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IDIWATER Acceleration Programme : ideas and technological solutions in the water sector

Head of section at Innovation Department at Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias S.A.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

About

The IDIWATER Acceleration Programme was created to accelerate technological ideas and innovations in the water sector. It promotes collaboration and the development of smart technologies and market-ready products for cooperation across various areas, leveraging the unique capabilities of the DESAL+ LIVING LAB platform and synergies with the HIGH-TECH INCUBATOR (IAT) BIOASIS Gran Canaria.

The programme accelerates solutions in four key areas:
- Water desalination and reclaimed water
- Hydraulic network management
- Infrastructure decarbonisation (Category A only – TRL 2–3)
- Liquid waste valorisation

Participation Categories :
- Category A (TRL 2–3): Disruptive ideas with technological maturity potential. Three-phase pathway (maturity, mentoring, and pilot prototyping) focused on incubation and early validation.
- Category B (TRL 5–6): Prototypes ready for validation and scaling. Three-phase pathway (maturity, testing, and commercial scaling) focused on experimental validation and market acceleration.

Deadline: June 30, 2027

More information: https://www.desalinationlab.com/idiwater-acceleration-programme/

This programme is an initiative of IDIWATER, a strategic project co-financed at 85% by the Interreg MAC 2021–2027 Programme.

Organisation

Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias S.A.

SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

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