![]() Normally, the most widely used solution to remove sediment deposits is dredging. The need to remove deposited material from water basins is a common feature shared by many ports, harbours and waterways, and has been since the earliest settlements along coasts and rivers. This article presents the preliminary assessment of the ejectors plant results after 15 months of continuous operation and monitoring. ![]() ![]() The ejectors plant operated from June 2019 to September 2020 and was able to guarantee navigability of Marina di Cervia’s harbour entrance for the whole period. The project team received EUR 1.45 million to design, realise, operate and monitor the firstof- a-kind demonstration plant installation (from here on referred to as ‘the ejectors plant’) at industrial scale of an innovative solution for the sustainable management of sediment in marine infrastructures. A world leader in subsoil engineering, Trevi coordinated the research team that included the participation of three partners: the Municipality of Cervia (Italy), that played the role of technology end-user the University of Bologna, responsible for the impact monitoring of the installation and the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) that acted as main dissemination and communication contributor. Funded by the European Commission within the framework of the LIFE programme and co-funded by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), the project was coordinated by the Italian company Trevi. The research project entitled ‘LIFE MARINAPLAN PLUS: Reliable and innovative technology for the realisation of a sustainable marine and coastal seabed management plan’, began in October 2016 and was completed in December 2020.
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