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ESCI - European Science Communication Institute
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As a truly European not-for-profit organisation, we at ESCI have put all our knowledge and passion into international science communication. Our main goal is to help scientists across Europe share their discoveries with the public, bridging the gap between science and society.
To provide the best possible service, our multi-skilled team ensures that scientific messages not only tells but sells. We therefore help to optimise web communication, create customised videos and harness social media. Our senior science communicators work in France, Belgium, Spain, the UK and Germany. We also enjoy close ties with science communication specialists in almost every EU country, which enables us to deliver locally adapted solutions in local languages.
For more information visit our website www.esci.eu and follow us on our social media profiles.
To provide the best possible service, our multi-skilled team ensures that scientific messages not only tells but sells. We therefore help to optimise web communication, create customised videos and harness social media. Our senior science communicators work in France, Belgium, Spain, the UK and Germany. We also enjoy close ties with science communication specialists in almost every EU country, which enables us to deliver locally adapted solutions in local languages.
For more information visit our website www.esci.eu and follow us on our social media profiles.
Coastal Protection Against Climate Change: Restoring Sand Dunes in Catalonia
On Spain's economically vital Catalan coast, 60% of the #dunes have vanished due to ports and sea walls. After Storm Gloria in 2020, local authorities, supported by the EU-funded IMPETUS project, began using sand traps to regenerate the dunes. Researchers in Spain are using cutting-edge drones to monitor the dunes' progress.
The project has achieved successful results in Sant Pere Pescador and aims to replicate this success in the city of Calafell, which is a leading climate adaptation initiative in Spain. Calafell’s municipality strives to reverse the damage caused by development and tourism by restoring its beach to the state it was in 80 years ago.
The city's coastal management and drone monitoring efforts are supported by the activities of the University of Girona. Eurecat is coordinating the project, with partners Lobelia contributing with earth observations. The success of Calafell could set a precedent for Spain and the Mediterranean region.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101037084.
Funded in the EU Horizon 2020 Green Deal call.
The project has achieved successful results in Sant Pere Pescador and aims to replicate this success in the city of Calafell, which is a leading climate adaptation initiative in Spain. Calafell’s municipality strives to reverse the damage caused by development and tourism by restoring its beach to the state it was in 80 years ago.
The city's coastal management and drone monitoring efforts are supported by the activities of the University of Girona. Eurecat is coordinating the project, with partners Lobelia contributing with earth observations. The success of Calafell could set a precedent for Spain and the Mediterranean region.
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Wageningen University's AlgaePARC | How Luca Optimises Algae Growth
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Our project partner Luca Buscaglia from Wageningen University and Research shows his day-to-day work. He explains how a monitoring system helps to optimise the growth of #microalgae in the bioreactors. Algae are the basis of the developments in the LOCALITY project. With the help of algae the project partners are working on sustainable solutions to restore our waters on one hand and to develop ...
Corrosion Resistant Evaporation of Salty Water
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The European project #sea4value aims to recover minerals and metals from the #brine extracted in desalination plants. Different mineral and metal extraction #technologies will be developed and later validated in a moving lab within an ocean setting with real brines. Dr.-Ing. Heike Glade and her team from Evaporation Technology / Seawater Desalination Group at the University of Bremen, Germany, ...
Greener Grass: Biochar Captures Carbon Emissions
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Plants are masters at capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere-but once they are burned or rotted, it is released back into the atmosphere. Biochar offers a great alternative to this. The German company minus CO2 factory 001 in Eberswalde turns woody #biomass or even grass into biochar, biogas and bio-oil-storing CO₂ for hundreds of years. The biochar can be used as a soil amendment in #agriculture or...
A Transformative Revolution Is Underway Called “Energy Communities”
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The EU project #RESCHOOL is about unlocking the potential of #EnergyCommunities. It aims to increase the active participation of communities in energy markets, enhancing and facilitating the management and trading of flexibility in cooperation with sectoral players. The Girona pilot site of RESCHOOL encompasses four villages: Amer, Rupià, Cellera de Ter and Cornellà de Terri. The pilot site des...
Tiny Algae Helping to Restore Our Massive Oceans While Creating the Future Sustainable Products
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Our oceans are facing a crisis. With the help of #algae there are many ways to tackle these problems and restore our waters. The LOCALITY project develops circular and sustainable value chains from algae, linking industrial players to stimulate co-creation and bring new and innovative algae-based products to regional and global markets while protecting and restoring Europe’s aquatic ecosystems....
