SBRI competition: Recycling and waste treatment solutions

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £300,000 for innovative and scaleable absorbent hygiene product wastewater treatment solutions

The ‘Dyfodol Gwyrdd Glân’ / ‘Clean Green Future’ collaborative partnership for Welsh Local Authorities and the Welsh Government have joined with Welsh Water to seek a treatment / recycling solution for absorbent hygiene product (AHP) waste and wastewater inlet screenings.

The Dyfodol partnership are seeking the development of ideas and technology through two SBRI funded phases (subject to selection) that support the feasibility, development and testing of their innovative solution for the processing of AHP. The Dyfodol partnership are seeking ideas that could potentially be commissioned and contracted to process AHP across Wales for the Local Authorities AHP waste as a minimum, but also wastewater inlet screenings.

This competition has two phases:

• Phase 1 – Feasibility. Feasibility and development (R&D) SBRI contracts for projects with costs up to £50,000. Up to six applicants will be selected for Phase 1
• Phase 2 – Prototype Development and Evaluation. Industrial and business research SBRI contracts for projects with eligible costs from up to £1,000,000 for prototype development and evaluation / Front End Engineering Design (subject to funding).

A decision to proceed with Phase 2 will depend on the outcomes from Phase 1, availability of further funding and assessment of a separate application into a subsequent phase 2 competition. Only successful applicants from Phase 1 will be able to apply to take part in Phase 2.

Find out more about this SBRI funded competition and how to apply.

Applications will close at midday on 4 March 2022.

First published 8 February 2022