September 13, 2023 is the deadline. | Win a €50,000 prize in the Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023.
The Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023 is now accepting applications. Eramet has collaborated with EIT RawMaterials to create a new start-up competition as part of its dedication to sustainable and ethical mining operations.
Although it is scarce and of poor quality, water is an essential resource in the mining and metals production industries. Water is used in the mining sector for a number of activities, including mineral processing, dust suppression, transporting and storing slurry, and extraction procedures. According to OECD 2012, by 2050, global water consumption is expected to rise by 55% while the water crisis caused by climate change gets worse. Taking action to address the water concerns is the focus of the Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge. Water conservation is really one of Eramet’s goals for its 2018–2023 CSR roadmap, and it will soon be given top emphasis in its new roadmap.
The mining and metals sector needs to adjust quickly if it wants to reduce its negative environmental effects while maintaining access to vital resources. It demands ground-breaking answers that will contribute to building a brighter future for everyone.
Focus Regions
Do you have a novel remedy that addresses one of Eramet’s priority issues?
- Water Use: Reuse, high-salinity stream water recovery, predictive water management, leak detection, control and management of water consumption
- Water quality: Keeping an eye on it at mining sites, providing drinking water, cutting back on wastewater, and enhancing sedimentation.
- Environment: Replanting areas with low water tables and restoring and rehabbing streams.
Benefits
- Win a prize of €50,000 to test and implement your idea or product.
- Visibility: Gain recognition by presenting your proposal to Eramet leaders.
- Connections: Get assistance from business and technical specialists.
Eligibility
They accept applications from people who:
Businesses, start-ups, or SMEs, made up of a team of at least two individuals.
delivering a solution with a level of technological maturity greater than or equal to 5 (also known as the TRL scale). Scalable, technically possible, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable should all be characteristics of the suggested solutions.
addressing a major issue and using it in the mining and metals sector of Eramet.
Application
Startups should submit a proposal on the application page for the Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge that has the following information:
- An explanation of the suggested fix and its potential effects: technical prowess and level of development.
- The solution’s inventiveness, comparative advantage, and technical viability.
- Qualifications and experience of the crew.
- The budget and timetable for creating and testing the solution.
Visit the Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge for additional details.
