Water and energy recovery from smoke
Description
Over the next century, water availability for a growing population and industry will be one of the world's biggest challenges. Water shortage in dry (and wet) areas requires ever more, better and cheaper water production processes. A major resource that has so far remained untapped is the large amount of water vapour. In many industrial processes, evaporated water is discharged through the chimney. So much water is released that, for example, for a coal-fired power plant, only 20% water vapour capture would already provide enough water for process water purposes.
One method to selectively recover water vapour is to use selective gas separation membranes. The EU project CapWa - www.watercapture.eu is working hard to make the technology available. The project consists of 14 international partners, including 9 from the EU, 3 from Africa and 2 from the Middle East.
This project is led by the founders of this technology DNV KEMA led by Ludwin Daal. The project is in its final year and has already been recognised as a success story by the EU because of the cooperation across 3 Continents and the global media attention the project has received.
Ludwin Daal talks about the technology, cooperation with international partners and what the future will look like. Will we recover water and energy from smoke?
Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to talk afterwards over drinks and snacks
16:00 Reception with coffee and tea
16:30 Start of presentation
17:30 Closing with a drink and snack
Location
Hengelosestraat 705, 7521 PA Enschede
Organiser
Eastern Region
Name and contact details for information
Elfride Dijkstra