Project for Optimisation of Water and Emissions Reduction (LIFE POWER)

The main objective of the POWER project was to implement additional monitoring devices to improve the water savings demonstrated by the LIFE OPTIMIZAGUA project in Spain. It aimed to do this by applying leak detectors with probes at various soil depths, as well as using new methods to calculate water needs relating to climate conditions. The project also aimed to demonstrate and quantify the potential energy savings derived from the use of efficient water management models and the use of renewable energy-based devices applied to water pumping systems. In addition, the project aimed to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with moving water sprinklers for irrigation, and to optimise the transferability of the project’s models and methodology to other EU countries.