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CETIM are experts in Life Cycle Assessment to measure the environmental impact of products and services during all stages of their existence.

 

In order to improve and evaluate the environmental impact, indicators such as the water footprint and carbon footprint emerge, which allow us to analyze the impact on the environment and on the planet of all kinds of products and processes

 

We use methodologies such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), carbon footprint, water footprint or net environmental impact of eutrophication following different widely recognized calculation methods, such as ReCiPe v.1.1, UseTox, ILCC or Environmental Prices, among others. According to the product or process under analysis, the method that best represents its environmental profile is selected.

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On November 27th, the Centre for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI) resolved the CDTI Missions programme, aimed at financing large strategic business R&D initiatives in key challenges for the future of Spain.

 

CETIM is the technical coordinator and main research centre of the innovative LiOn-HD project, which, led by Silicio FerroSolar, will investigate the use of strategic materials in high energy density lithium-ion batteries for sustainable electromobility.

 

The project is also supported by companies and organisations such as the PSA Group, the Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative (EMIRI), the Galician Energy Institute (INEGA) and the Galician Agency for Innovation (GAIN).

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Almost 200 registrants from all over Spain in the online conference “How the circular economy can position you in your sector” confirm the interest in the potential of the circular economy to create sustainable business models.

 

Experts in innovation from CETIM presented the techniques and technologies of the Technological Center; specifically the latest equipment incorporated within the framework of the CircularCETIM project valued at € 650,000.

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  CETIM has been the beneficiary of a subsidy for the recruitment of unemployed people within the framework of the EMPLEA VERDE Programme of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, through the Biodiversity Foundation.     The EMPLEA VERDE Programme, which is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) in the framework of the Operational Programme Employment, Training and Education 2014-2020, aims to grant subsidies for the...

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Last May, CDTI approved financing a budget of more than 5 million euros for the DICKENS project, for industrial research in obtaining composites from natural sources.

 

The project is funded through the National Business Research Consortiums (CIEN, for its Spanish acronym) strategic program.

 

On November 3, the first consortium meeting of the project took place, formed by ENCE, BASF Construction Chemicals, Omar Coatings, CARINSA, QMC Tecnología Química, Tecno-Caucho and Pinturas BRUPER.

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