EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY Demonstration of a decision support system for a novel integrated solution aimed at SALTGAE Demonstration project to prove the techno-economic feasibility of using algae to treat saline wastewater from the food industry EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY Miriam Balaban June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY (EDS) EDS is a Europe wide organization for individual and corporate members including universities, companies, research institutes, government agencies and all concerned with desalination, waste water reuse, water membrane technologies, renewable energies, climate change and environmental considerations. Members are also welcome from other regions outside Europe. MISSION Promote access to water for growing populations facing scarcity Encourage and promote environmentally responsible research, development, and use of desalination technology and waste water reuse. Communicate and promote information on environmentally responsible and efficient use of technology Promote European interests – business development in desalination and related technologies. Cooperate with national and international, government and private agencies June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting EDS European Desalination Society Dissemination of information about the project (compile addresses) Dedicated sessions and presentations in EDS Conferences and associated events Publication of peer reviewed papers Possibly dedicated issue in Desalination and Water Treatment, hybrid Open Access journal Desalination Directory (www.desline.com) 38,000 addresses of individuals and organizations, 2000 visits/day Send mass e-mails with information as it develops Place a banner with link to project updates Supply of relevant information from the literature and network June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting PAST CONFERENCES Dedicated Sessions of Saltgae developments, Exhibits IDW–EDS 2016 – 9th International Desalination Workshop November 13–15, 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE Membranes in the Production of Drinking and Industrial Water (MDIW) February 6–8, 2017, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA) 12th Gulf Water Conference, March, 28-30 2017, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain EDS Euromed Conference, May 9-12, 2017, Tel Aviv, Israel FUTURE CONFERENCES IDA World Congress 16-20 October, Sao Paulo, Brasil Aquatech October 31 – November 3, 2017, Amsterdam, EDS Pavilion – presentations and exhibit in pavilion EDS Conference, Spring 2018, Athens, Greece June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting DESALINATION DIRECTORY (www.desline.com) Free access to over 38,000 addresses of individuals and organizations in the field of desalination and water treatment Place project banner with a link to information as it develops Current information on mass e-mails to about 20,000 addresses Information for wide distribution online Dedicated websites for Saltgae Project 1. Open to the public 2. Classified only for partners June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting www.desline.com Desalination Directory – over 38,000 entries of those concerned with desalination and water treatment Banner with link Events Mass e-mails Abstracts of papers in Desalination and Water Treatment available Full Open Access papers online from Desalination and Water Treatment Average per month Visits 60,000 Hits 600,000 Total Individuals 33,192 Organizations 5,645 June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting PUBLICATION Peer reviewed journal Papers can be submitted to various peer reviewed journals that can subsequently be collected and available under one cover. OR Papers can be published in a dedicated issue of Desalination and Water Treatment (a hybrid open access journal) Miriam Balaban, Editor-in-Chief Peer review Papers will first be peer reviewed and approved by partners and then undergo peer review of the journal Open Access is obligatory for EU Projects. The cost is to be reported and approved in the budget. Access to Literature Relevant papers in the literature which are not OA can be purchased. This cost should be approved in the budget June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting Low energie Solutions for drinking water production by Revival of ElectroDialysis systems Desalination and Water Treatment Peer reviewed journal with about 30,000 pages a year cited in the Web of Science with an impact factor www.deswater.com www.tandfonline.com/loi/tdwt20 Miriam Balaban Editor-in-Chief June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting

Saltgae Kick Off Meeting Support know-how transfer of information EDS COURSES Membrane Technology, Process and System Design Lecturer Mark Wilf Membrane Fouling Scaling in RO, NF, MF and UF Systems Lecturer Jan Schippers Thermal Desalination Processes and Economics Lecturer Corrado Sommariva Desalination with Solar Energy Lecturers Julián Blanco, Diego-César Alarcón-Padilla, Guillermo Zaragoza Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of NF / RO Systems /Biofouling Control Lecturer David. H. Paul Electromembrane Processes: The Principle and Practical Applications Lecturer Heiner Strathmann Water Treatment for Upstream Oil and Gas Lecturer John Walsh June 16 2016 Saltgae Kick Off Meeting