12 partners from 5 European countries. The regions of PSijSt-HSme, Kalmar and Western Greece have a common objective to strengthen RTD resources in industrial wastewater treatment and become world leaders in sustainable, cost and energy efficient methods. The regions have clear focus on clean technologies and complement each other as they are in different stage in their cluster development, RTD policies, disciplines and sustainability. Together with expertise of the RTD partners (Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Kalmar, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, International Association of Mediterranean Agro-Industrial Waste, Lancaster Environment Centre), enormous amount of knowledge on wastewater treatment, methods and techniques involved is generated. Finland, Sweden and Greece rely not on huge quantities of RTD activities and companies, but as small economies, on developing niche sectors of RTD. For niche economies value-added networks are the solutions.

This mindset can also be seen in STInno. Concerning the participating regions, only Western Greece has actively taken advantage of direct EC funding. The whole industrial wastewater treatment sector is evaluated, thus more specific development activities will be carried out in olive mill wastewater sector. The reason for this particular focus are the enormous environmental problems the untreated olive mill wastewaters are causing.

Project number 245405
Subject(s) ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , INDUSTRY , INFRASTRUCTURES , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Acronym STINNO
Geographical coverage Greece, Finland, Sweden, Italy, United Kingdom,
Budget (in €) 1120000
Programme EU-INCO-MED FP7 “Regions of Knowledge”
Web site http://www.psp.org.gr/en/Projects/Current-Projects/STInno.html
Objectives

The overall objective of STInno project is to strengthen the internationally acting regional clusters via strengthening their regional innovation systems; to create value-added networks; and develop platforms for technology solution developers. The consortium has a strong triple-helix approach but at the same time wants to look the problems from the demand and offer point of view. Integration of end user concerns is a crucial part of the project concept and objectives.

More specific objectives of the project are the following:

  1. To strengthen the research potential and infrastructure of the participating EU regions in Finland, Sweden and Greece by encouraging and supporting regional industrial wastewater regional research driven clusters.
  2. To stimulate the clusters through the development of Joint Action Plan.
  3. To create the preconditions for reaching the future global market by preparing the Joint Action Plan implementation steps in industrial wastewater treatment for the participating regions.
  4. To increase of the competitiveness of the partner organisations through mentoring.
  5. To deepen the understanding of ecological utilization of water resources.
  6. To provide policy recommendations and suggest joint future actions in industrial wastewater quality indicators and EU legislation.
Period [01/12/2009 - 30/11/2012]

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