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SAVE THE DATE – 3rd European Nutrient Event @ ECOMONDO 2018, 8-9 November 2018

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The Horizon2020 SMART-Plant EU Innovation Action (ESPP member) along with the ESPP, HERA and ECOMONDO will co-organise the 3rd European Nutrient Event for the Mediterranean area, at 8-9 November 2018, in Rimini, Italy.

This 3rd edition in Rimini, Italy, will be a follow up of the previous R&D events in Berlin (2015) and Basel (2017) and will focus on phosphorus and nutrient recycling and management in Italy, the Mediterranean region and in EU research, development and innovation.

3rd EUROPEAN NUTRIENT EVENT

TOWARDS CIRCULAR ECONOMY OF PHOSPHORUS AND OTHER NUTRIENTS

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Organized by:

Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee, European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP), Piattaforma Italiana del Fosforo, Piattaforma Tedesca del Fosforo, HERA, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Utilitalia, Confagricoltura, Assofertilizzanti

Phosphorus is a critical raw material, non-renewable resource, non-substitutable for food production, essential for agriculture and directly linked to food security, as well as being important in a range of other industrial and technical uses. Europe is severely dependent on extra-EU mines and the most important use of imported phosphorus in Europe is for mineral fertilizers. On the one hand, recovery from municipal wastewater (sewage sludge), animal manure and other biowaste sources can cover most of the EU demand. On the other hand, inefficient use of phosphorus causes environmental damage. At EU level the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform and several member states are promoting and regulating phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater and other waste and residue biomass flows. In Italy the recently founded phosphorus platform is boosting national policies and regulations to promote sustainable management of this critical raw material. This strategic action will therefore present and discuss the EU framework and the actions in place in Italy for sustainable phosphorus management.

Chairmen

  • Francesco Fatone (ECOMONDO CTS and SMART-Plant Coordinator)
  • Ludwig Hermann (European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform)
  • Alberto Zolezzi, Massimo De Rosa, Promoters of the Italian Phosphorus Platform
  • Claudio Anzalone, HERA Group

Programme

DAY 1, 08 November 2018, h. 10:00-18:00, Neri 2 Room South Hall

Welcome to ECOMONDO: the Euro-Mediterranean platform of circular econmy

    :
  1. Registration & Welcome Coffee;
  2. Opening Plenary - STATE OF THE ART AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;
  3. PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES;
  4. NUTRIENTS RECYCLING and WATER REUSE: SUCCESS STORIES AND ACTION PLAN;
  5. Panel discussion about perspectives and actions, Q&A and conclusions, Poster Session and drinks
DAY 2, 09 November 2018

The second day will focus on nutrient recycling and stewardship research, development and innovation (R&D&I)

    and will:
  1. Bring together European, national and company funded nutrient research projects identify synergies and share results;
  2. Present (Mediterranean) R&D research activities focused on combined water reuse and nutrient recycling;
  3. Networking of leading nutrient recycling projects across Europe with technology suppliers and users;
  4. Present European Commission perspectives on R&D&I;
  5. Discuss the research needs for nutrient sustainability in the new EU research framework programme 9 (FP9, Horizon Europe), within the five societal challenges and/or a possible Mission on nutrients.

Targeted stakeholders: researchers, R&D projects and institutes, company R&D department representatives, European Commission EASME, DG RTD, DG AGRI, and DG EV, EIP AGRI, EIP WATER, EIT Raw Materials, funding bodies HORIZON2020, LIFE, INTERREG, SME INSTRUMENT.

Posters: nutrient related R&D projects can display posters during Day 1, networking drinks (after Day 1, 17h30 - 18h30) and throughout Day 2.

Discover & Download all the ENE3 Presentations

ENE3 - DAY 1 - 8/11/2018
10:30-12:45

  1. EU support to nutrients R&I - Pavel Misiga (Research and Innovation - European Commission)

  2. Nutrient circular economy: state of the art in the European Union and Mediterranean Area - Ludwig Hermann (European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform)

  3. 1 year after - phosphorus recycling in Germany - Daniel Frank (German Phosphorus-Platform DPP)

  4. Regulatory framework of nutrient and resource recovery and valorization from water cycle - Lorenzo Bardelli (ARERA)

  5. Innovative utility partnership to reach economy of scale for phosphorus recycling: technoeconomic assessment - Emilio Caporossi (HERA GROUP - Partnership HERA - IREN - SMAT)

  6. Water and nutrient circular economy policy support. The Innovation Deal experience - Aurora Seco Torrecillas (CALAGUA Unidad Mixta UV-UPV, Dpt. of Chem. Engineering, Universitat de Valencia)

  7. Nutrient management in EU water utilities: the EurEau perspective - Aikaterini Christodoulou (EurEau Waste Water Committee)

ENE3 - DAY 1 - 8/11/2018
14:00-15:20

  1. P recovery from from sewage sludge/ash - From discussion to implementation - Dr. Christian Kabbe (Isle Utitlities)

  2. Ostara Nutrient Recovery Solutions in Europe & the Mediterranean - Matthew Kuzma (OSTARA)

  3. AirPrex® Success stories in nutrients recovery and recycling in Europe and Med Area - Rudolf Bogner (CNP CYCLES)

  4. Phos4You - PhosForce - Upgrading Phosphorus Recovery - Marisa Cunha, Cedric Mebarki (VEOLIA)

  5. Phosphogreen for struvte recovery - Suez European case study - Luca Pedrazzi (SUEZ)

  6. Ash2Phos - Clean commercial P products from sludge ash - Dr. Yariv Cohen (EasyMining Sweden)

  7. Sludge incineration and phosphorus recovery by AshDec Process - Dr. Tanja Schaaf (Outotec)

  8. The role of nutrients in the bioenergy production - Nicolas Morales (Aqualia)

  9. Technologies & Policies: The way to phosphorus recovery - Claudio Anzalone (Hera Group)

ENE3 - DAY 1 - 8/11/2018
15:45-17:00

  1. The phosphorus issue in the new Regulation of fertilizers: the vision of Assofertilizzantii - Manuel Edoardo Isceri (Assofertilizzantii/Federchimica)

  2. Phosphorus recycling in organic fertilizers - Dr. Cristian Argenta (Italpollina)

  3. Nutrient and water recycling through the management of manure: the case history of Lombardy Region - Gabriele Boccasine (Regione Lombardia)

  4. Techno-economic analyses of sludge management and phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater in Milan metropolitan area - Andrea Lanuzza (Gruppo CAP)

  5. 15 years after the first Italian struvite recovery plant in MWWTP: lesson learnt, perspective of a water utility - Pierpaolo Florian (Alto Trevigiano Servizi)

ENE3 - DAY 2 - 9/11/2018
10:00-10:50

  1. Overview of nutrient related Horizon 2020 and Life projects in Europe - Vincenzo Gente (Unit B2 H2020 Environment and Resources Eco-innovation Sector)

  2. EU actions on nutrients R&I - Annika Eskusson (Eco-innovation DG RTD, European Commission)

  3. Inventory of 100++ nutrient related projects and research underway and summary of 1st (Berlin 2015) and 2nd (Basel 2017) European Nutrient R&D events - Kimo van Dijk (ESPP)

ENE3 - DAY 2 - 9/11/2018
11:20 - 12:40

  1. Current nutrient research - what is going on - R&D projects flash presentations - Kimo van Dijk (ESPP)

ENE3 - DAY 2 - 9/11/2018
13:45 - 15:00

  1. Round Tables - Topics and Table leaders

DOWNLOAD the ENE3 program (.pdf) here

Check the list of ENE3 Speakers and Chairs here.

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