Energy and Environment We turn energy and environmental challenges into business opportunities.
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TECNALIA Research & Innovation is the first privately funded applied research centre in Spain and one of the leading such centres in Europe. A combination of technology, tenacity, efficiency, courage and imagination. We identify and develop business opportunities through applied research. Inspiring Business is a different, unique vision: we visualise ideas that generate value and provide creative technological solutions to produce real results.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
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COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE
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RESEARCH TENACITY
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7 BUSINESS DIVISIONS 1
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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INNOVATION STRATEGIES
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ICT-EUROPEAN SOFTWARE INSTITUTE
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INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT
SALES NETWORK
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HEALTH
ASSOCIATED INNOVATION CENTRES
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TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES
BRANCHES ABROAD ALLIANCES HEADQUARTERS
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“TECNALIA transforms Knowledge into GDP to improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for Companies”
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION EUROS INCOME
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FIRST SPANISH PRIVATE ORGANISATION IN FINANCIAL RETURN, PROJECTS APPROVED AND LED WITHIN THE EC 7FP
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WORKING TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL:
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We are committed to the future, society, our planet and our environment. This responsibility provides focus to our values and reinforces our activities.
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At TECNALIA we are organised in 7 fully interconnected Business Divisions. Cooperation works thanks to the transversality of teams, projects and clients collaborating with each other, combining expertise and commitment. Our best asset is our team, made up of more than 1,500 experts who work to transform knowledge into GDP in order to improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies.
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Energy and Environment We generate and develop business opportunities for the different agents of the value chain within the Energy and Environment sectors, whereby we are a renowned technological agent in the development of innovative and sustainable solutions that face the energy and environmental challenges of industry and society.
“We turn energy and environmental challenges into business opportunities through creativity and eco-innovation, based on the action and commitment of people to sustainable development.�
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renewables Scarce
ENERGYRESOURCE Endless
CHEMISTRY
economies
GRIDS
Liveable
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Clearing up
Sun REDUCTION
Creative Energy
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE We focus on the generation of clean energies and the energy vectors of the future: wind power, solar power, marine energy, bioenergy and biorefinery, smart grids, energy storage, efficient energy management, materials for energy, sustainable mobility and electric vehicles, power electronics, etc.
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MATERIALS SEA CITY innovative competitive CARBON DEPENDENCY SMART
Uncertainties
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ECO-INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT We help promote regional and urban sustainability, urban quality and comfort, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, efficient use of resources, sustainable management of the full water cycle, etc. so that industry and society can face environmental challenges.
Clear Future
CLEARING UNCERTAINTIES We are working with the knowledge of past, current and future climatology to manage the availability of renewable energies (wind, sun), forecast the dispersion of contaminants, consider climate change scenarios, prepare for climate emergencies, etc.
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“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.”
WIND AND THE SEA, OUR ENERGY FUTURE
— CHINESE PROVERB
TECNALIA is committed to renewable sources of energy in the marine environment as a sector of the future which helps towards sustainable economic growth and stable job creation. Therefore, TECNALIA believes that research, development and innovation can play a key role in obtaining competitive technologies compared to other energy sources. In this context, TECNALIA offers its knowledge and expertise to companies interested in marine energy in areas such as modelling and analysis of floating structures, mooring systems, electric transmission, materials, resource or environmental impact assessment.
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TECNALIA prioritises the use of this knowledge with a clear global approach, focusing on the deployment of cost effective marine energy farms throughout their life cycle. TECNALIA has accumulated extensive experience in the development of devices for harnessing wave energy and offshore wind, especially at great depths.
TECNALIA, in collaboration with industrial partners, is developing three high-impact technologies: a floating offshore wind turbine, a wave energy converter and a superconducting electric generator for offshore wind turbines. The experience gained by TECNALIA in the development of these technologies, gives it a privileged view of the opportunities in the marine environment for sustainable and efficient energy use.
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OCEANTEC An idea come true: making the most efficient use of wave energy.
