7TH WORLD WATER FORUM
Linking S&T ( Sciencies & Techonology) for
managing global water challenges
WEAM4i Project summary
Juan Valero de Palma
Gyeongju , Korea 14th April 2015
General Secretary
Spanish Federation of Irrigators Communities FENACORE
sg@fenacore.org / fenacore@fenacore.org
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no No 619061
WATER AND ENERGY ADVANCED MANAGEMENT FOR IRRIGATION
I. IRRIGATION ENERGY COMSUPTION IN SPAIN AND
EUROPE.• Historically, irrigation has used surface water for flooding systems: (Romans, Arabs,
water-wheels, ...)
•However, in the twentieth century, irrigation using subterranean water resulted in energy
consumption.
•Consumption and energy costs are on the rise as a consequence of the efforts of
Irrigation Communities to modernize, moving away from gravity systems in favour of
pressurised irrigation systems (drip and sprinkler systems).
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IRRIGATION MAIN PROBLEM AND CHALLENGE: ENERGY.Changes in water use and energy in Irrigation.Federación Nacional de
Comunidades de Regantes
Year
1950
1970
1980
1990
2000
2007
Water Used
(m3/ha)
8250
8000
7750
7500
7000
6500
Energy used
(KWh/ha)
206
480
775
1088
1435
1560
(%)
-21
657
Source: Corominas (2009)
• Adding the increasing energy costs, the energy bill is becoming the major concern for irrigators
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SOLUTION A): “MINIMIZE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN MODERN
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS”.
Where geography permits, the water point, ( water inlet) should be moved to 40 or 50 metres
above the irrigation area in order to use the difference in height to provide natural pressure
systems without energy costs.
Tous Dam
Level: 130 m
Regulation pool
Elevation base: 76,77m
Maximum water level: 81m
Júcar-Turia Ditch
Inlet
Water tank
78,30m
Pipe downstream (4 Km)
2 Ø 2.000 HACC
A B C D E F
G H I
J
K L
M N O P Q R S T U
33,25 27,45 28,95 29,66 29,78 30,56 31,84 30,80 27,24 29,00 29,94 26,6028,97 27,50 24,05 24,35 22,05 21,21 24,32 22,9819,50
Elevation (meters above sea level)
Pipe South (10,3 Km)
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Pipe North (32,1 Km)
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SOLUTION B): “SMART ENERGY CONSUMPTION”
Energy consumption
water
Water consumption
energy
Smart energy
consumption
The agricultural sector could benefit from the variability of costs in the
electricity system, but it is necessary to introduce technology and a
regulatory framework that fosters the smart consumption of electricity.
As a result primarily of the variability in wind and power sun production,
energy market prices are highly variable. Even so they can be scheduled 30
hours in advance of the daily market. Irrigation is the only water use that
can adapt its own water demand to the energy market prices.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
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WEAM4i project at a glance.
•WEAM4i: Water & Energy Advanced Management FOR
Irrigation
•Project start date: 1st of November 2013
•Duration: 42 months
•Total cost: 7,6 Meur (EC contribution: 5,1 Meur)
•Project coordinator: Meteosim (Spain)
•Project Web Site: www.WEAM4i.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
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EU context and priorities
Water vs Energy in irrigation sector: ”Water-Energy
nexus” .
• Agriculture sector is accountable for 30% of the total water
consumption in Europe, but reaches up to 70% of total water
consumption in several European southern countries. In recent
years, most of the efforts have been focused on water efficiency,
without taking care of energy aspects, resulting in some cases
on a significant increase in energy consumption, combined with
an scenario of increasing energy costs throughout Europe
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Project objective
•The main objective is to develop tools for the water demandside management according to available energy offer. Thus,
it will be required:
• A water demand forecast, and consequently, an associated
energy demand forecast
• Instruments for aggregating the energy demand and trading
with it in the energy market
• Decision support tools for managing water demand
• And finally, an ICT platform to support the information and
the underlying applications
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no No 619061
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Some facts and figures
Irrigation sector:
• 3,5 million ha irrigated land (ES), 33% total EU irrigated surface
• Total energy consumption reaches up to a 3% of total national electrical power
consumption (ES)
• In some cases, energy costs:
• represents up to 75% of the water bill
• accounts for up to a 30-40% of gross production value in certain areas and
crops.
Energy Market (ES + PT)
• Between 41% (ES) and 56% (PT)
are market costs, non regulated
• reaching cost = 0€ during energy
peak production periods ( When it
is very sunny or very windy).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no No 619061
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Project main innovation aspects
• Demonstrate innovative techniques for resource efficiency at local level:
for the minimisation of the operational cost for water supply infrastructures,
for saving water in the local irrigation systems (consequently, saving energy)
and techniques for improving the ratio m3/kWh.
