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26 Apr

Helena Peñas: “Decarbonisation objectives and circular economy principles must go hand in hand in energy transition”

by Carolina Solino
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Norvento Enerxía is a Lugo-based company with four decades of experience in the renewable energy sector. Norvento develops and operates large renewable generation plants, designs and manufactures technology for energy generation and storage, and provides advanced energy solutions for self-consumption to industrial clients around the world. In its trajectory there have always been values based on research, technological development and innovation, as well as sustainability...

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26 Apr

Using waste to create new, more sustainable mortars for the building

by Carolina Solino
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WEBSOST project, in which we have carried out research in collaboration with SAINT-GOBAIN WEBER CEMARKSA, has successfully created a new environmentally friendly mineral binder as an alternative to Portland cement. Today's society is facing new challenges such as climate change or the scarcity of natural resources such as water, which need to be solved under a globalised strategy. Thus, the United Nations created the Sustainable...

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26 Apr

Biotechnology for the creation of sustainable raw materials value chains

by Carolina Solino
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H2020 BIORECOVER project, led by CETIM, which has held a webinars series presenting new techniques that can improve the extraction processes of critical raw materials. [caption id="attachment_13871" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Webinar held in the framework of the BIORECOVER project.[/caption] Critical raw materials (CRMs) are indispensable to produce many goods we use every day and for  energetic transition in the European Union. Due to its scarcity, its economic importance...

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26 Apr

We develop bioplastics from waste generated in wine production

by Carolina Solino
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BIOVINO, a cross-border project in which we have participated has obtained very successful results that contribute to a circular and more sustainable economy, aligned with the the European Green Pact strategy. [caption id="attachment_13814" align="aligncenter" width="545"] Samples used for the development of research at BIOVINO.[/caption] Climate change, global warming and raw materials scarcity are creating a perfect storm that is increasingly threatening our society. In order to tackle...

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26 Apr

CETIM will participate in Meetech Spain 2023, the networking of innovation

by Carolina Solino
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Book the dates 18th and 19th May because Madrid will host great meeting of technological centres, research organisations and companies. Our Technological Centre will be present through Atiga (Intersectoral Technological Alliance of Galicia) stand at Meetech Spain 2023, which will be held on 18th and 19th May in Madrid. The meeting, organised by the Spanish Federation of Technology Centres (Fedit), aims to connect and create cooperation...

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28 Mar

ESENCE: New technologies to detect emerging pollutants in water

by Carolina Solino
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Today we received in our facilities the consortium of the project led by Depuración de Aguas del Mediterráneo to evaluate the results obtained and to establish the next steps to follow. So-called "emerging contaminants" (ECs) are certain chemical substances whose presence in water can pose a risk to the environment and human health. These substances include pharmaceuticals, hormones present in oral contraceptives, or drugs of abuse...

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27 Mar

CETIM and Xunta de Galicia study ways of collaboration for the development of initiatives in circular economy

by Carolina Solino
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The General Director of Environmental Quality, Sustainability and Climate Change visited our facilities yesterday to learn about the main R&D&I projects that we are developing in each of our study areas.   Yesterday we received the visit to our facilities of Sagrario Pérez, General Director of Environmental Quality, Sustainability and Climate Change of the Xunta de Galicia to study ways of collaboration for the development of initiatives...

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22 Mar

At CETIM we mobilise more than 70M € to accelerate change in the water cycle

by Carolina Solino
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As a Technological Centre, we carry out many projects in areas such as nature-based solutions, water reuse, desalination, resource recovery or the detection of microplastics and emerging pollutants. One of our latest success stories is the LIFE Green Sewer research project through which we obtained recycled water suitable for agricultural irrigation at the Ferrol WWTP and which we will now test in Almendralejo (Extremadura). ...

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UMI Volta, CETIM + Ferroglobe
16 Nov

Presentation of the Volta alliance, Ferroglobe Joint Research Unit and CETIM Technological Centre

by CETIM
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Next Monday, November 28, Ferroglobe and CETIM Technological Center will organize in A Coruña, in the morning, the presentation event of the Volta Joint Research Unit (UMI, by its acronym in Spanish).

The UMI will work for the next 3 years to achieve technologically advanced electrochemical solutions, with high energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable based on silicon.

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UMI Volta, CETIM + Ferroglobe
25 Oct

CETIM and Ferroglobe promote energy transition

by CETIM
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The Joint Research Unit VOLTA starts up, which will research technologically advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable electrochemical solutions based on silicon.

The VOLTA UMI is formed by the CETIM Technological Centre, with extensive experience in the development of advanced materials and the electrochemical study of anodic materials, and the company Ferroglobe Innovation, specialized in the production of silicon metal.

With a total duration of 39 months, the project has a budget of more than 2 million euros.

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