LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0
Proyecto LIFE19 ENV/ES/000098
Innovative technology scale-up for the control and automation of codigestión in WWTPs to produce green energy on demand
Ecodigestion 2.0
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LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 convenes with business leaders at the Uppery Club in Malaga
Brussels, September 21, 2023. LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project was presented by Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Finnova Foundation, during a private talk held at the Uppery Club, an exclusive executive leadership club located in Malaga. During the meeting, various strategies for replicating the project were explored, and its potential integration into other European programs was […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 interacts and receives feedback from its booth at FYCMA Málaga
Brussels, September 21, 2023. Representatives from LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 traveled to Malaga on September 20-21, 2023, to showcase the project at the Greencities and S-Moving Fair held at FYCMA – Malaga. During the event, Juanma Revuelta, CEO of Finnova, spoke about the project in various parallel sessions. The team in charge, composed of Eduardo Mercado, […]
Delivery of LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 Startup Europe Awards 2023 in Malaga
Brussels, September 19, 2023. LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 will be the protagonist of an exclusive event during the European Mobility Week 2023 taking place at FYCMA, Málaga. For the third consecutive year, the award ceremony for the winners of the StartUp Europe Awards will be hosted at the Greencities & S-Moving Fair, held at Palacio de […]
Global Omnium, coordinator of LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, presents its latest technical advancements
Brussels, July 13, 2023. Global Omnium’s technical team showcased their recent advancements and results at the 6th IWA International Conference on Eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment held in Girona. The team’s progress mainly focuses on the development of the artificial intelligence component of their tool, which is based on machine learning. This work was presented at […]
Finnova presents the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project at the Final Conference of the MEDWAYCAP Project
Juanma Revuelta, CEO of Finnova, explained the details of the Life Ecodigestion 2.0 project to convert putrescible organic waste into biogas. Brussels, July 11, 2023. The efficiency of water use and reuse has been the central theme of the Final Conference of the MEDWAYCAP project, held in Barcelona on July 10th and 11th. In this […]
LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project presented as a success story at the visit of the Talent Factory award winners
07/07/2023, Brussels. The European project LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 was presented yesterday, Thursday 6th July, during the visit of the winners of the Talent Factory awards to the Finnova offices in Brussels. A meeting organised by Finnova Foundation together with TF Talent Factory, an entrepreneurial initiative to help young people to adapt to a real scenario […]
The European LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project presented at the 1st HIBA Cross-Border Marathon on “Digitalisation in the agri-food sector”
06/06/2023, Braga. The LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project was present today, Tuesday 6 June, in the Portuguese city of Braga, which is hosting the 1st HIBA Cross-Border Marathon “Digitalisation in the agri-food sector” on 6 and 7 June. This event, in hybrid format, has been organised by the partners of the Interreg HIBA project: Finnova Foundation, […]
The LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project presented at the 2nd Seminar on good practices in the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion
31/05/2023, Seville. European project LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 has been present today, Wednesday 31st May, in the second edition of the “Conference of good practices on circular economy and waste prevention”, held in hybrid format in the Environmental Complex of La Vega in Seville. This meeting was organised by the Mancomunidad de La Vega, with the […]
The LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project will organise one of the side events of the European Green Week to Exchange best practices on energy transition
26/05/2023, Valencia. Next Thursday, June 8th from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST, the European project LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0, of which Finnova Foundation is a partner, will hold a hybrid event, face-to-face at GoHub in Valencia and online, entitled “LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 – Synergies towards greener communities” in the framework of the European Commission’s European Green Week. […]
LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 featured project in one of the blocks of the 2nd Conference on good practices in the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion
25/05/2023, Seville. The Complejo Medioambiental of La Vega in Seville will host next Wednesday, May 31st from 09:00h to 13:00h CEST an intervention on the European project LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0. This event is part of the second edition of the “Conference of good practices on circular economy and waste prevention” organised by the Mancomunidad de […]
Get to know the winners of the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 Startup Europe Awards 2023
Brussels, September 22, 2023. The awards ceremony for the Startup Europe Awards LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 took place within the framework of the European Mobility Week 2023, held at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga (FYCMA). With a carefully selected jury composed of João Simão, Executive Director of the Portuguese Water Partnership; Mark Barker, […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, aligned with EU environmental objectives of SOTEU 2023
On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France) to give her speech in the State of the Union (SOTEU) debate. The President of the European executive took stock of the actions carried out by the Union over the past year and […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 joins global efforts to protect the Ozone Layer
Brussels, September 15, 2023. The depletion of the ozone layer is an ongoing issue in our times and a challenge to address in the ecological transition. That’s why today, from LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we join the global community to emphasize the importance of protecting the ozone layer on International Day for the Preservation of the […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 highlights the positive impact of Biogas generation in the promotion of clean air
Brussels, September 7, 2023. Today, from LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we commemorate the resource that allows us to perform the vital function of breathing as living beings: air. As humans, we cannot live without breathing. Air is essential for obtaining oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide (CO2), carrying out vital functions, and obtaining energy, among other things. Furthermore, […]
Dive into the depths of LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 on our YouTube channel!
