WIDEX

Green solutions for mineral recovery

Critical and strategic raw materials play a key role in the world’s green transition. WIDEX is a Horizon Europe project of more than 11 partners, which aims to ensure sustainable access to essential minerals and elements necessary for Europe’s strategic economic sectors, by reducing dependence on third countries and promoting Green, non-invasive extraction techniques.

FrostBit participates in the WIDEX project in cooperation with ISMC (Iberian Sustainable Mining Cluster) by designing and implementing a VR visualization that allows the user to safely get to know the process of drifting and the safety of blasting. Thanks to the possibilities brought by the virtual environment, the user can also view the mine’s tunnel network and the real-time location of the personnel, as well as other information relevant to the monitoring of mining operations from a new perspective. The material obtained from ISMC’s business partners enables the modeling of a realistic mining environment in the Unreal Engine game engine.

PROEJCT

WIDEX – Knowledge Transfer for Widened EU Excellence in Advanced Green Technologies, Sustainability and Research Management

SCHEDULE

1.6.2024 – 31.5.2027

BUDGET

1 492 271 €
148 281 € (AMK)

CONTACT PERSON

Miika Puljujärvi

The WIDEX implementation will create a new cluster in Central Europe, as well as a virtual Center of Excellence/stakeholder platform around the ecosystem of green and non-invasive technologies.

Call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02-01. G.A: 101159826 / 01/06/2024 – 31/05/2027

WIDEX aims to secure sustainable access to essential minerals and elements crucial for Europe’s strategic economic sectors by reducing reliance on third countries and promoting green, non-invasive recovery technologies. With Slovakia’s Kosice region holding 46% of the country’s geological reserves, and the Technical University of Kosice (TUKE) recognized as a leading mining university, WIDEX will bridge the EU’s research and innovation gap. The 11 consortium partners will focus on enhancing the coordinator TUKE’s capabilities in mining exploration, sustainability, and research management while establishing a Central European cluster, a Virtual Centre, and a Stakeholder platform focused on green technologies. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor REA can be held responsible for them.