The supply of clean water from primary sources (e.g. groundwater) is no longer guaranteed in many areas of the world – a transition from linear to circular water utilization with recycling of used water will make a significant contribution to solving this problem. The project involves the acquisition, installation and operation of a water treatment plant with various treatment modules on a pilot plant scale, which will be used primarily for teaching purposes, but will also be flexible enough for application in scientific research and for popular science purposes.
In the "CircularPro" project, a continuing education program for SMEs is being developed that is intended to enable product developers, product designers and development engineers to design products that are recyclable. Modules are developed with a focus on the basics and framework conditions of the circular economy, recyclable materials, circular design and construction principles and circular-based product-service systems. With these modules, participants should build up competencies in order to effectively develop sustainable and recyclable products and product-service systems in the future. In order to establish the practical relevance, case studies and practical exercises are developed for all modules, which supplement the theoretical content. The FHWN Innovation Lab provides a laboratory environment that can be used for prototyping and illustrating recyclable products. This project is funded by the FFG as part of the Innovation Camps program.