The LIFE TURBINES project comes together as a collaboration of government bodies, private entities and enterprises with the common goal of contributing to the decarbonisation of drinking water supply. Let’s take an in-depth look at each member of the consortium.
– Global Omnium: With more than 130 years of life, the Global Omnium Group is a national and international benchmark, specialising efficiently in the different processes of the Integral Water Cycle, a sector in which it has forged a successful track record thanks to innovation, developing various complementary lines of business that generate the appropriate synergies to optimise water resources. It will manage all aspects related to the collection, treatment and distribution of drinking water, will carry out the activities related to the coordination and management of the project, as well as the technical support to the consortium through its R&D&I staff. Global Omnium will be responsible for the project management and coordination, analysis of generation potential in urban supply networks, and design and Implementation of prototypes.
– REDINN: RETE EUROPEA DELL’INNOVAZIONE is a high-growth knowledge intensive consulting company established in 2007 and headquartered in Rome.
It offers innovative and specific greentech consulting services to private and public entities on energy, water, waste, circular economy, and sustainability. Additionally, it provides support to industrial and research organisations in defining and implementing their innovation and research strategies.
– EMIVASA: EMIVASA is a mixed company created by Valencia City Council and Global Omnium to manage the public water supply service and the domestic supply of drinking water to the city of Valencia. It will contribute its experience in the treatment, supply and control of drinking water. EMIVASA has experience in LIFE projects (LIFE Safe-T-Water, LIFE RENATURWAT), FP7 and H2020. It will be responsible for the case study located in Valencia city, and the installation of: 2 drinking filtered and refrigerated water fountains, 2 palm trees for charging devices and some other points in the city will be used for data transmission and valve control.
– EMIMET: It’s a company 70% owned by Aguas de Valencia, S.A. and 30% by Entidad Metropolitana de Servicios Hidráulicos (EMSHI). It is the company in charge of managing the water supply from the Drinking Water Treatment Plants (DWTP) to the municipal distribution points in each of the municipalities that make up the Metropolitan Area of Valencia. EMIMET will contribute its knowledge and experience in the development and use of hydraulic models for the management of hydraulic networks, as well as being responsible for the installation of an electric vehicle charging station.
– Aigües de Tortosa: It’s majority owned by Ajuntament de Tortosa and the joint venture (formed by Compañía General de Aguas de Cataluña, S.A., SLU and Aguas de Valencia, S.A.). Aigües de Tortosa manages the municipal public services of domestic drinking water supply and sewerage in a geographical area where 36,000 people live. As the supply management company, it will be responsible for the case study located in Tortosa, and it will be responsible for the installation of a filtered refrigerated drinking water fountain.
– Ajuntament de Tortosa: It serves as the governing body for the city of Tortosa, overseeing the well-being of its 33,870 residents and managing all administrative tasks concerning the population and municipal area. Notably, the local administration is dedicated to environmental preservation, exemplified by its involvement in the European LIFE RedBosques project. The primary function of the Ajuntament de Tortosa in the LIFE TURBINES project is to provide support to Aigües de Tortosa, a company responsible for managing drinking water, and to undertake its own responsibilities for disseminating project-related information.
– AeioLuz: Established in 2015, is a worker cooperative stemming from a citizen platform advocating for a more equitable, sustainable energy model. Grounded in the principles of the Social and Solidarity Economy, AeioLuz prioritizes ecological sustainability, human dignity, solidarity, transparency, and democratic participation. AeioLuz will be in charge of carrying out communication and dissemination activities of the project and public participation process.
– ITE: Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía (ITE) is a Spanish institute of technology, located in Paterna (Region of Valencia), with 25 years of experience in innovative projects, supporting companies from the generation of new ideas to their optimization and market launch. Their driving mission is spurring innovation that contributes to the decarbonisation of the economy and the energy transition, in alignment with the Energy Union. ITE’s role in LIFE TURBINES is focused on the development of a decision-support tool for the optimal planning and exploitation of hydroelectric generation solutions in drinking distribution networks. With the developed tool, ITE seeks to contribute to the large-scale deployment of such a sustainable solution in urban areas. One of the main research lines of ITE is focused on the development of technological solutions in the context of local energy communities. In this sense, through the results obtained from this project, the suitability of this solution as a collective source of generation in local energy communities will be studied.
– Università Politecnica delle Marche: UNIVPM is a public university established in Ancona (Italy) in 1971. It has a clear scientific and technological focus and is very active and involved in European R&D and innovation. Currently, UNIVPM coordinates or manages more than 60 Horizon 2020 and more than 10 Horizon Europe projects, mainly in the field of engineering, with a relevant focus on water cycle management in cities and industries, agriculture and life sciences. UNIVPM’s role in the LIFE TURBINES project will be responsible for the scientific dissemination and policy making support, coordinating with the different partners involved in the project.
– Acquedotto di Fiora: AdF is a company specialised in the supply of drinking water, sewerage, wastewater treatment and the construction and maintenance of hydraulic works, within the scope of the Integrated Water Cycle, in 55 municipalities, the 28 in the province of Grosseto and the 27 in the province of Siena (Italy), which together make AdF the water company with the largest managed territory in Tuscany. AdF’s role in LIFE TURBINES will be the implementation of the case study located in Scansano, where the energy produced will be used to create an energy community.