28/08/2023, Brussels. From the European project LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we are delighted to announce the launch of our official YouTube channel, dedicated to sharing updates about the project and its impact on environmental sustainability in a more visual, accessible, and comprehensible way for the public. This launch is part of the project’s ongoing efforts to […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 commemorates World Water Week 2023 by promoting the Blue Economy
Brussels, August 21, 2023. Highlighting the importance of strengthening commitments regarding the sustainable use of water and sanitation, in LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we seize the opportunity of World Water Week 2023 to emphasize the significance of safeguarding this valuable resource and promoting the blue economy in our municipalities and regions. Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 Commemorates International Youth Day by Rallying Support for Youth-Led Green Transition
Brussels, August 14, 2023. On August 12th, the International Youth Day was celebrated, an event established by the United Nations to promote the involvement of young people in all areas of society. In LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we have joined the global community to celebrate this day, recognizing the crucial role of young people as key […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 monitors the EuroLat debate on the environment and access to water
07/08/2023, Brussels. On July 27, 2023, and within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Madrid Senate hosted the fifteenth Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat). During this meeting, an enriching debate was held on the Report presented by the Commission on Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation, and […]
LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 Startups Europe Awards (LIFE SEUA) extends call for applications until August 25th
IDENTIFYING ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABILITY The LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project has opened new challenges within the LIFE ECODIGESTION With these extensions, the Finnova Foundation – partner of the LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project together with Global Omnium and Àguas do Centro Litoral – reaffirms its commitment to those projects that not only limit […]
LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 calls on Spain to meet waste reuse and recycling targets
The European Commission warns that Spain is at risk of failing to comply with several indicators in this area A total of 18 EU countries are in the same situation as Spain 27/07/2023, Brussels. The European Commission (EC) warns that Spain is clearly at risk of failing to meet the European objective of preparing […]
PARTNERS
GLOBAL OMNIUM
Global Omnium Medioambiente S.L (GO) pertenece al grupo de empresas Global Omnium y es la empresa coordinadora y responsable de la gestión del proyecto.
Global Omnium Medioambiente S.L. fue fundada en 1918, uniéndose al grupo Aguas de Valencia en 1993, actualmente denominado Grupo Global Omnium. La actividad empresarial de este grupo de empresas se centra en la gestión del ciclo integral del agua, desarrollando múltiples líneas de negocio complementarias que crean sinergias para la optimización de los recursos hídricos, además del tratamiento de residuos.
Hoy en día, el grupo empresarial gestiona en torno a 400 estaciones de depuración de aguas residuales (EDAR), asegurando que sus vertidos cumplen con los requisitos legales. Estas plantas de tratamiento tienen todas las tecnologías disponibles en el mercado para atender a una población de 5.5 millones de usuarios en diferentes áreas geográficas. Con este fin, el grupo está constantemente analizando nuevas soluciones que, al tiempo que refuerzan el principal negocio de la compañía, incluyen nuevos servicios para satisfacer las necesidades de los clientes y la sostenibilidad ambiental.
En los últimos años, bajo el compromiso de mejora continuada de la empresa y con el cometido de ofrecer un servicio de calidad, Global Omnium ha ejecutado un gran número de proyectos de investigación con financiación nacional y europea y ha iniciado diversos proyectos internacionales que le han llevado a África, Oriente Medio, Latino América y Estados Unidos.
