WATER RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

  • ITS-THIN

2020-2023 – ITS-THIN is an international, interdisciplinary science project funded by the EU within the FET Open programm as part of the Horizon 2020 framework. It aims to develop a novel ultrathin membrane for the use in water filtration applications. Read More.

  • PoVE Water

2019-2021 – Pilot PoVE Water is a transnational project that draws on existing and emerging vocational competences and skills needs in the water sector translating them into an approach of vocational excellence. This ensures upward convergence of VET with (EU) knowledge triangles and a strong engagement with the regional economic and social ecosystems. The project intends to create the infrastructure necessary to embed vocational excellence in the water sector in Europe, thus laying the grounds for vocational curriculum development and consequently competence development of VET students. Read More.

  • BEST

2017-2020 Project BEST – Better Efficiency for Industrial Sewage Treatment aims to improve industrial sewage treatment in the Baltic Sea Region. In the project, we are helping municipal wastewater treatment plants to handle industrial wastewaters by enhancing collaboration and best practices between municipalities, industries, and waterworks. Read more.

  • IWATERMAP

2018-2021 iWATERMAP – Water Technology Innovation Roadmaps and aims at improving policies enhancing the critical mass development of innovation ecosystems in the water technology sector –  An interregional cooperation project for improving innovation delivery policies. Project partner. Read more

  • NOAH

2019- 2021 Interreg Baltic Sea Region NOAH: “Protecting Baltic Sea from untreated wastewater spillages during flood events in urban areas”, Baltic Sea Region Programme (Priority 2: Natural resources, Objective 2.1: Clean waters). Project partner. Read more

  • HI-WATER

2018 -2020 Hi-Water Efficient and affordable water treatment technologies to minimize waterborne diseases. ERA-NET EU-LAC Joint Program. Project coordinator. Read more.

  • B-LIQ

2017 – 2020 B-LIQ („Development of an Integrated Process for Conversion of Biomass to Affordable Liquid Biofuel” IPP3: INNO INDIGO Programme. Project coordinator. Read more

  • WATERCHAIN

2015.-2017. WATERCHAIN Pilot watersheds as a practical tool to reduce the harmful inflows into the Baltic Sea is approved under  Central Baltic Programme Interreg, WP leader. Read more

  • POMACEA

2015.-2017. POMACEA (Affordable technology for mitigation of membrane (bio)fouling through oPtimizatiOn of pre- treatMent And ClEAnIng methods) –  is approved under  INNO INDIGO Joint Call 2014 – Clean Water and Health and addressed to the challenge of “Development and applications of membrane technology in water purification/sanitation”, WP leader. Read more

  • STEP-UP

EU 7th FP project „STEP-UP – Strategies Towards Energy Performance and Urban Planning”. Read more

  • GRASS SERVICE

Alternative use of biomass for maintenance of grassland biodiversity and ecosystem services. Read more

  • SECUREAU

2009. – 2013. EU 7th Framework Programme, project „Security and decontamination of drinking water distribution systems following a deliberate contamination” (SECUREAU)”, the responsible leader. Read more

  • TECHNEAU

2006. – 2011. EU 6th Framework Programme, project „Technology enabled universal access to safe water (TECHNEAU)”, the responsible leader. Read more

  • PERCERAMICS

2003. –2006. EU 7th Framework Programme, project „PERCERAMICS” (contract No. STRP504937-1), WP leader in Latvian Association of Waste Management (responsible for the development of pilot). Read more

  • SAFER

2003. – 2006. EU 5th Framework Programme, project “SAFER” (Grant No EVK1-2001-00185), the responsible leader. Read more

 

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