HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01 | Circular Water Management in Aquaculture: Demonstration and Technology Integration Partner

AquaBioTech Group (Malta) is seeking project cooperation with a consortium preparing a proposal under HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01-two-stage — Innovative solutions for the European Water Resilience Strategy.

We propose to contribute as an aquaculture demonstration and water-reuse integration partner, combining Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) engineering expertise with experimental testing and industry-oriented replication. Our proposed use case would demonstrate how innovative treatment, monitoring and resource-recovery technologies can further close water loops in land-based aquaculture, reducing freshwater demand and discharge while safeguarding fish health and production performance.

Subject to facility availability and agreed trial conditions, AquaBioTech Group could provide access to its research RAS infrastructure to integrate and validate consortium-developed technologies under realistic aquaculture conditions. Potential contributions include:

• Use-case development: defining operational requirements, baseline water and nutrient balances, biosecurity considerations and technology-integration needs.

• Technology integration and demonstration: incorporating selected water-treatment, filtration, disinfection or water-polishing solutions into existing RAS treatment processes.

• Monitoring and optimisation: collaborating with sensor and digital-technology partners to improve water-quality monitoring and operational decision-making.

• Resource recovery and reuse: characterising effluent and sludge streams and assessing nutrient-recovery or downstream reuse opportunities with specialist partners.

• Performance validation: measuring make-up water demand, discharge volumes, nutrient loads, energy consumption, treatment reliability and fish performance.

• Replication and uptake: developing retrofit concepts, techno-economic assessments, operational guidance and training materials for aquaculture operators.

We welcome cooperation with water-treatment technology developers, sensor and digital-solution providers, research organisations, commercial aquaculture operators and relevant water-management stakeholders. AquaBioTech Group could lead an aquaculture demonstration task or contribute to a work package covering sectoral water-reuse demonstrations, validation and replication.

Our proposed contribution builds on AquaBioTech Group’s published RAS engineering and research-facility capabilities.