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“People want solar power.” —
THE SUN, AN UNLIMITED RESOURCE
WINFRIED HOFFMANN. PRESIDENT OF EPIA (EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION)
We generate business opportunities... to make use of solar power. In photovoltaic energy, we act “from the module through to application”. In solar thermal energy, we offer technological solutions “from the base material to functional subsystems”. Photovoltaic solar energy / • Components and systems for photovoltaic electric energy management. • Advanced photovoltaic modules (new materials and processes, design and prototyping, etc.). • New applications for photovoltaic systems: building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), stand alone systems, hybrid systems (thermo-photovoltaic). • High concentration photovoltaic energy (HCPV): electronic devices (Balance-of- System) for HCPV (tracker, inverter, O&M, etc.), HCPV module technologies.
Solar Thermal Energy (concentrating solar power) / • Thermal Storage for solar thermal energy plants: storage systems in sensible and latent heat. • Collectors and heliostats: optimisation of materials and components in collectors for centralised electricity generation plants and collectors for distributed generation applications. • Materials for aggressive solar thermal environments: validation of materials for different solar thermal components. Layers for high temperature applications and functional layers.
EVOLO Solar vehicle for urban transport.
PV INVERTER
Photovoltaic solution that increases the autonomy of light and low energy consumption vehicles used in urban transport, based on the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules in composites and the development of electronic devices that increase efficiency on non-flat surfaces (heterogeneous photovoltaic modules).
Photovoltaic inverter with storage and new control algorithms to improve both PV generator performance, operation and maintenance and grid integration, adapting to the forthcoming self-consumption scenario.
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From the photovoltaic module to the final application. — A SPECIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL FOR GREENHOUSES.
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“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
FOSTERING THE PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES
— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706–1790)
We develop systems that allow the use of energy at times when it is not generated, ensuring higher energy quality. They are systems and components for thermal energy and electricity storage systems for stationary applications to support the integration of renewable energies or to provide support to the distribution network. In the field of energy storage, our activity spans the development of components and cells (electrodes, membranes, ionic liquids, etc.); the design, prototyping and manufacture of modules; the development of control elements and algorithms for power electronics; the design of plants and the development of their control algorithms, among other aspects.
STATIONARY BATTERY FOR LARGESCALE ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE Large-scale electric power storage system, based on metal-air galvanic pairs. It is a scalable battery in terms of power and energy, with great cyclability and an extended life cycle, high-efficiency cycles, cheaper than the existing batteries, with reduced operation costs, with costs that are independent from temporary factors, low-maintenance, non-toxic, which uses raw materials that are plentiful in nature.
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A microgrid is a group of generation, energy storage and charging elements that can operate connected to a traditional centralised network or remotely.
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“Life without electricity is beyond our imagination...” — SIDDHANT CHAK
TOWARDS SMART GRIDS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
Advanced energy systems architecture: microgrids for energy efficiency improvement in urban areas and remote locations. Solutions for the interoperability of metering, protection and control equipment for Smart Grids.
We generate business opportunities.... for utility companies and their equipment and service suppliers through innovative solutions for the progressive transition from the current electrical systems to the 2050 smart power system. Network management and operation / • Integration of distributed generation. • Active demand side management. • Monitoring and supervision of MV/LV grid, based on AMI infrastructure.
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Electric Vehicle / • Integration of the electric vehicle in the network: smart charging and V2G. • Equipment for electric vehicle charging and battery management.
SMART GRID DOCTOR Smart Grid Dr. is a platform that, using the information coming from the new metering infrastructure, can provide high value Smart Analysis to support the utilities decision making process. The application of advanced heuristic methods, mainly on the hourly load curves recorded by every single meter, can provide the following advanced services to the utility: estimation of missing data, accurate load forecasting, market segmentation, design of specific tariffs for specific customers, smart energy procurement, asset management (investments on distribution), predictive analysis (predicting equipment failure), theft detection, customer equipment identification...
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TOWARDS SMART GRIDS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
INGRID, is the TECNALIA electrical laboratory, leader in Spain and Portugal. TECNALIA has extensive experience in the evaluation of product conformity for distribution companies and in the technical requirements and certification processes requested by the electrical utility companies. TECNALIA operates a unique infrastructure, a cutting edge independent energy testing centre that is the largest in south-west Europe equipped to conduct short-circuit and high power tests (up to 200 kA), with a wide range of high and low voltage devices for failure assessment of high voltage equipment.
