Achieving wider uptake of water-smart solutions
WIDER - UPTAKE
YOUTUBE VIDEO
PRESS RELEASE
Recovery of raw materials and reuse
of water from purification, the roadmap from 2020 to 2024
ArticoloIT-Dimostrativo-ServiziARete.pdf
From 18 to 21 June 2024 more than 300 researchers, operator, policy makers met at Palermo during the final conference of Wider Uptake Project "International Conference on Wider-Uptake of Water Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment – ICWRR2024 & 7th IWA – Regional Membrane Technology Conference – IWA-RMTC 2024"
On 19 June 2024, Sicilian media interviewed prof Mannina in view of presenting possible solutions for the drought condition in Sicily.
On 17 June 2024, prof. Mannina received the Water Europe Innovation Award in the category “Water Technology & Infrastructures”
On 17 April 2024, prof. Mannina had a Keynote "Boosting water reuse by two demonstration case studies of Corleone and Palermo University (Italy)” at Knowledge exhage Event 2024 (Chengdu, China) presenting Italian Wider Uptake cases study
December 2023, finalist at the Water Reuse Europe with the domontration case of UNIPA within Wider Uptake project
July 2022, prof Mannina received the iEMSs Biennial Medal Award 2022 for the “Exceptional Research Contributions” on mathematical modelling within Wider Uptake UNIPA case study
On 18 November 2022, there was a first meeting to talk about a new project on water reuse that will be presented in December and which will be involved Gal, Unipa, Amap S.p.a., Consorzio di Bonifica, Ati e i comuni di Corleone e Marineo.
On 17 November 2022, newspaper article on the UNIPA Water Resource Recovery Facility built witin Wider Uptake project
PalermoPost.pdf25 October 2022 A cutting-edge system for the reuse of purified water, the project of the University of Palermo
On 17-19 October 2022, the “Resource recovery from wastewater treatment: inauguration of the demonstration case of studies” and the Mobile Lab with stakeholders successfully took place. The event consisted in the inauguration of the new laboratory within the Wider-Uptake H2020 Project and the presentation of the case studies to the partners and stakeholders. Marineo and Corleone wastewater treatment plants have been visited. The water reuse value chain and the possibility of meeting the interest of local stakeholders have been discussed.
18 October 2022 The day entitled "The strategy of internal areas and local systems of rural development" was promoted by the Gal Terre Normanne and the municipal administration led by the mayor of Corleone, Nicolò Nicolosi
17 October 2022 “Resource recovery from wastewater treatment: inauguration of the demonstration case of studies”
17 October 2022 - ItalPress - Palermo University, project for the recovery of resources from water purification
17 October 2022 - ItalPress - Palermo University, project for the recovery of resources from water purification
15 June 2021 - Important governance to manage the operations and push innovation
27 November 2020, Wider - Uptake project presentation at SHARPER (SHAring Researchers’ Passions for Evidences and Resilience ) 2020 - European Researcher's Night. SHARPER is an European Project aiming at involving all citizens in discovering the profession of researcher and the role that researchers play in building the future of society through the investigation of the world based on facts, observations and the ability to adapt and interpret contexts increasingly complex and constantly evolving social and cultural events.
In 2020 the European Researcher's Night has been organized on line by using the MS Teams Platform.
30 September 2022, Wider - Uptake project at SHARPER (SHAring Researchers’ Passions for Evidences and Resilience ) 2022 - European Researcher's Night.
SHARPER is an European Project aiming at involving all citizens in discovering the profession of researcher and the role that researchers play in building the future of society through the investigation of the world.
Within SHARPER 2022 WIDER - UPTAKE project activities have been presented showing the applicability of biothecnologies and smart solutions within the wastewater sector.
27 July 2020 - ANSA - Anci Sicilia and Commissariato unico for purifing sing a memorandum of understanding
ANCI Sicilia - ANSA.it_27July.pdf
10 July 2020 - More efficient purifiers, the challenge of the University of Palermo
9 July 2020 - Giornale di Sicilia - Two projects financed by the European Union
8 July 2020 - Start of the project “Achieving wider uptake of water-smart solutions – Wider-Uptake”
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869283
