{"id":151,"date":"2020-03-26T09:08:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T09:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2023-08-07T07:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T07:06:29","slug":"future-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/?page_id=151","title":{"rendered":"Future Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"151\" class=\"elementor elementor-151\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-397ba94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"397ba94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113e65b\" data-id=\"113e65b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee1d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ee1d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f1d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f1d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AQUACOMBINE project aim at broad impacts in a number of areas covering economy, environment, social area and EU leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-119fcc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"119fcc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac37a0\" data-id=\"4ac37a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a9636 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"68a9636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-coins\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90373f9\" data-id=\"90373f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec7f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec7f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Economic Impacts<\/h3><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"151\"><ul><li><strong><em>FLEXRACK system is up to 40% cheaper to produce and build <\/em><\/strong><em>compared to standard 400 tons production plant. The return on investment is only three years.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Revenue of the 125 tons RAS-torbut production plant is expected to be 1.4 million EUR.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Add on 50 ha halophyte production could give (additional) revenue of 1 million EUR.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Add on bio-products (whole botanical extract, protein, and biogas) could give (additional) revenue of \u00bd million EUR.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>The nutraceuticals market in Europe reached <\/em><em>more than 1 billion USD<\/em><em> by 2018.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Possible 2 \u00bd million EUR in net income from halophyte cosmetics at market CAGR of 7%.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f204e75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f204e75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f49b315\" data-id=\"f49b315\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c74c89 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3c74c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-envira\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd5217f\" data-id=\"fd5217f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4b6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4b6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS<\/h2><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"145\"><ul><li><em>Reduction of the negative impacts of traditional aqua-culture waste on surroundings.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Low water consumption (Regular RAS system has water loss of 7-10% the FLEXRACK system can lower this to 2-4%).<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Decentralized alorization of saline waste biomass <strong>50% increased revenue for saline farmers.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Greatly improved circular economy and recycling of nutrients.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Reduction on emissions of greenhouse gases (by bioenergy production and utilisation) and increased CO<sub>2<\/sub> sequestration by cultivating marginal lands.\u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong><em>Net C-sequestration in marginal soils of 0.5-1.0 Gt\/ yr <\/em><\/strong><em>at a cost of10-18 USD\/tonC, based on a 100 yr scenario.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6f785c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6f785c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5faf323\" data-id=\"5faf323\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0766eb9 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0766eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eb7b82\" data-id=\"9eb7b82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e187e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e187e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>SOCIAL IMPACTS<\/h2><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"144\"><ul><li><em>Creation of potentially <\/em><strong><em>20.000 direct and 100.000 indirect job opportunities <\/em><\/strong><em>for the development, engineering, fabrication, installation and operation of Aqua-culture, halophyte cultivation, and bioproducts processing plants with distribution throughout EU.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Production of bio-active compounds to increase human and animal health.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Reduction of the negative impacts of aqua-culture waste on <\/em><strong><em>human and animal health <\/em><\/strong><em>and the environment.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Enhancing the balance between urban and rural land by creating business opportunities for rual and remote areas.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Contributes to at least 8 of the 17 <strong>UN development goals <\/strong>e.g. (2) Zero hunger, (3) Good health and (6) Clean water.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0300be2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0300be2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44316a5\" data-id=\"44316a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2e523 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6f2e523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-370c30e\" data-id=\"370c30e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6725729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6725729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>EU LEADERSHIP<\/h2><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"146\"><ul><li><em>Enhancement of the competitiveness of participating European industries.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Leadership in sustainable aqua-culture.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Leadership in research and development in agriculture on marginal lands.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Leadership in urban resource management and valorization.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Global tech export and licensing opportunities.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Benefits associated to circular business models are substantial. Meyer (2011)<\/em><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><em> estimated that resource efficiency improvements across different value chain could provide raw material savings in the region of 17\u201324% and costs savings of around 630 million EUR in Europe.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Meyer, B. (2011). <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/enveco\/studies_modelling\/pdf\/report\">http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/enveco\/studies_modelling\/pdf\/report<\/a> macroeconomic.pdf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Future Impact The AQUACOMBINE project aim at broad impacts in a number of areas covering economy, environment, social area and EU leadership. Economic Impacts FLEXRACK system is up to 40% cheaper to produce and build compared to standard 400 tons production plant. The return on investment is only three years. Revenue of the 125 tons &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/?page_id=151\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Future Impact<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":98,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-151","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1767,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions\/1767"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}