Limerick company 20FIFTY Partners has secured €1.2m in Horizon Europe funding.
Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation.
It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.
The funding awarded to 20FIFTY Partners will allow the firm to continue its research on water circularity, resource recovery, demand reduction and decarbonisation of industrial water lifecycles.
"According to the UN, Industrial water use globally is expected to grow dramatically by 2050 with a 400% growth rate predicted across global manufacturing sites alone. This is unsustainable," said Ken Stockil, CEO of 20FIFTY Partners.
"Delivering this highly impactful research will provide significant environmental and societal benefits, contributing to the EU climate neutrality goal," he added.
Dr Tara Higgins, EPA Programme Manager, said the EPA is delighted to see previous EPA-funded research by 20FIFTY Partners now being built on and taken forward through these larger European projects.
"Improving water circularity in the industrial sector can make a significant contribution to meeting our climate and sustainability objectives, and we congratulate 20FIFTY Partners on their success in securing Horizon Europe funding for this important research," Ms Higgins said.