In the past year, in line with the deployment of the new requirements of the electricity network, TECNALIA has increased its functional assessment activities and interoperability of products for intelligent electricity networks (for example, smart meters) , conformity assessment of power electronics devices (for example, photovoltaic inverters) and tests for the commissioning of high voltage cables.
INGRID is a living and tailored infrastructure that is closely in contact with the industry and the global scientific community, providing support on applied research and the technological development of companies, configured as an international collaboration node.
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INGRID New Experimental Infrastructure for Smart Grids. INGRID is a singular laboratory at an international level, with a great experimental capacity in high-voltage and high-power, which comprises equipment and component testing, smart grids, electric systems for renewable energy and smart management of the electric power consumption (electric vehicle, building, demand management...)
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POWER ELECTRONICS TO DOMINATE ENERGY
TECNALIA supports the integration and increased efficiency of the main energy applications and systems (photovoltaic inverters, wind converters: electrical energy storage, electric vehicle, active filters for smart grids, etc.), hence offering support to designers, manufacturers, users, etc.
We work in the fields of: • Power Electronics: modelling of converters and full simulations adapted to each application. • Control Electronics low level hardware and software. It contemplates the design of DSP-based hardware (Digital Signal Processing), micros and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), among other activities. • Signal adaptation and development of specific control algorithms: wind power, photovoltaic applications, electricity storage, etc. • Multilevel converters with more complex architecture than two-level converters, to work at higher voltages.
THOR • Back to back MV converter (3000 VAC) with NPC multilevel topology. • 1.5 MVA module parallelisation 6 MVA maximum power. • Functionality: voltage source, current source and DC booster. •
Applications: grid elements (active filters, FACTS, STATCOMS, etc.), wind, photovoltaic applications, energy storage, HVDC, traction, electric vehicle, marine energy, etc.
HVDC Development of equipment, products, software, control algorithms, etc. for the transmission of high voltage electric power in direct current. Aimed at the reduction of long distance transmission losses (capacitive currents do not need any compensation). Furthermore HVDC transmission offers instantaneous control of P and Q, the uncoupling between farm and network and greater control flexibility.
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TECNALIA leads the Joint Programme: “Economic, Environmental and Societal Impacts of Energy Policies and Technologies evaluated from a Life Cycle Perspective” of the “European Energy Research Alliance (EERA)”.
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EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THERMAL AND ELECTRIC ENERGY
We generate business opportunities for all the stakeholders that cooperate in electric and thermal energy efficiency in the residential, tertiary and industrial sectors. We support the authorities in their actions aimed at the transition towards a low carbon economy and in the conceptualisation of energy efficient Smart Cities; we support the agents involved in urban planning; and all industry concerned about energy efficiency.
We work in the fields of: • Energy planning on an urban scale, proposing alternatives for the intervention and offering support in decision-making integrating sustainability criteria. • Design of energy efficient infrastructures for buildings in the tertiary and industrial sectors. • Development of tools for the efficient operation and maintenance of energy infrastructures at centres in the tertiary and industrial sectors. • Development of smart energy solutions for the development of the digital home. • Design and development of thermal equipment and optimisation of existing equipment. • Design of energy efficient air conditioning systems and integration in architectural and urban environments. • Energy assessment of buildings in terms of life cycle and sustainability classification of buildings (LEED, BREEAM, etc.).
CREALIA www.crealia.com Mixed research group in the field of thermal energy and energy efficiency in the industrial sector.
CELL Creative Energy Living Lab.
NEXT24h-ENERGY
New concept for the experimentation and demonstration of technological innovation in sustainable energy, in order to obtain built-up areas with sustainable balances in terms of energy and emissions along its whole life cycle (including embedded energy and GHG emissions).
Platform/architecture integrated in the BEMS to predict the building’s electrical and thermal load in a period of 24 hours, minimise energy bills and maximise comfort for users through HVAC intelligent management.
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TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE AND LIVEABLE CITIES AND REGIONS
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“Above all, it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.” — ANGELA MERKEL
We innovate in regional planning tools. We act in the field of landscape analysis and planning and adaptation to climate change, among other areas. We develop urban solutions for a more efficient and comfortable city: planning and design tools, specific solutions for specific problems (noise, thermal comfort, adaptation to climate change) which increase the functionality of the city with reduced resource consumption and increased comfort and quality of life for citizens; for a transition from cities to a low carbon economy, etc.
