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 at WEX Global 2024
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 is set to participate in the upcoming WEX Global, the leading event for water and energy professionals across the globe, scheduled to take place in Madrid from 4 to 6 March. This significant gathering brings together an established community of high-level water and energy experts from more than 45 different countries committed […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 present at the 5th Mediterranean Water Forum in Tunis
• The event held in Tunis brought together stakeholders involved in effective and sustainable water management in the Mediterranean region. • LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 has been presented as a success case Fostering synergies, exploring scalability opportunities, forging business partnerships, and much more: the Mediterranean Water Forum has represented for the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project a […]
Finnova Foundation will bring LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project to the 5th Mediterranean Water Forum in Tunis
• The Forum, held in Tunis, is a platform open to all stakeholders interested in efficient and sustainable water management in the Mediterranean region • The Foundation will create synergies and networking for LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 together with other European projects related to water and climate change Next week, from 5 to 7 February, the […]
Talent Factory learns about the European project LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 during a visit to the CSIC delegation in Brussels
20/10/2023, Brussels. On Thursday, October 19, we were part of a meeting held at the offices of the delegation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Brussels, organized by Finnova Foundation, collaborator of the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project. During the meeting, young participants from the Talent Factory School Hackathon had the opportunity to learn […]
The future of green energy debated at LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 EURegionsWeek 2023 side event
18/10/2023, Brussels. On Wednesday, October 18th, as part of the 2023 European Week of Regions and Cities 2023 (EU Regions Week) side events, from the European project LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we have been delighted to host a webinar titled “Green Energy Innovation: Opportunities for Regions and Municipalities through EU Funds.” The event featured prominent participants, […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 at the 5th Mediterranean Water Forum by the Mediterranean Water Institute – IME
18/10/2023, Brussels. On Wednesday, October 18th, the European project LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 attended and showcased its roll-up at the V Mediterranean Water Forum in Valencia. The project’s collaborating foundation, Finnova, represented the project at the event, which was attended by Abdelmonaam Belaati, the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries of Tunisia. This gathering brought […]
WEBINAR LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 as part of the EU Regions Week 2023 side events
16/10/2023, Brussels. From the European project LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0, we invite you to join us in the Online Webinar titled “Green Energy Innovation: Opportunities for Regions and Municipalities through EU funds” as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023 (#EURegionsWeek). This is a side event hosted by the European project LIFE ECOdigestion […]
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 […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0: an example of good practice in WEX Global 2024
Madrid, Spain – LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project visited the WEX Global forum, held in Madrid from March 4th to 6th, 2024. Juanma Revuelta, CEO of Finnova Foundation, presented the project as a good example of best practices in water and energy management, for its forward-thinking approach to environmental challenges, particularly in wastewater treatment. The forum […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 present at the 5th Mediterranean Water Forum in Tunis
• The event held in Tunis brought together stakeholders involved in effective and sustainable water management in the Mediterranean region. • LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 has been presented as a success case Fostering synergies, exploring scalability opportunities, forging business partnerships, and much more: the Mediterranean Water Forum has represented for the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project a […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 presents its project at the 1st Conference on Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Wastewater Management
• A total of 6 innovative projects in sustainable wastewater management were presented. • Innovation is presented as a possible solution to water stress in Spain. LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 has been presented in the webinar “Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Wastewater Management”, which has been highlighted by the participation of experts in the field of sustainable […]
LIFE ECOdigestion at the 1st Webinar on Innovative solutions for sustainable wastewater management
On Wednesday 31 January, LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 will participate as a speaker at the 1st Day of Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Wastewater Management, a webinar organised by the LIFE-3E project, dedicated to promoting the regeneration of urban wastewater by integrating blue energy recovery. Speakers: • Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Finnova Foundation, who will analyse […]
Winter newsletter: how 2023 ended for LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 announces its end-of-year newsletter, a summary of all the progress and updates of the last months of 2023. The project has continued its journey in sustainability by releasing the first episodes of its podcast on Spotify which, with a sensitive language accessible to all, opens a window into the future of environmental […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 Podcast – Episode 2: Exploring the Frontier of Waste Management and Biogas
In the second episode of the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 podcast, available on Spotify, we dive into the science and technology behind biogas production and innovative waste management. This episode, featuring Pau Granell, head of the Quart-Benàger WWTP, María José Tarrega from the Quart-Benàger WWTP, and Carlos Lafita from Global Omnium, offers an in-depth look at […]
Water, Energy and Sustainable StartUps: LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 presented at the International StartUps Congress in Seville
Lola Bordas and Juanma Revuelta, CMO and CEO of Finnova respectively, participated in the round table on water, energy and sustainability in the framework of International StartUps Congress in Seville, in which Lola Bordas presented LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 presented the LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 project as a success story at the International StartUp Congress in Seville. […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 launches its first podcast on Spotify!
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 has launched its first podcast on Spotify, immersing the public in the exciting world of sustainable waste management and biogas production. The podcast helps to explore the evolution of this innovative project’s technology, its impacts on biogas production and its contribution to sustainable waste management in Europe. The inaugural episode, available on […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 promotes improvements in sanitation systems
Today, 3.5 billion people still live without safe toilets. These situations lead to the spread of disease and increase the threat to nature. World Toilet Day focuses on “The Sanitation Crisis” and underlines the importance of acting as soon as possible to prevent greater problems. A hummingbird, representative of the day’s celebration, takes centre stage […]
LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0 at the European Week of Waste Reduction (EWWR)
INNOVATION IN ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT Within the framework of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR), our main aim with this campaign is to create environmental awareness about the sustainable management of resources and waste. Since the beginning of the European Week for Waste Reduction in 2009, over 100,000 awareness-raising initiatives on waste prevention have […]
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.