Waste Water Treatment Optimal Operation and Symbiotic Upgrade

The project, developed by ONCONTROL, AGR, CEMMPRE (an interdisciplinary R&D unit of the University of Coimbra) and INESC TEC, aims to create a solution that promotes the optimisation of the operation, sustainability and circularity of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Its results will lead to a reduction in operating costs and the sector's ecological footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The project will also valorise other surpluses from the operation, including sludge, biogas, and heat, reintegrating them into the production chain and closing the resource use cycle through new, multi-aspect industrial symbiosis models. The project emphasises scientific advances and the development of technologies in various areas, including process monitoring, the creation of biochemical and symbiotic models, sustainability assessment, and the development of advanced control systems and industrial interface tools with operators. The technologies will be tested in a real environment, using facilities contracted with one of the partners. https://www.woosu2030.pt/en