We generate business opportunities.... through the development of sustainable and innovative solutions to the environmental problems of society and industry and we offer support in the definition of sustainable strategies and policies at a sectorial and regional level.
We support the design of sustainable transport infrastructures. We develop solutions for the mitigation of their environmental impacts. We define systems for a sustainable management of infrastructures.
QUADMAP Quiet Areas Definition and Management in Action Plans.
GREEN ECONOMY
Selection, evaluation and management of Quiet Urban Areas; focusing on the increased use and increased satisfaction in the use of these areas by the population.
Environmental protection is a business opportunity and a source of economic growth in itself. The next wave of worldwide innovation will focus on the development of “green” technologies , which will essentially aim to improve the energy and environmental efficiency of the production systems, generating more resilient, environmentally friendly economic development models that are socially beneficial and economically productive.
Through projects like this, we offer support to the efforts of urban architects, authorities, urban furniture companies, etc. in adding value to the urban patrimony and ensuring urban sustainability.
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The sound identity of a place is formed by the sounds that enable the area to be unmistakeably identified, locating us there and differentiating it from other places.
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TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE, COMPETITIVE AND INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY.
We generate business opportunities... through the improvement of industry and company products and processes, making them more sustainable, more environmentally friendly, cost-effective, more socially accepted and more competitive.
We develop specific tools to promote eco-innovation and increased competitiveness in industry in the fields of: • Life-cycle Analysis. • Environmental Product Declarations. • Energy footprint, carbon footprint, water footprint, etc. • Environmental Technologies Verification (ETV). • Eco-design. • Eco-labelling. • NAMEAs (National Accounting Matrices with Environmental Accounts). • Sustainable Consumption. • Green procurement. We support all stakeholders (authorities, industry, service companies) involved in fostering the green economy.
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Accelerated market uptake and dissemination of eco-innovation will lead to improved environmental performance and resilience across the economy being at the same time cost-effective and good for business and society as a whole. — INNOVATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. THE ECO-INNOVATION ACTION PLAN (ECO-AP).
ADVANCE ETV Environmental Technologies Verification building a framework for international cooperation. Development of a European Environmental Technologies Verification (ETV) system for harmonisation and recognition between the different existing programmes in order that they fulfil the objective of “verified once, accepted everywhere”.
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DISPELLING UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEATHER AND THE CLIMATE
We generate business opportunities... through the development of products, technologies and technological services related to the meteorology, climatology and similar sciences. Our action lines focus on three directions: knowledge of past, present and future weather.
We work in the fields of: • Operational meteorology: meteorological surveillance, analysis and forecasting, adverse meteorology and alerts, modelling, implementation management, website, media support (website, social networks, newspapers, radio, television). • Climate: generation of monthly, seasonal and annual reports, processing of climatological data, climate studies, regionalisation. • Ocean-meteorology: forecasting and marine surveillance, swell modelling, data management. • Meteo-Energy and Meteo- Environment: development and implementation of meteorological applications in the field of renewable energies (wind, solar, marine energy) and the environment (dispersion of atmospheric pollutants, climate change scenarios, etc.).
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”Perhaps some day in the dim future it will be possible to advance the computations faster than the weather advances... but that is a dream.” — LEWIS FRY RICHARDSON (1881–1953)
EUSKALMET Basque Meteorology Agency. Our experience is extensive in the field of operational meteorology and more specifically in the development and implementation of comprehensive meteorological services, such as the Basque Meteorology Agency (EUSKALMET). Since it was set up in 2003, we have provided EUSKALMET with operational capacity (24 hours a day, 365 days a year). We operate in all areas of operational meteorology at a regional and local level, particularly in the field of operational analysis, surveillance and forecasting for the Emergencies and Meteorology Directorate of the Basque Government’s Security Department.
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“Water is a scarce natural resource, essential for life and the development of most economic activities (UN-WATER/WWAP-2006/8), the inheritance of all humans and should contribute to the sustainable development of each region.”
WATER A SCARCE RESOURCE
We generate business opportunities... through solutions to water-related problems in production industries: effluent contamination, protection of surfaces in contact with water, material toxicity (including nano-products) to water bodies. We add value through the recovery of wastewater materials. We support the authorities in urban and regional planning involved in the management of water resources (adaptation to climate change, flooding, etc.).
