CETIM was one of the entities invited to participate in the forum about the Galician Strategy of Circular Economy 2019-2030 held last December 20 at the Cidade da Cultura (Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña). The event served as a public presentation of the Galician Strategy of Circular Economy 2020-2030, the Xunta de Galicia’s new roadmap to make Galicia a reference in the change of development...
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Like every March 22 since 1992, World Water Day is celebrated today to raise awareness among the population about this precious and indispensable natural resource, necessary for any aspect of life, sustainable development, and industrial activity. At CETIM Technology Centre we investigate water treatment to improve and make industries and citizens more efficient the purification processes of our water resources. We do research with industries and...
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In the third CETIM bulletin, we analyze how water treatment plants are becoming recovery plants for valuable resources such as nitrogen or phosphorus or even reuse water for irrigation. We also interview Frank Rogalla, R&D Director of FCC Aqualia, a company with which we develop projects such as LIFE ULISES or H2020 REWAISE. Culleredo, December 26, 2019. The theme highlighted this bulletin is a complete report on the...
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This new roadmap of the Xunta de Galicia, Galician regional government, is presented today at a public event at the City of Culture. The inauguration will be carried out by the Conselleira de Medio Ambiente, Ángeles Vázquez Mejuto, and the classification by the president of the Xunta de Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijoo. Culleredo, December 20, 2019. The CETIM Technology Center is present this morning at the forum on...
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CETIM Technology Centre attended in Brussels to the IV Raw Materials Week, organized by the European Commission, to discuss the latest developments on raw materials in the EU. In this event, held in Brussels between November 18 and 22, the main actors in the sector met, as well as political leaders. The event revolved around 4 main axes: latest EU activities in the field of...
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[caption id="attachment_8727" align="alignright" width="440"] Máquina de punto modificada para incorporar fibra óptica en el tejido.[/caption] From the Digital Industry Area of CETIM Technology Centre, in collaboration with the family business Textil Roig, we have launched the OPTEX project to develop optical-luminescent fabrics for applications in various market sectors. After improving technique and technology, one of the objectives is to apply luminescent fabrics to new sectors with...
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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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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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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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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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