The department, in conjunction with the group’s business areas, is rolling out two projects linked to research in the area of urban wastewater.

The Electrowetland Project:

Research and development of new technology to make the process of removing organic matter from wastewater more efficient, while simultaneously retrieving electrical energy.

The goal is to improve the performance of wetland systems, creating a competitive advantage for the business in the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) market.

This research aims to perfect wetland systems through incorporative bioelectrochemical systems in order to make the processes of removing organic material more efficient, while simultaneously seeking to retrieve electrical energy so that it can be reused to monitor the entire process.

The Watertur Project:

Research into new technologies to manage the water cycle in tourist facilities in an intelligent and sustainable way. This research aims to develop innovative technologies to optimize and provide higher intelligence to the main points of water consumption and purification, primarily in the recreational area and in the different treatment systems that exist in a hotel facility.

The project seeks to apply advanced technology to grey-water treatment—waste water that comes from domestic use such as washing clothes or dishes, as well as bath water—through the implementation of a wetland with a vertical wall configuration and bioelectrochemical technology to generate energy.

Both projects are developed in collaboration with the Leitat technological center and have been subsidized by the ACC1Ó agency, which promotes business competition in the Generalitat of Catalonia through the European Regional Development Fund within the framework of the ERDF Operational Program for Catalonia 2014-2020.