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Participation in a
European Forum
on
llSlS
and
lthaca projects
The Belgian city of Ghent hosted the 1st
European International Society for Microbial
Electrochemistry and Technology Meeting
(EU-ISMET), the only European forum for
the transfer of knowledge on the scientific
and technological progress achieved in this
innovative sector which focuses on the stu-
dy of the biological transformation of orga-
nic matter into electricity.
In the photo: Pilar Icaran
and Elena Maneiro in
front of the Aqualia
poster, jointly with Irene
Rivas, the company’s
representatives at this
conference.
Aqualia’0s interest in this topic is directly
related to the company’s role in two INN-
PRONTA projects in which it is currently in-
volved: IISIS, which is carrying out research
on the design of a self-sustainable island;
and ITACA, focusing on concepts such
as reuse and sustainability in waste water
treatment and in desalination plants. The-
se projects are analysing the application
of bacteria for generating energy in con-
junction with desalination (IISS) and water
treatment (ITACA). In both of these research
projects, Aqualia collaborates with Dr. Abra-
ham Esteve who works at IMDEA-water,
and with the University of Alcalá (UAH).
Aqualia was represented by: Irene Rivas (a
well-known Aqualia researcher at Universi-
dad de Alcalá involved in the ITACA project;
Pilar Icaran (head of the global ITACA pro-
ject); and, Elena Maneiro (head of the IISIS
project and of the Aqualia-Universidad de
Alcalá ITACA project). The company also
supports this scientific meeting as one of
the sponsors, enabling it to demonstrate
the investigation potential among the 200
scientists who attended the conference.