Projects

Plataforma digital para la vigilancia, prevención y optimización del sistema de abastecimiento de agua. DIGITAP
The aim of the project is the monitoring, prevention and optimisation of the water supply system by means of the development of digital twins as tools for the adequate management of water treatment plants and early warning. This project will contribute to enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems and water bodies, both in quantity and quality, improving the levels of water security in the face of structural water scarcity and drought events.
2023-2026
Programa de apoyo a las Agrupaciones Empresariales Innovadoras (AEI)
Funded by the Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo. Mecanismo de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia
Subject: Water
Leader: ACLIMA
Other participants: Agrupa Laboratorio, Aquadat, Cimas y GAIKER.

Desarrollo de un sistema alternativo y ecológico para la depuración de aguas de piscinas sin empleo de reactivos químicos. ECOPOOL
Development of a new ecological and sustainable purification system for swimming pool water, which does not use reagents, given that both chlorine and other chemical products (pH regulators, algicides...) currently used for this treatment can have harmful effects on the health of users (dermatitis, red eyes...). Therefore, the project will evaluate the feasibility of using biofilters and purification with water treatment plants, as well as alternative disinfection systems (physical systems, UV light, membranes) that do not require the addition of chemicals. In addition, an innovative software will be developed to count the number of swimmers and the duration of baths in the pool in order to correlate it with the contamination of the pool at any given time, and through its integration with the pool's SCADA system, to enable efficient use of resources thanks to the optimisation of energy consumption for heating the water.
2018-2020
HAZITEK Competitive Cooperation Programme 2018
Funded by the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government
Subject: Sustainable and ecological treatment of swimming pool water
Leader: The GIROA S.A.U. engineering companies of the VEOLIA Group

Development of an advanced and sustainable aquaculture system for grey mullet AKURA
Development of a sustainable aquaculture process for grey mullet (Mugil cephalus, Chelon Labrosus), involving microalgae feed formulation and recirculating aquaculture system (RAS ) improvements, to obtain a final product of high nutritional quality with high market value, online with European Union guidelines.
2017-2019
Programme of aid to the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, provided for in Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Funded by the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures, Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Basque Government
Subject: Aquaculture, microalgae water treatment
Leader: GAIKER

Commissioning of a NEBT-NTBC (New Technological Based Company) for the development of an innovative system of treatment and reuse of effluents, as well as valorisation of wastes, from different industrial processes. URTREAT
The main objective of the URTREAT project is the implementation of a NEBT-NTBC for the development of an innovative system for treatment, purification and reuse of alkaline streams and valorisation of wastes through their conversion into value added by-products. The NEBT-NTBC aims to cover a niche opportunity detected on the market to solve different problems regarding to the environmental management of different alkaline wastewaters from different industrial sectors (hydrogen generation, bottling, surface treatment,...).
2016-2018
NETs . Projects of new scientific technology based companies (NTBC)
Funded by the HAZITEK 2016 Program. Support to the Business I+D initiatives. Department of economic development and infrastructures of the Basque Government
Subject: Environmental Technologies. Wastewater treatment and reuse
Leader: GAIKER

Development of an innovative bioremediation system for the treatment of lindane-contaminated soils.BIOLINDANE
Development of innovative tools to implement R&D projects in the bioremediation of contaminated soils: a testbed at mesocosm scale (terraces) and a set of molecular biology-based tools (q-PCR lin A, DGGE including band identification by sequencing, CARD-FISH-Flow-Cytometry lin A).
2011-2012
Bizkaiberri Project Plan for improved competitiveness 2011 IHOBE Innovation
Funded by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia and IHOBE
Subject: Soils
Leader: GAIKER

Development of an SBR system for the complete elimination of nitrogen via nitritation. GIA-SBR
Development of an SBR system for the complete elimination of nitrogen via nitritation.
2010-2012
GAITEK Project Bizkaiberri Plan for improved competitiveness 2011
Funded by the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia
Subject: Water
Leader: GIA-EPTISA

Design and development of sport facilities with artificial grass for the sustainable management of hydric resources
To develop a water treatment and reuse (rain, swimming pool discharge and greywater) system for watering artificial grass fields.
2009-2012
CDTI Project
Funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation
Subject: Water
Leader: FIELDTURF POLIGRAS

System for purifying water without the use of chemical reagents and the mass elimination of contaminants
System for purifying water without the use of chemical reagents and the mass elimination of contaminants.
2009-2012
CDTI Project
Funded by the Spanish Government
Subject: Water
Leader: Hidroambiente

New technologies for an efficient, ecological and intelligent system to wash the textiles of the future
Evaluation of the efficiency of ozone, UV light and supercritical fluids as alternative methods for washing, deodorising and disinfecting textiles.
2009-2012
CENIT Project
Funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation
Subject: Water
Leader: FAGOR Electrodomésticos

Lime sludge disinfection and inertisation for reuse and application in agricultural or degraded soil. LODOCAL
The goal of this project is to study in depth the possible applications of lime as disinfectant and inerting agent for sludge or slurry from different sources.
2009-2011
Private funding from client. GAITEK Project
Subject: waste and wastewater treatment sludge