New Medical Compounds in Marine Microbiomes
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Marine microorganisms, often overlooked, play crucial roles in maintaining the health of our oceans and hold immense potential for benefiting human health. In the port of Alicante, Spain, researchers explore the untapped potential of #microorganisms residing in unexpected environments. They collect ascidians, marine animals housing a wealth of microorganisms which produce bioactive compounds. T...
Europe´s Extreme Droughts - Can Treated Wastewater Help?
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In the summer 2022 Europe was hit by the worst #drought in 500 years. A warning level was in place for 47% of European countries and in many places, people saw their #soil completely dry up. Severe droughts, exacerbated by climate change, particularly affect southern regions like Spain, Portugal, and Greece. Scientists are exploring new methods like #wastewater recycling are being explored to c...
Shaping the Future of Industrial Training with XR - Extended Reality
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The use of robots in industry will be increasingly enhanced with #XR applications, and workers must be able to understand both technologies and use hybrid solutions confidently. Achieving this is a challenge that education and training programs must meet. The EU project MASTER looks at the intersection of #robots and XR and intends to shape the future of industrial training with XR. SOCIAL MEDI...
Old Scrap New Alloys: Aluminium Recycling and Reducing Dependence on Critical Raw Materials
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How can Europe reduce imports of #criticalrawmaterials (CRM) used in high-quality #aluminium alloys for automotive and related industries, while meeting increasing demand for the lightweight metal, which is key to #sustainability of #electricvehicles and #futuremobility? By improving #recycling technology, creating new alloys using recycled aluminium or less CRM and assessing performance in #au...
How German Researchers Use Grass to Create This Traditional Soil Amender
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How German Researchers Use Grass to Create This Traditional Soil Amender
What Does Sustainable Agriculture Research Look Like?
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Empowering Communities: The ebalance+ Project Pioneers Renewable Energy Grids
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How Dutch Researchers Are Turning Roadside Grass into Sustainable Paper
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Affordable Retrofitting of Europes Building Stock - Vienna Shows the Way
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Electric Cars Join the Local Power Grid at the University of Málaga
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Electric Cars Join the Local Power Grid at the University of Málaga
Making Agriculture in Europe More Sustainable With Intercropping
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Making Agriculture in Europe More Sustainable With Intercropping
Human-Ai Collaboration - The New Age of Manufacturing Industry
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Smart Grid and Renewable Energy: The University of Calabria Leads The Way
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Shoe Manufacturing - Sensors and Software Allow a Look Inside
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Understanding and Addressing the Wildfire and Flood Threat in Greece and Beyond
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Furniture Manufacturing - The Digital Twin Makes It Sustainable
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Friction Welding - Health System for the Machine
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When Tiny Creatures Solve Big Problems: Wastewater Treatment With Microalgae
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From Vibrations to Watts: How Smart Materials Harvest Power From Nature
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Learning by Playing - Encourage Consumers to Alter Their Energy Consumption Habits at Home
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Making the Most of Our Wastewater Using AI
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Fuel Cell Powered Data Centre With Heat Recovery for District Heating
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Fuel Cell Powered Data Centre With Heat Recovery for District Heating
Gallese - The Italian Town Becomes a Pioneer of Energy Transition
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After watching the film, I realised how huge is the task to save our beaches. This film must reach all nature lovers to learn the importance of this subject. The team deserves a big clap in appreciation. All the best to all of you.
Working on it in Egypt
I'm sorry to say, that the majority of the sand traps in Calafell was an epic failure and every single person who has walked around the beach, knows it. Nowadays is only working as a dog pee point.
Keep at it
Aint no grass replacing soy that's fake clickbait
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Cool endeavour
It is a well made video. The video also contains a nice Glass Reinforced Plastics Evaporator.
What does zero liquid discharge mean? Does it mean desalination plants would no longer discharge brine into the sea (thereby heavily disrupting the local flora and fauna)?
We need this The USA
Great invention! Happy to be the small part of the solution :)
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I am not an engineer but here is an idea, probably not at all practical. My understanding is that supercritical water cannot hold salts, they drop out. Unfortunately it requires high pressure and temperatures. Temperature: The temperature must be above the critical temperature of water, which is approximately 374 degrees Celsius (705 degrees Fahrenheit). Pressure: The pressure must be above the critical pressure of water, which is about 22.1 megapascals (3200 psi or 218 atmospheres). Process would need to go approximately 2,180 meters (about 7,152 feet) below the surface of the ocean to achieve the pressure necessary. Heat can be generated using electricity in a confined area, and by utilizing the rising column of fresh hot water in a pipe, it might be possible to power the process. There is a possibility of generating excess power, although this would depend on the efficiency of the energy conversion process. If enough electricity can be generated to sustain the operation, and if the water is sufficiently desalinated, then the process could be considered viable. However, this approach would likely be limited to locations adjacent to very deep water due to the need for significant pressure, which is a prerequisite for achieving supercritical conditions. I understand that Sydney Australia has water that is deep enough within 45 miles and they currently use desalination for a good percentage of their drinking water.
