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R&D projects active in 2016.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

SUSTAINABILITY

FP7 ALL-GAS Industrial-scale demonstration of sustainable production of biofuel based on the cultivation
[2018] of low cost micro algae with a cultivation area of 10 ha.
LIFE BIOSOLWARE Development of a new, efficient and competitive system of treating waste water based
[2018] on an ecological process called “Bio-Solar Purification” (BSP), especially designed for
small centres of population and isolated homes.
H2020 INCOVER Transformation of waste water into a source of added value products – bio methane, bio
[2019] plastics, bio fertilisers and water for re-use. It uses DSS technology to select the most
efficient treatment solution from the technical, social and economic points of view.
H2020 SABANA Development of a large-scale bio refinery based on micro algae for producing bio
[2020] pesticides and bio fertilisers. The objective is to achieve a process with zero wastes that
is sustainable from the environmental and economic points of view.

ECO-EFFICIENCY
CIEN SMARTGREENGAS Improvement of technologies for converting biogas produced from wastes into bio
[2018] methane for injection into the mains or as a bio fuel for vehicles.
RETOS RENOVAGÁS Design of plants to produce synthetic natural gas from excess renewable energies.
[2017]
ECO INNOVATION Industrial-scale demonstration of the application of an innovative chlorination system
CLEANWATER for disinfecting water in three commercial applications, water for human consumption,
[2017] re-use of water and desalination plants.
H2020 MIDES Low-cost desalination in decentralised plants of low/medium capacity allowing the
[2020] simultaneous treatment of waste water with a positive energy balance.
LIFE ANSWER Development of a system for treating waste water and recovering resources based on
[2019] electrocoagulation processes and bio electric-chemical reactors.
QUALITY

LIFE MEMORY Demonstration of the technical and economic viability of the submerged membrane
[2018] anaerobic reactor technology (SAnMBR) for treating urban waste water. Thanks to
the generation of power and the recovery of resources, the carbon footprint and the
emissions of greenhouse gases are minimised.
BESTF2 BIOWAMET New focus on the treatment of waste water. Using the anaerobic membrane bioreactors
[2017] technology (AnMBR) the waste water is considered a source of power and nutrients
capable of generating a reusable water resource.
INNPULSA INNOVA E3N Investigation of the process for the energetically efficient elimination of organic matter
[2017] and nitrogen in urban and industrial waste water.
LIFE METHAMORPHOSIS Energy valuation of organic solid wastes of urban and agricultural-industrial origins to
[2019] obtain alternative and sustainable fuels.
CONECTA PEME Innovative and sustainable system for treating waste water for small centres of population
MEDRAR using a modular system. The system adapts to the properties of the flow to be treated
[2018] and to the criteria for discharging or re-using the treated water.
WATERWORKS PIONEER Application of new technologies to improve the sustainability of waste water treatment,
[2018] recovering resources and optimising the energy balance of the treatment plants.

INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT
JPI MOTREM Integration of processes to monitor and treat emerging pollutants, improving the
[2017] efficiency of removing these pollutants in urban waste water treatment plants to achieve
a high percentage of re-use.
LIFE ICIRBUS Example of the circular economy to reduce the environmental impact of industry. It seeks
[2019] to use the waste materials from two industries (biomass and waste water treatment
plants) in cascade to convert them into new ecologically valid products such as fertilisers
and construction materials.

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