Examples of Several recent LIFE projects (current objectives and results) With the support of the European LIFE Programme

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1 Examples of Several recent LIFE projects (current objectives and results) With the support of the European LIFE Programme

2 With the support of the European LIFE Programme WHO WE ARE?

3 Agrofood & Processes Industrial & Digital Systems Energy With the support of the European LIFE Programme

4 Introduction LIFELeachless LIFE Battle CO2 LIFE Colreceps LIFE Mix-Fertilizer LIFE Huellas LIFE Smart Hospital Proposal LIFE Nexus With the support of the European LIFE Programme

5 Low energy treatment technology for leachate valorization LIFE LEACHLESS Programme = LIFE 2016 Budget = (grant = ) Partners = Fundación CARTIF, InfinitValuEngineering, S.L., National Technical University of Athens, Triton Water Technologies, S.L. Duration = OBJECTIVE: The LIFE LEACHLESS project will promote water resources management actions in accordance with the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC by enabling managers of landfills and waste treatment centres to achieve good qualitative and quantitative status of their effluents. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

6 Low energy treatment technology for leachate valorization LIFE LEACHLESS RESULTS: Treatment up to 15 m 3 /day of leachate in a prototype introduced in containers for easy transport and installation, that allows flexibility in operating conditions. To reduce by 80 to 90% the environmental impact associated with leachate streams proceeding from waste disposal in landfills or waste treatment centres. To eliminate the need of leachate transport to municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and thereby, to eliminate the associated transport costs and the risk of emerging pollutants from leachate entering the overall water circuit and carbon footprint.

7 Biomass incorporation in AsphalT Manufacturing Towards Less Emissions of CO2 - LIFE BATTLE CO2 Programme = LIFE 2014 Climate Change Mitigation Budget = 1.484,051 (grant = 851,069 ) Partners = Construcciones y Obras Llorente (COLLOSA), Plataforma Tecnológica de la Carretera (PTC) Duration = OBJECTIVE: This Project aims, as main objective, being a demonstrator of the incorporation of biomass as an alternative fuel in thermal generation processes typically linked to the use of fossil fuels, as it is the case of asphalt manufacturing. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

8 Biomass incorporation in AsphalT Manufacturing Towards Less Emissions of CO2 - LIFE BATTLE CO2 RESULTS: Establishing a manufacturing process for asphalt mixes, operating 100 % fossil fuel free. A new plant configuration will be developed, allowing manufacturing process to be Fossil Fuel Free (triple F concept). Reduction of the GHG emissions in the asphalt mix manufacturing stage in about 80 %. Development of the Product Category Rules (PCRs) for a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) related to Asphalt Mixes (ISO 14025).

9 Collection and recycling of expanded polystyrene (EPS) in the urban zone of Valladolid LIFE COLRECEPS Programme = LIFE+2012 Environment Policy and Governance Budget = (grant = ) Partners = TURQUEPLAST, GRUPO EL ÁRBOL y QUERCUS IDI Duration = OBJECTIVE: Implementation of a demonstration prototype plant to recycle EPS waste with a capacity of 500 kg/day. The recycled pearls of EPS will be used to manufacture new prototype products which will be applied in the packaging sector. Through this process, the life cycle of expanded polystyrene is closed, giving an added value to this waste. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

10 Collection and recycling of expanded polystyrene (EPS) in the urban zone of Valladolid LIFE COLRECEPS RESULTS: To treat more than 50% of EPS waste generated in Valladolid urban zone. To obtain a recycled EPS suitable to manufacture boxes.

11 Valorization of the digestate from pig manure as new fertilizers with an organic/mineral base and gradual release LIFE MIX-FERTILIZER Programme = LIFE+2012 Environment Policy and Governance Budget = (grant = ) Partners = Centro Provincial de Jóvenes Agricultores (ASAJA-SORIA), Purines Almazán S.L and Servimed Duration = OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate an innovative process for the agricultural recovery of waste from the anaerobic digestion of pig manure (digestate) and improve the environmental impacts associated. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

12 Valorization of the digestate from pig manure as new fertilizers with an organic/mineral base and gradual release LIFE MIX-FERTILIZER RESULTS: Develop a new type of fertilizer, that will have a number of advantages over currently marketed products. Those advantages are both environmental (improving soil quality, minimization of nitrogen losses through nitrate leaching, reduced GHG emissions) and economic (cost reduction by a single application).

13 LCA, environmental footprints and intelligent analysis for the rail infrastructure construction sector LIFE HUELLAS Programme = LIFE+2012 Environment Policy and Governance Budget = (grant = ) Partners = VIAS Y CONSTRUCCIONES S.A., IK-ING y la Universidad de Granada Duration = OBJECTIVE: To support the railway infrastructure construction companies to be more sustainable by developing a new methodology based on footprint, LCA and intelligent techniques that will ensure the reduction of environmental impacts associated to construction of rail infrastructures. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

14 LCA, environmental footprints and intelligent analysis for the rail infrastructure construction sector LIFE HUELLAS RESULTS: To develop a software prototype allowing to analyze the environmental contribution of the rail infrastructure construction industry throughout its life cycle, to reduce the carbon and water footprint amongst others environmental indicators.