Have you seen any information on adding biochar to commercial fertilizer to reduce the volatility and solubility of the nutrients?
2 different comments on this topic. 1 Have you considered getting 'biomulch' blades for your mowers, so you can skip the entire part where you have to chop it into small pieces, it can arrive as dust. 2 has anyone done any tests to see if biochar can filter nanoplastics from water?
I saw on another video that research into its water filtration potential is ongoing and it includes testing for nanoplastic removal.
@@popandbob yeah I took it to chatgpt. Biochar can filter nano and micro plastics. We can then inoculate the biochar with plastic eating bacteria. biochar is also promising for radiation.
It has been considered to cut the grass directly when mowing the field. However, the local infrastructure for briquetting and pelleting is not currently developed and long transport distances have to be considered for this pre-processing step. This means that baling is still necessary, but may be avoided in the future. We are not aware of any studies specifically on the filtration of nanoplastics. The use of biochar from grass and other residues for water filtration in water treatment plants is being investigated by the research group of Dr. Ing. Korbinian Kätzl at the University of Kassel, Germany. The ATB in Potsdam, Germany, is in the process of publishing a collaborative study on the use of biochar to remove organic micropollutants from wastewater, which shows promising results.
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If regulatory idiocy prevents it from being used in official agricultural projects, then I'm sure that backyard gardeners would jump at the opportunity to use it!!! For "testing" purposes - of course...
Backyard gardeners are certainly free to test biochar made from grass. However, it may be a challenge to buy and produce the biochar ;)
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If you produce it and sell it as CO2 storage for farmers, can you sell green certificates? I think this is a part of this CO2 credit scam ;)
Hey, GO-GRASS is a research project and we are not selling a finished product but we are trying to offer farmers a way to utilise their unused grass. We hope that nobody misuses the research for a CO2 credit scam because we are against it ourselves. Unfortunately, we have no control over who will use the research in the future and how, as it is available to everyone because it is a European research project.
Why is it a scam if you can sell CO2 certificates with it? You can use it as bio fuel and store the remains, so it will have a negative carbon footprint right?
For me, the future of the biochar is also in cleaning the water. Either you have the water poluted chemically by things like heavy metals or organic polutants. Here, the biochar could absorb the heavy metals and other problematic stuff. After burning it, you would get much concentrated ashes with high contend of heavy metals (organic polutants destroyed by heat). Thus, a concentrated waste easy to store. Or re-use, if you need the stuff it contains. Or you have water poluted only with a high contenf of nitrates. Here, the biochar could absorb the nitrates, possibly combined as a root substrate for nitrate hungry plants, and eventually serve as nitrate rich plant feeder. In both versions, you have clean water as a final product.
What about the toxic cargo/legacy of sunken war ships? Ticking time bomb, the lethal legacy of over 6300 ship wrecks from WWII 💣 ☠️ 🛳 🛢 🌊 🌎🐬🐠 🚨 ‼️ ua-cam.com/video/Rt1njaxDM6w/v-deo.htmlsi=Gb1BlfvSbC63tpGx
Jordan has discovered large deposits of uranium in their country and soon with the French to exploit these minerals because Jordan wants to build nuclear reactors for energy and with desalination plants and want to dump rich sealine water into the Dead Sea because the Dead Sea is losing too much salt water from extracting sodium, potassium and magnesium elements by the Israeli industry. Jordan has 360000 tonnes of uranium so it's possible to work .
I have hai gred brine 30 degrees plus, i m going to find Lithium from it, what do you do for this
Most of the dissolved minerals can be precipitated as sludge by mixing Potassium to the brine. The supernatant water will be very soft and can be directly used for farming. The sludge can be sundried and then separated into various metals by suitable means.
Use the Gold extracted from the waste brine to pay the electric bill for running the high pressure desalination pumps. Pretty cool beans.
The use of a loud and cheap music doesn't help. But I would have been interested in a more detailed video.
