Technological Centre

Author: CETIM

Humanity demographic and social growth and the development of sanitation and water treatment infrastructure are closely linked. Thanks to them, we live in healthy environments and minimize the impact on the environment around us and from which we supply ourselves.   Although this type of infrastructure was built by societies like the Roman, it was not until 1827 when James Simpson built the first modern and effective...

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The company Fundación Tecnológico de Investigación Multisectorial has been a beneficiary of the FSE, whose objective is to promote sustainability and quality of employment, and thanks to which it has hired young beneficiaries of the National Youth Guarantee System, supporting the reduction of the Youth unemployment rate in Spain through Hiring Promotion (the contract was formalized on October 1, 2019).   For this, it has had the...

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European project LIFE REFOREST has initiated the implementation and validation of its micro-soil system to mitigate erosion and soil loss in two areas affected by forest fires in Galicia and Portugal   This project, funded by the European LIFE Program, and led by CETIM Technology Centre, aims to mitigate erosion and soil loss in areas affected by forest fires through an innovative system based on micotechnosols, a...

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The general director of R&D of the Ministry of Science and Innovation and Universities, Teresa Riesgo, highlighted the weight of Galician projects in the calls for Innovative Public Purchase during an event held this morning at the headquarters of CETIM in Culleredo.   According to the director of the Galician Innovation Axencia, Patricia Argerey, our community manages 40% of the Innovative Public Purchase funds granted in Spain.   The...

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The theme highlighted this semester is a complete report on the use of lignocellulosic materials as a sustainable alternative for the industry of the future.   Those interested in receiving the next issue can subscribe through the web.     Culleredo, September 26, 2019.- At the end of this month of September we publish the second number of our online corporate magazine to inform about the latest developments of the...

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Sustainability and competitiveness go hand in hand, especially in the new business ecosystem in which the environment is the common denominator while the lever that drives innovation. COPO Group, one of the largest manufacturers of automobile components in the world with headquarters in Galicia, has always made a strong commitment to R&D in the search for new raw materials - obtained from waste - that...

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In CETIM we organize the Innovative Public Purchase and Pre-Commercial Public Purchase Conference as tools for innovation in the construction sector next Thursday, October 3 at our headquarters in Culleredo (A Coruña). During this event we will have renowned speakers, both from the public and private sectors. The deadline for registration is Monday, September 30.     Patricia Argerey, Director of the Galician Innovation Axencia (GAIN) will open...

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Circular and eco-sustainable economy is the new economic model of mandatory application, not only because of the need to take care of an increasingly resentful planet with human action and with the enormous amount of waste we produce. Also for all the possibilities it offers for the industrial sector in need of new innovative alternatives to fossil resources.   According to the “European Bioeconomy in Figures” report...

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CETIM has been awarded a new LIFE project, adding a new milestone in the portfolio of the Techonogical Centre. LIFE ULISES, whose objective is the transformation of wastewater treatment plants into a new model of urban biorefinery, focusing on energy self-sufficiency and the concept of complete recovery of waste, sludge and water, through the use of different innovative technologies low cost, producing biofuels, fertilizers and...

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LIFE DrainRain project has entered its validation phase with satisfactory initial results. The general objective of this project, co-financed by the European Commission under LIFE Program, is to test the treatment of runoff waters through a new integral system of permeable pavement and in-situ treatment of water for reuse.   Since September 2016, the project consortium has carried out work on two main lines: laboratory tests to develop...

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