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Lecture 'Value from the Sea: SISSTEM Research on Valorization of Reverse Osmosis Brine'

Speaker: Ir. Diego Acevedo, Business Developer, strategist, sustainable energy and circular economy expert at University of Aruba

Summary: 

The University of Aruba in collaboration with KU Leuven is host to the SISSTEM faculty, providing research-based education with a focus on sustainable solutions for island challenges.  The project, sponsored by the European Union, includes several different research projects.  One of these projects is focused on unlocking the value in the waste by-product of desalination systems, this presentation will provide insight into this ongoing research. 

Date:  Thursday March 31, 2022

Time:   6:30 PM (Aruba time)

Place:  University of Aruba

Costs:  25 AWG (cash at location)

The lecture will take place from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Afterwards there will be drinks and snacks.

Bio Diego Acevedo 

Diego is currently a Doctoral candidate at the KU Leuven and researcher in the University of Aruba.  His research is focused on “Valorization of Reverse Osmosis Brines”, in essence looking at the economic value that the brine left over from the desalination process with a specific focus on the value for small islands dependent on desalination systems.

Diego holds a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Florida and a MSc degree in Sustainable Energy Technologies from TU Delft (The Netherlands).  He has previously worked on the development of innovative technological solutions related to marine energy, district cooling networks, potable water generation, and marine-based floating solar PV electricity generation. Please see research here.


 

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