WEL DONE SAMINA PATHAN VERRY NICE WORK
After seeing that painted bike lane I was so surprised to hear a Dutch accent from the mower. Aside from that quirk I loved everything about this video. Almost makes you wonder why paper is made from wood if grass has more cellulose per volume.
What about the cost?
Very nice 👍
Wonderful / amazing ! What you are doing how can we have access to This software for Mexico ???
Great that you are interested in the Model2Bio software. It is currently a prototype. The project is finished and remains to be seen what will happen next. You can find information about the researcher's aims and results on the project website: www.model2bio.eu
That's an amazing project. Thank you for the video. Being a Soil Microbiologist I'll try to align my postdoc project by keeping in view the beneficial impact of intercropping.
Excellent video! Well done LEGUMINOSE Team.
Thanks for the feedback, we are delighted to read that you enjoyed the video!
Is Manufacturing and The Ai New World Order out of order?
We need this for Cali! Would help with our over consumption problems also it is important to lessen the burden we are on Las Vegas so that Nevada residents can benefit more from Lake Mead
These behind the scenes of what soon will be the future are so cool Thank you for sharing these glimpses
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02:35 if the water is rich in nutrients why do the algae need to filter it out for cleaning? What's stopping this water being irrigated again on the greenhouse plants? The nutrients were added as food for these plants, no?
this is an interesting point from the CBA perspective, yet surely you would expect the technologies and processes involved in recycling agricultural wastewater today to be more streamlined and cost-effective and to allow for re-use? I don't understand much about water and re-mineralisation, etc... I am just now starting to work on an MSc environmental biotech research project involving MicroAlgae bioremediation of wastewater, and the topic is absolutely fascinating and complex, to say the least... but im yet to ascertain what are all the Carbon Emissions and Energy resources associated with the totality of the processes involved within this system. So it's interesting to look at all aspects of viability and sustainability. The biomass use part of it was not very well explained, and so far i feel that business owners are looking at this bi-product aspect as lucrative part of the process and perhaps disengaging themselves from the sustainability objective in first place. Something to critically review/discuss. many thanks @@esci
Love to see these short videos succinctly explaining how a problem is being worked on. Gives hope for the future!
Fantastic that they have got round the methane issue .
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You can't imagine what kind of discussion the pronunciation triggered in our postproduction :D
@@esci Don't worry about it. As a non-native speaker, I make pronunciation mistakes all the time. Personally I appreciate people correcting me in these cases. And if they are very embarrassing, you can always correct and re-upload.
Full bullshit. will help, improve blablabla. 0 thing how. it will just happen xD
Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and share your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback. In this video, we aimed to give a glimpse of what the DARROW project is all about and what we’re hoping to achieve. We totally get that you’re eager to see more concrete results. We’re excited to let you in on our progress in upcoming videos and updates, so please stay tuned!
The video says that the amount of brine returned to the ocean is reduced. To do that you'd have to extract and use vast amounts of salt. What is this salt used for?
Same thing sea salt is used for today.
How are you exacting the boric acid from the seawater? I read a report in the US from the 1950's. The study looked at boric acid and how it was evaporating from the ocean which the paper proved. The vapor pressure of boric acid allowed it to leave the sea. Vapor Compression desalination may create the same effect. I know with distillation water creation; the final fresh water will have high boron content which is bad for plants. The boron turns the leaves yellow. This tells me that the boric acid leaves with the water.
How are you exacting the boric acid from the seawater? I read a report in the US from the 1950's. The study looked at boric acid and how it was evaporating from the ocean which the paper proved. The vapor pressure of boric acid allowed it to leave the sea. Vapor Compression desalination may create the same effect. I know with distillation water creation; the final fresh water will have high boron content which is bad for plants. The boron turns the leaves yellow. This tells me that the boric acid leaves with the water.
How are you exacting the boric acid from the seawater? I read a report in the US from the 1950's. The study looked at boric acid and how it was evaporating from the ocean which the paper proved. The vapor pressure of boric acid allowed it to leave the sea. Vapor Compression desalination may create the same effect. I know with distillation water creation; the final fresh water will have high boron content which is bad for plants. The boron turns the leaves yellow. This tells me that the boric acid leaves with the water.
How are you exacting the boric acid from the seawater? I read a report in the US from the 1950's. The study looked at boric acid and how it was evaporating from the ocean which the paper proved. The vapor pressure of boric acid allowed it to leave the sea. Vapor Compression desalination may create the same effect. I know with distillation water creation; the final fresh water will have high boron content which is bad for plants. The boron turns the leaves yellow. This tells me that the boric acid leaves with the water.