150| 2020 Sustainability Report | A decade for us to transform Programme type European Spain Goals relating Achievements Aqualia Main Objectives relating to the to climate in projects project types projects48 end-to-end water cycle change completed in 2020 On the transformation Renewable of waste into biofuel Carbon Neutral resources and energy Target by 2050 biofactories/ circularity Interconecta Converting Biofuel is produced Reducing the cost of Implementing Advisor industrial waste into for WWTP vehicles waste transportation a biogas refuelling (2021) bioenergy. from the residues with the production area in the WWTP. Final of the meat of biofuel. Energylab is industry. analysing the performance The increase in of a specific biogas production vehicle that has is exploited with an already travelled ABAD Bioenergy® 27,000 km. biomethane upgrading system. Ecoefficiency - Developing advanced JPI A 400 m2 Developing system technologies that Maradentro infiltration system design and simulation optimise the use (2021) will be built at tools to optimise of renewable the Medina del the operation and resources. Started in 2020 Campo WWTP costs of processing for the advanced contaminant removal Avoiding the treatment of compared to generation of treated water conventional tertiary waste in the and its re-use treatment. company's in recharging processes and aquifers. services. Finding solutions that enable growth in all water markets in RIS3 IDEPA Testing the feasibility Developing accordance with Recarbon of Biochar for advanced methods eco-efficiency (2021) cleaning biogas at the for the analysis of requirements. Jerez, Chiclana and micro-pollutants to Final Lleida WWTPs and evaluate the new for deodorising at activated carbon the San Claudio and absorption units Luarca WWTPs. optimised from Biochar. H2020 MSCA Research at University of Ulster, REWATERGY the University development (2023) of Cambridge, of photo and focussed on electro-disinfection Started in 2020 production of processes hydrogen from to eliminate micro- ammonia in pollutants in wastewater. drinking and waste water. 48 The vast majority of grants are for EU Life and H2020 projects. The exceptions are Advisor, MarAdentro and Valorastur/Recarbon, which are administered by the CDTI. But they also come from the European ERDF and RIS3 funds.