Finalmente, Global Omnium ha formalizado su compromiso con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas, integrando sus principales propuestas de actuación en su estrategia corporativa. Mediante la adhesión a la Red española del Pacto Mundial a través de la firma del compromiso el 6 de septiembre 2019, la compañía se integra como “participant” en United Nations Global Compact. Se trata de la mayor iniciativa de responsabilidad social y desarrollo sostenible del mundo protagonizada por organizaciones y empresas. Un compromiso firme con la sostenibilidad que Global Omnium mantiene desde hace años en todas sus vertientes, especialmente en la medioambiental y que ahora encuentra un encaje reconocible en los ODS.
https://www.globalomnium.com/Grupo/Inicio/
ÁGUAS DO CENTRO LITORAL
Águas do Centro Litoral, S.A. (AdCL), fue creada el 29 de mayo de 2015 mediante Decreto Ley n. 92/2015, integrando las antiguas empresas de servicios Águas do Mondego, Simlis y Simria. Esta entidad opera el Sistema de Saneamiento y Abastecimiento de Agua Multi-municipal del Centro de Portugal (MMWSSSCP), que cubre un área geográfica de 5.485 Km2 y es el resultado de la agregación del sistema de saneamiento multi-municipal del estuario de Aveiro, el saneamiento multi-municipal sistema de Lis, y el sistema pluri-municipal de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento de Baixo Mondego-Bairrada. AdCL y las empresas del Grupo Águas de Portugal se dedican a promover el equilibrio entre los elementos naturales, aire, agua y tierra, y el esfuerzo ecológico sostenido.
El MMWSSSCP cubre la captación, tratamiento y suministro de agua para consumo público, la captación, tratamiento y rechazo de efluentes domésticos y urbanos, y la recepción de efluentes, su tratamiento y rechazo, los cuales deben realizarse de manera regular, continua y eficiente. La principal actividad de la empresa es el suministro de agua y tratamiento de efluentes. Sin embargo, otras actividades son intrínsecas a esta actividad principal como son el control de la calidad del agua, el control de la calidad de los efluentes rechazados, el mantenimiento de un sistema de calidad global, la gestión de activos, la planificación y ejecución de inversiones, el control de gestión, el sistema contable, entre otras.
AdCL está comprometida con la mejora continua, proporcionando infraestructuras y equipos, así como la información y los recursos necesarios para asegurar la efectividad y eficiencia de sus procesos, contribuyendo a la mejora de la calidad de vida de la comunidad y a la creación de valor en la región.
Posee un laboratorio acreditado por IPAC desde 2002, según NP EN ISO/IEC 17025, con el certificado no. L0290, que se puede consultar en la web del Instituto Portugués de Acreditación, www.ipac.pt
FINNOVA
Finnova (FIN) es una fundación europea privada sin ánimo de lucro con sede en Bruselas (Bélgica). La misión de Finnova es ayudar en la creación de iniciativas innovadoras (Innova) a través de la financiación y el apoyo adecuados. Las áreas de especialización de Finnova incluyen el desarrollo sostenible, la economía circular, la gestión de aguas y residuos, empleo y juventud, TIC y el turismo, entre otros.
Finnova tiene como objetivo promover una cultura de innovación a través de estrategias y prácticas inteligentes en diferentes entidades, instituciones, organizaciones y comunidades en toda la UE y otras áreas geográficas.
La fundación tiene experiencia para impulsar la Innovación Abierta y el emprendimiento con el fin de buscar soluciones tecnológicas a problemas ambientales comunes. Finnova ayuda a las empresas a comercializar los productos, procesos y servicios. Esto es parte de la misión de Finnova en este proyecto.
De entre las competencias desarrolladas por Finnova destaca el desarrollo de estrategias de comunicación y difusión, actividades de networking, promoción y lobby, el asesoramiento legal y financiero o el soporte legal y financiero a la innovación.
OUR PROJECT
The energy consumed in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) of the European Union (EU) is between 1 and 3% of the total energy produced in the Union, which represents about 10,000 GWh/year and causes the emission of more than 27 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere. Furthermore, this electricity demand is going to increase approximately 20% in 15 years.