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Therefore, we work in the fields of: • Water and Climate Change: impacts associated with climate change (flooding, impact on water resources). Solutions to reduce their effects (adaptation to climate change). • Integrated water management: water in regional planning, recovery of surface and ground water, integration of policies, governance and social acceptance. • Water in Industry: innovative solutions to water-related problems, such as electro-chemical processes, membrane technologies, ionic liquids, absorbent polymeric spheres, photocatalysis, etc. • Nanotechnology and Water: removal of emerging pollutants through heterogeneous photocatalysis and nanofibres. Analysis of the release of nanomaterials in consumer products and their environmental impact.
— WORLD WATER FORUMS KYOTO 2003 AND MEXICO 2006
AQUANAN
Study into the River Nervión basin and the influence of impacts arising from climate change. Coupled hydrologic-hydraulic modelling which, based on climate scenarios, has enabled the prediction of the basin response to changes in rainfall, the delimititation of the potential flood and the definition of the severity and risk associated to the impact. Based on this knowledge, plans can be developed to reduce these effects (adaptation).
Photovoltaic reactor based on optical fibres coated with titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles for the removal of organic compounds (emerging and priority contaminants) from water.
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SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
GAS MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS H2 separation
H2 purification in refineries, H2 separation in processes, related to gas synthesis
Development of New Membrane Materials
CO2 capture
Post-combustion (CO2 /N2), pre-combustion (CO2 /N2), Oxyfuel (O2, N2)
Permeation, Physical and Chemical Properties
Natural gas processing
Preparation of fuel gas, elimination of nitrogen, elimination of CO2
Membrane Manufacture
Enhanced Biogas
Enhanced Biogas
Air separation
Oxygen generation, nitrogen generation, air preparation
System Integration
Enhance synthesis gas
Elimination of CO2 from synthesis gas, adjustment of the proportion of H2/CO through reactive processes
Validation and Testing
Modules and Reactors Design
We generate business opportunities.... for all those companies that need to separate gases coming from a mixture of different components. To do so, we offer a comprehensive solution based on membrane technology for different activities.
The worldwide population is growing by around 80 million people each year and it is estimated that 9 billion people will be living on Earth by 2050. Research and development is increasingly essential for a sustainable management of resources.
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DEMCAMER DEsign and Manufacturing of CAtalytic MEmbranes Reactors by developing new nano-architectured catalytic and selective membrane materials. www.demcamer.org DEMCAMER develops the concept of process intensification through the combination of reaction and separation in a single unit: the Catalytic Membrane Reactor.
Membrane technology offers a series of advantages over conventional technologies (PSA, TSA, cryogenic distillation, etc.). • Ongoing process that does not require regeneration stages. • Easy to integrate and scalable. • More compact and free of moving parts, which leads to reduced operating and maintenance costs.
This reactor improves its performance, effectiveness (reduction in the number of stages) and its sustainability. It aims to improve efficiency in pure hydrogen, liquid hydrocarbons and ethylene production, in four chemical processes: Autothermal Reforming (ATR), Fischer-Tropsch (FTS), Water Gas Shift (WGS), and Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM). DEMCAMER is partially funded by the European Union through the 7th Framework Programme (NMP3LA-2011-262840).
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Industrial biorefineries are the most promising path for the creation of a new industry based on biomass.
BIOREFINERY TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON OIL
We generate business opportunities... related to the general substitution of petroleum products (conventional refinery) with products obtained from biomass (biorefinery); understanding biomass to be the energy crops, forest, farming and livestock waste; municipal solid waste; as well as some industrial waste that can be treated as the above mentioned. We develop chemical products and processes that are useful in almost all industrial sectors: the chemical industry, energy (biofuel), pharmacy, agriculture, food, construction, medicine, industry of intermediary compounds for these sectors, water treatment, gases and solid waste, etc. Examples of these developments are: polymers based on biomass for the construction sector; monomers for the manufacture of polyurethane not based on isocyanates (others); production of high value-added products based on fatty acid methyl esters, etc.
BIOSOS Sustainable biorefinery. Conversion of lignocellulosic material into biofuel and other substitutive petroleum chemical products such as biopolymers, additives, biolubricants and green chemistry in general.
