Water closed loop in industrial processes
Recycling industrial waters in combination with heat and/or substances in energy and resource intensive industries by developing innovative Heat Pipe Condensing Economisers and other integrated water-smart strategies.

Video introduction of the project
iWAYS
iWAYS will find ways to reduce, recover and reutilize gaseous, liquid and solid waste. Our ambition is to contribute to a future where industry is sustainable and green. This will require advances in several fields. Each one of these innovations will benefit not only European industry but also society.
Water recovery and recycle from gaseous emissions
Between 30% to 60% less freshwater consumed. Up to 90% of discarded water will be recovered from condensate stream.
Unrecoverable heat recovery
Between 10% to 80% reduction in waste heat and energy consumption by recovering thermal energy and sensible heat via Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser systems.
Material Recovery
Recovery of material by valorising challenging exhaust streams. The iWAYS systems will allow the removal of elements in the exhaust gases, like Boron, VOCs, and acid gases (HF, SOx, NOx, HCl).
Latest news
The Mechanics of Ceramics: How the Industry Can Decarbonize
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The EU needs to address the growing issue of water scarcity
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iWAYS and ETEKINA feature in EU report “Scaling up innovative technologies for climate neutrality”
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iWAYS gathers in Athens for its 6th project meeting
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iWAYS recommends an innovative approach for a water-smart Industrial Emission Directive
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Water & energy reuse: from waste to resource
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Tweets by @iWAYSWaterEu
At #COP28 our partner @H20EU took the iWAYS policy brief to a close door round table on #WaterEfficiency and #industry.... The #H2020 project was mentioned as an example of practices and to feed the discussion.
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The core of our project is the integration of our water and heat recovery technologies. Therefore, it is necessary that... our integrated water management system monitors and ensures the quality of the water we recycle.
Read about our quality control measures
https://t.co/JyKXxKdbGj
This video shares how iWAYS technology will lower production costs for Alufluor AB.
#energyefficiency #heatrecovery ...#CircularEconomy #EUGreenDeal
What is making this noise?🤔Give us your guess in the comments!👇
@Sam_Jouhara shakes a #heatpipe at our #labtour ...and you can hear a clicking sound.
🕵🕵Listen to the video and give us your guess below!
The riddle will be solved here in our channel.
#prototype #heatrecovery
Welcome to the iWAYS #prototype, standing in the laboratory of the Lithuanian Energy Institute🇱🇹! One of our ...#projectmeeting highlights was to see the HPCE actually running.
Our experts from the Energy Institute were so kind to guide us through their lab.
#wasteheatrecovery
Where did the iWAYS consortium hold their 7th #ProjectMeeting ?
In the second-largest city of Lithuania🇱🇹: ...#Kaunas was not only just awarded the #UnescoWorldHeritage for its architecture of optimism - it is also the place where the iWAYS #prototype is being tested.
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One feature of our #WaterTreatment process will be the Photocatalytic Nanofiltration reactor (PNFR). This technology ...combines two techniques. It will be applied at our @TubacexW use case with the aim of treating wastewater with high efficiency.
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7th @iwaysWaterEu project meeting is about to start!
Heat pipes are highly efficient heat transfer devices that rely on phase change principles to transport heat. But how ...are we using this technology in iWAYS. Our video shows how.
#heatrecovery #industrialprocesses #heatpipes #energyreuse