The purpose of this publication is to determine the terms and conditions governing the procurement of the services necessary for the preparation of the audit reports required for the financing of CETIM's activities in the SUDOE NEWPOWER project starting on 1 January 2024 and scheduled to end in December 2026. The bidders shall submit a proposal with a price breakdown for 3 audit reports for the...
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The Axencia Galega de Innovación has approved the financing of the Circular Excellence CETIM infrastructure project (IN607E 2024/02) within the framework of the aid line to support the creation and improvement of research and testing and experimentation infrastructures of Galician technological centres. Thanks to this investment, at CETIM we will improve our scientific and research excellence, strengthening ourselves by renewing our research infrastructures specialised in...
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For the World Water Monitoring Day we tell you the most important things you need to know in order to reuse water with excellent properties. Firstly, we should be aware that an agreement was reached this year to update the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive with the aim of improving collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water. The new legislation will require stricter controls on various public...
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We are looking for senior profiles specialised in Life Cycle Assessment, polymeric materials, coatings and adhesives, sustainable building materials and water treatment technologies. So far this year, a total of 20 undergraduate, master's and vocational training students have completed their training placements at our facilities. [caption id="attachment_16046" align="aligncenter" width="769"] General Chemistry Laboratory of CETIM.[/caption] Chemists, biologists, biotechnologists, chemical engineers, physicists...
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In the project, which is funded by Horizon Europe and involves 20 partners from 11 countries, we will search innovative solutions for industrial water management through the development of novel technologies that also recover water, energy and high-value raw materials in the process. [caption id="attachment_15884" align="aligncenter" width="763"] Laboratory tests for RESURGENCE.[/caption] The beginning of summer brings with it a big challenge: water scarcity. More and more areas...
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CETIM have led a European research project, in alliance with EMAFESA, MAGTEL, SOCAMEX and the University of Barcelona, to develop a technological solution based on membranes for the innovative secondary treatment of wastewater. [caption id="attachment_15865" align="aligncenter" width="582"] Final meeting of the project, held in Almendralejo (Extremadura).[/caption] Water scarcity is one of the major problems threatening human life on Earth and industrial activity. Drought is becoming increasingly common...
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At CETIM, we are researching and developing innovative technologies for the regeneration of wastewater from the secondary treatment of the 'El Toyo' water treatment plant, in Almeria, adapting to current european regulations. [caption id="attachment_15877" align="aligncenter" width="593"] Pilot plant indoors developed at LIFE PHOENIX.[/caption] Global water scarcity has been increasing annually over the last decades, with more acute and long-lasting droughts becoming more common in affected areas, especially...
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In the NEWPOWER project, in which we are participating together with the University of Vigo and 11 other partners, we will obtain biomaterials from agricultural and forestry waste that can be used in the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological and organic farming industries. [caption id="attachment_15928" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lignin test in the CETIM laboratory.[/caption] The abandonment of rural areas and the accumulation of agricultural and forestry waste are some of...
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The project, which CETIM is collaborating with ENCE and MISTURAS, will develop cold and warm bituminous mixtures with improved mechanical and rheological performance, to achieve a significant reduction in the carbon footprint and boost the circular economy in the sector. [caption id="attachment_15934" align="aligncenter" width="763"] Test in the CETIM's construction laboratory.[/caption] The use of raw materials with a lower carbon footprint, renewable and circular, which contribute to the...
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The Regional Minister of Education, Science, Universities and Vocational Training, Román Rodríguez González, accompanied by the Director of the Galician Innovation Agency, Carmen Cotelo Queijo, visited our facilities this morning. Our General Director, Toni Pons, and our Executive Director, Lucía Camino Vázquez, explained the great growth that we have experienced in recent years, and our commitment to continue working to promote R&D the sustainability of the...
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