15 A Step towards zero emissions goal in Heath SectoR: BesT Practice Examples in Hospital Universitario Río Hortega LIFE SMART HOSPITAL Program = LIFE Environment Policy and Governance (LIFE13 ENV/ES/001019) Budget = (co-financing de ) Partners = Coordinator CARTIF, partners Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León_Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, ITENE y COINGES Period = OBJECTIVE: To increase the resilience of hospitals to the climatic change by the development of action plans based on best practices, customized training and replication potential of the experiment. These actions plans contain several strategies, as demonstrators, around three main axis: energy, water and waste, with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of the Hospital and move towards zero emissions goal. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

16 A Step towards zero emissions goal in Heath SectoR: BesT Practice Examples in Hospital Universitario Río Hortega LIFE SMART HOSPITAL ACTIONS:

17 A Step towards zero emissions goal in Heath SectoR: BesT Practice Examples in Hospital Universitario Río Hortega LIFE SMART HOSPITAL RESULTS 42% reduction of electricity consumption 4% reduction of thermal energy consumption 112,147 / year cost savings 17% reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions 28% reduction of total water consumption (23% of the total water consumption is reused). 46,030 / year cost savings 29% reduction of the water footprint The number of segregated residues has been increased from 22 to 35: Group I (19 types), Group II (1), Group III (2) and group IV (13). The landfill disposal of 274 tons of Group I waste has been avoided, representing a 43% reduction. Potential savings of 125,060 / year

18 A Step towards zero emissions goal in Heath SectoR: BesT Practice Examples in Hospital Universitario Río Hortega LIFE SMART HOSPITAL RESULTS E-learning tool (available through the Project web page) You are invited to enter and try!!

19 Boosting the sustainability of the urban water cycle: energy harvest in water industry using microhydropower technology - LIFE proposal NEXUS Program = LIFE Environment and Resource Efficiency (LIFE17 ENV/ES/000252) Budget = (co-financing de ) Partners = Coordinator CARTIF, partners: Aguas de León (AGULEON, Spain); Aquatec (Spain), Aleksandras Stulginskis University (ASU, Lithuania) and the Instytut Maszyn Przepłwywowych im. Roberta Szewalskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk (IMP-PAN, Poland) Period = OBJECTIVE: To promote the sustainability of the urban water cycle by the demonstration of Small Hydropower systems to recover the untapped energy deriving from abundant pressure (water head) or kinetic energy (water flow) in existing water networks. Despite the potential of hydropower units to produce green electricity, no systematic assessment has been done till the date in Europe. LIFE NEXUS will face this gap by cataloguing the potential energy recovery locations in European cities and will evaluate their technical and economic feasibility. With the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.

20 Boosting the sustainability of the urban water cycle: energy harvest in water industry using microhydropower technology - LIFE proposal NEXUS EXPECTED RESULTS: To demonstrate an innovative micro-hydraulic system (Pump as turbine + storage) in Porma Drinking Water Treatment plant (DWTP) in Leon (Spain). To generate 215 MWh /year of renewable electricity, harvested from the energy currently dissipated by a Pressure Reduction Valve (PRV) located at the entrance of the DWTP. To 100% Reduction of the GHG emissions from the DWTP as the energy generated will cover the global demand on the installation. This will suppose 140 t CO 2 equiv. per year of operation. To reduce the water leakages in the DWTP by 0.5% (42, m 3 /year) as a consequence of the improvement of the pressure control at the entrance pipeline. To provide a picture of the quantitative energy recovery potential along urban water cycles in European cities. For each country, it will be obtained the minimum plant capacity for which a payback of less than 10 years is achieved. To transfer project findings to at least 30 replication studies in Follower facilities.

21 Coordinating beneficiary Nowadays 8 Projects HUELLAS 2012 EQUINOX 2012 BATTLE CO LEACHLESS 2015 LIFE17ENV_ES_ NEXUS ALCHEMIA 2016 ALGAECAN 2016 GysTRa 2016 NEXUS 2017 Associated beneficiary 6 Projects EUCALYPTUS ENERGY 2012 BIOSEVILLE 2013 REFIBRE 2016 PAVEtheWAysTE 2014 VALPORC 2013 LIFE17 CCA/ES/ MyBUILDINGisGREEN MyBUILDINGisGREEN 2017

22 CONTACT R&D PROGRAMMES DEPARTMENT Ms. Paloma Gatón (Responsible for LIFE Projects from Programmes Dpt.) With the support of the European LIFE Programme

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