• Develop an innovative water & energy smart grid for irrigation: energy
consumption tactical (day) decisions, introducing demand-side management
and matching with available energy offer (often renewable), thanks to the
water storage capability (both in reservoirs or in the ground) and the ‘nearalmost elastic’ demand from users. Thus it will be required:
• A water demand forecast
• An associated energy demand forecast
• Instruments for trading with it in the energy market (Day-ahead market)
• Decision support tools for managing water demand
• And finally, an ICT platform to support the information and the
applications
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no No 619061
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WEAM4i Consortium
Consortium composition ( 9/17 SMEs):
• 4 users organisations
• 1 scientific advisor
• 1 irrigation advisor
• 3 ICT solutions providers
• 2 information providers
• 2 energy market advisors
• 3 irrigation technology providers
• 1 dissemination partner
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
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WEAM4i Consortium
1
Adasa Sistemas S.A.U.
ADASA
Spain
2
Grupo Hispatec Informatica Empresarial S.A.
HISPATEC
Spain
3
Aquagri - Assistencia Tecnica e Consultoria ACE
AQUAGRI
Portugal
4
Federacion Nacional de Comunidades Regantes de España (Fenacore)
FENACORE
Spain
5
Federação Nacional de Regantes de Portugal (Fenareg)
FENAREG
Portugal
6
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)
IVIA
Spain
7 (Coord.)
Meteosim S.L.
MET
Spain
8
eLeaf (WaterWatch BV)
ELEAF
Netherland
9
Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen (LWK)
LWK
Germany
10
LGRain GmbH
LGRAIN
Germany
11
Système Euro-Méditerranéen d’Information sur les savoir-faire dans le
Domaine de l’Eau (SEMIDE/EMWIS)
EMWIS
France
12
Eclareon GmbH
ECLAREON
Germany
13
Comunidad General de Regantes del Canal de Bardenas
CGB
Spain
14
Hydrologic BV
HR
Netherland
15
Schulz+von der Ohe GmbH
DEROHE
Germany
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ZIM Plant technology GmbH
ZIM
Germany
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3 Demonstration sites, during 2 growing seasons
18.000 ha
80.000 ha
300.000 ha
(*) Including transport infrastructure
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Demonstration site
Alqueva area
Bardenas area
Lower Saxony
Portugal
Spain
Germany
Associação de Beneficiarios da
Obra de Rega de Odivelas, and AB
do Roxo
Comunidad General de Regantes
del Canal de Bardenas
Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen
(LWK) /
Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony
ABoro: 12.000
ABR: 5.000
81.100
300.000
Odivelas and Roxo reservoirs,
Alqueva dam
Yesa dam
Groundwater
Distribution network of pressurized
water
Transport network + distribution
network
Direct groundwater pumping to
subterranean pipeline network
Drip, sprinkler and pivot systems
80% flooding system and 20 %
pressurized system –dripping and
sprinkling
High pressure gun spray-jet on reel
wagon (95%)
Storage
Odivelas and Roxo reservoirs
5 regulation reservoirs
Not exist
Main crops
Olives, maize, rice, pasture,
sunflower, almonds
Alfalfa, corn, winter cereal (wheat,
barley), sunflower, vegetable and
fruit
potatoes, sugarbeets, grain, corn,
onions, vegetables
Ferreira do Alentejo (77ha) and
Montes Velhos (700ha)
Laverne reservoir
Farms and irrigation boards in Lower
Saxony; Experimental Station Hamerstorf
Country
Organisation name
Total Irrigated surface (ha)
Water resources
Irrigation network
Irrigation technologies
Specific pilot areas
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
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Expected impacts
• Improvement of the resource efficiency (both in water and energy),
while reducing the operational costs of the irrigation systems, thus
improving the competitiveness of the irrigated agriculture
• Facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid
• Overcome the current barriers that prevent the water users to
access the interactive energy market.
• Creation of market opportunities for WEAM4i innovations- inside and
outside Europe -, thanks to the open and interoperable ICT platform for
irrigation advanced services, extensible to applications, services,
irrigation areas and users.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no No 619061
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Expected results
• Reduction of water consumption, especially energy and
therefore economic in agricultural irrigation.
• Less environmental impact of irrigation (water, energy, CO2).
• Best complementarity and supporting networks and systems
for power generation, with increasing proportion of
renewables.
• Flexibility and adaptability of agricultural irrigation regulatory
frameworks and changing energy markets.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no No 619061
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