SINGLICAR Glycerol carbonate synthesis based on glycerol, CO2 and its derivatives. This synthesis aims to respond to the need to take profit from the by-products from the manufacture of biodiesel through the generation of a base compound for the synthesis of other more complex, high added-value chemical products.
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The biojet is one of the major bids for sustainability in air transport. The aviation industry is committed to only using second generation biofuels obtained in a sustainable manner and that do not compete with food crops for ground or water.
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NEW MATERIALS FOR LOW CARBON ECONOMIES
We generate business opportunities in the field of renewable energy, in the energy storage, distribution and transmisssion, in efficient industrial use and management of GHG emissions, through innovation in the field of advanced surfaces: resistant coatings in extreme conditions, efficient functional layers (for example solar energy), embodied micro and nanomaterials into surface layers, among others.
We develop new materials for: • Advanced surfaces: functional surfaces that represent a breakthrough in energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions; and support the energy systems of the future. • Materials for extreme conditions: materials that function at high temperatures, under radiation, in more corrosive conditions, that give rise to more energy efficient processes throughout the whole life cycle. • Ionic Liquids: as a more efficient and ecological alternative in a wide range of applications, such as the recovery of critical metals, water treatment, CO2 capture, energy storage (electrolytes), management of thermal energy (phase change fluids), biomass treatment, etc.
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“With the advent of nano-materials, materials research is expected to play an increasing role in sustainable technologies for energy conversion, storage and savings.” — NOVEL MATERIALS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS. A DECADE OF EU-FUNDED RESEARCH.
IONIC LIQUIDS FOR CO2 CAPTURE. Design, synthesis and characterisation of ionic liquids with absorption properties and capacity in CO2 capture applications. Definition of the optimum operating conditions to ensure process efficiency. The capture process will take advantage of the specific properties and characteristics of ionic liquids. As ionic liquids are formed only by ions they boast high CO2 dissolution capacity, high chemical stability, reduced corrosion, liquid state at a wide range of temperatures, an almost null vapour pressure (avoiding losses during the capture process). Ionic Liquids are extraordinarily versatile to optimise CO2 capture.
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TURNING WASTE INTO VALUE
We generate business opportunities... for ecoindustry, focusing on the resolution of environmental problems and for all industry in which the environment is extremely relevant to business, through: • Obtaining value from waste in the form of new resources (new materials, energy, secondary raw materials, etc.) • Optimisation of resources (materials, energy, land use) in the treatment and management of contaminated materials (waste, wastewater, contaminated soil and sediments) when valuation is not feasible. We also offer guidance on: • Environmental control for the assessment and the improvement of the level of compliance with legal requirements. • Evaluation, analysis and technical guidance on compliance with the REACH Directive and the Biocide Directive. • Analysis and evaluation of chemical and biological properties of biocide and chemical materials and products.
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In many cases, a stable supply (of critical materials) is important for climate policy objectives and for technological innovation. The EU is completely dependent on imports, with China accounting for 97% of world production in 2009. — TACKLING THE CHALLENGES IN COMMODITY MARKETS AND ON RAW MATERIALS. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS. COM (2011) 25 FINAL.
SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY OF CRITICAL MATERIALS PRESENT IN WASTE. Search for solutions for the sustainable recovery of critical materials, i.e. those that due to their wide application and/or scarce presence in nature will have difficulties to cover their demand on a medium-to-long-term. New methods to extract key elements (cobalt, magnesium, niobium, rare earths...) from different waste streams (electric-electronic sector, automotive industry-batteries, combustion ashes, etc.).
TECNALIA Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia C/ Geldo, Edificio 700 E-48160 Derio-Bizkaia (Spain) T 902 760 000* T +34 946 430 850 (International calls) www.tecnalia.com LUIS PEDROSA Director luis.pedrosa@tecnalia.com JAVIER GARCÍA-TEJEDOR Business Development Director javier.garcia-tejedor@tecnalia.com ÓSCAR SANTA-COLOMA Business Development Director oscar.santacoloma@tecnalia.com PEDRO URTEAGA Market and International Director pedro.urteaga@tecnalia.com ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DIVISION www.tecnalia.com/energy-environment/ energia@tecnalia.com