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New purification system to recover biogas, nutrients and reclaimed water from wastewater under study

2022-07-25T12:26:53+00:00July 28th, 2021|Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the Life Infusion project which seeks to demonstrate and validate a new system for purifying wastewater from the treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste on a pilot scale. The aim is to recover resources such as biogas, nutrients, organic fertilisers and reclaimed water and also to reduce its environmental impact in a [...]

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Digital platform to be developed to process large-scale omics datasets using big data and artificial intelligence

2022-07-25T12:28:07+00:00July 16th, 2021|Big Data, Consulting, Omics sciences, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European Glomicave project which is to develop a new digital platform which can process large-scale omics datasets using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence by leveraging pre-existing data to enhance our understanding of biological systems as a whole. The project, which has funding coming to €6,372,583, addresses the need to build systems which can relate genotypes, i.e. [...]

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Catalonia to host a Climate Resilience Centre to step up the ecological transition and the battle against the climate emergency

2022-07-25T14:42:29+00:00June 21st, 2021|Press Notes, Sustainability|

The consortium of sponsors today unveiled the Climate Resilience Centre (CRC), an undertaking with an international reach driven by Eurecat, the Technology Centre of Catalonia, together with Amposta Town Council and Rovira i Virgili University in partnership with other stakeholders and organisations. Its purpose is to step up the battle against the climate emergency and secure a [...]

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Environmental awareness is driving force for recovery across all economic sectors

2022-07-25T15:34:57+00:00June 2nd, 2021|Fires, Press Notes, Química, Sustainability|

Environmental awareness “is a driving force for recovery across all economic sectors and for large and small and medium-sized enterprises alike,” says Miquel Rovira, director of the Eurecat technology centre’s Sustainability Division. It has “significant potential for rolling out the circular economy in segments such as agri-food, chemicals, transport, construction and equipment manufacturing.” With this in mind, [...]

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Marina Textil and Eurecat research new system to recover and recycle textile waste

2022-07-25T16:31:43+00:00May 17th, 2021|Consulting, Press Notes, Sustainability|

Marina Textil and the Eurecat technology centre are taking part in the Esmetex industrial research project which is studying a new innovative chemical recycling process for recovering and recycling laminated textile waste anchored in a circular economy approach. The project is funded by the Business Enterprise R&D Nuclei programme for circular economy projects in waste run by Catalan Trade & Investment and the Catalan [...]

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Eurecat involved in territorial specialisation and competitiveness project to enhance road safety and sustainability

2022-07-25T16:38:32+00:00May 4th, 2021|Consulting, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the ‘Caring for what unites us. Safer and more sustainable roads’ Territorial Specialisation and Competitiveness Project (PECT in its Catalan acronym) which is to roll out innovative solutions for using road building and maintenance materials and signage to enhance road safety and regional sustainability while unlocking fresh business opportunities. The [...]

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Catalan Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency visits Eurecat Amposta

2022-07-25T16:52:36+00:00April 12th, 2021|Corporatiu, Press Notes, Sustainability|

Bernat Solé, the Catalan Government’s Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency, today visited Eurecat’s Amposta site. It is home to the centre’s Department of Climate Change which is laying the foundations for what will be a future centre of excellence in climate resilience. Eurecat’s Department of Climate Change is part of the technology centre’s Sustainability Division and targets [...]

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Circular economy may cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent

2022-07-25T16:55:53+00:00March 26th, 2021|Press Notes, Sustainability|

Rolling out circular economy principles could well cut production and usage emissions by 45 percent says the Eurecat technology centre. This makes them into a key strategy for mitigating climate change alongside cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power generation. The agri-food and chemical industries, transport, construction and equipment manufacturing are some of the most promising sectors in [...]

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Developing solutions for smart and sustainable water use

2022-07-25T16:59:56+00:00March 22nd, 2021|Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is partnering the European B-WaterSmart project to develop and demonstrate smart technologies and large-scale circular economy approaches for better water use. The project is designed to fast-track the transition to smart water economies and societies across coastal Europe by reducing freshwater abstraction, improving resource recovery and reuse, and increasing water use efficiency. It taps a large-scale systemic innovation [...]

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Six cutting-edge projects invest €12 million to drive the circular economy and smart water management in Catalonia

2021-06-02T15:29:50+00:00March 22nd, 2021|Press Notes, Sustainability|

Over 55 businesses, technology and research centres, universities and associations have conducted six research and innovation projects in water management as part of the RIS3CAT Water Community, accredited by Catalan Government business competitiveness agency ACCIÓ. They have involved investment coming to €12 million over four years to promote the circular economy in water treatment, monitoring [...]

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