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FCC’s El 3080 Euroenvirn Biodi-Expertise project which aims to develop a methodo-logy for optimizing biological treatment units for urban solid waste was a runner-up for the Eureka Innovation Awards.

Led by FCC Medio Ambiente, the project seeks to optimize the eco-effciency of mu-nicipal solid waste processing. The award ceremony was held on 23 June in Israel, which is currently holding the chairmanship of EUREKA for 2010-2011

The Eureka Biodi-Expertise project is the frst step in a line of research into biome-thanisation.

Continuing with a line of research that com-menced in 2003, FCC’s Environment Divi-sion has decided to take advantage of the synergies with Aqualia, the FCC subsidiary that is specialized in end-to-end water ma-nagement, in order to research the appli-cation of thermal hydrolysis to waste ma-nagement.

The goal of the joint project is to develop new methodologies and techniques that re-present progress in the processing of muni-cipal waste and biosludge.

FCC research project named

runner-up for the Eureka lnnovation Award

As runner-up out of a feld of over 300 clean tech projects, the 3080 Euroenviron Biodi-Expertise project received an award consisting of:

l An invitation to participate alongside EUREKA at two major international business fairs.

l Publication of Success Story by the EUREKA Secretariat in Brussels and dissemi-nation through international science news channels.

l Article on the award ceremony in EUREKA News, the quarterly print and online magazine of the EUREKA network (estimated readership: 70,000).

l Media coverage and publicity on a number of EU news portals and broadly in the social media tools, reaching a large number of relevant stakeholders.

One of the 300 projects

The project is being conducted at a pi-lot unit located in the Salamanca sewage treatment plant.

With this award for the 3080 Euroenviron Biodi-Expertise project, EUREKA recogni-

zes the technological achievements of the FCC Group’s R+D and innovation work.

EUREKA

Founded in 1985, EUREKA has 39 mem-ber countries and its aim is to foster in-ternational market-oriented research and innovation through support for SMEs, in-dustry, universities and research institutes. Through EUREKA, these organizations in-troduce new products, processes and ser-vices into the market. EUREKA’s goal is to become a leading platform for R+D organi-zation in Europe and elsewhere.

Catherine Milhau, manager of FCC Environment Coordination and Development Department recei-ves the award