Research and development, our raison d’être

All our projects are bespoke solutions and have an element of innovation, whether in terms of internal development, or in collaboration with other agents.

We respond to calls for tenders, both Spanish and European, to finance those projects that are further from the market

Our annual expenditure on R+D+i is higher than 20%, and 10% of our total costs are collaboration contracts with Public Research Organizations.

R+D proyects

  • C-SINK. Actions required to secure the large-scale deployment of the leading CDR approaches to meet EU climate targets Call: HORIZON-CL5-2022-D1-01-01-two-stage. Execution period: 01/06/2023- 31/05/2027 The C-sink project started in…Show more

  • Today, 1st September 2021, officially starts the MINDINGSOILS project, the winning project of the European Mine The Gap call. MINE.THE.GAP is an innovation project funded by the European Commission…Show more

  • BtoGsoils, “Greening brownfields. A circular technology for decontamination of industrial soils”, a R&D project developed by EDAFOTEC received in 2020 the “Seal of Excellence” in the Green Deal call…Show more

  • Edafotec has participated in the project “Application of new Micotecnosols and mycorrhiza-forming fungi to the bioremediation of soils disturbed and contaminated by slate mining for their rehabilitation as productive…Show more

  • Edafotec ha sido contratado por Pazo de Señoráns para participar en el proyecto de cooperación que tiene con Hifas da Terra sobre el estudio de la incidencia de la…Show more

  • Aplicación de nuevos Micotecnosoles y hongos formadores de micorrizas a la biorremediación como ecosistemas productivos de suelos derivados de pizarras alterados y contaminados por actuaciones mineras y obras civiles…Show more

  • MYCOTECNOSOL: FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT DESIGN OF TECHNOSOLS FOR THE BIO-REMEDIATION OF SOILS CONTAMINATED BY HYDROCARBONS AND HEAVY METALS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF FUNGI   The activities…Show more

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Consortiums

The European Innovation Consortium (EIP) is included in the European innovation Programme H2020 framework, and aims to establish relevant networks among agents from different countries. These entities may then participate in joint research projects, while also being recognised as benchmarks by the Commission in the preparation of calls for programmes, and other related activities within their field.

Edafotec currently participates in two consortia:

  • EIP C & D-WRAM. It works on a new CDW (Construction and Demolition Waste) management model for a circular supply chain, integrating innovative solutions that allow for better raw material recovery.
  • EIP pHMine focuses on the design of solutions to reduce the environmental impact of effluents, waste and soil diseases derived from metal mining activities. Its main objective is to analyse current remediation methods following extraction activities and metal ore processing, along with options for their improvement through one or more strategies that consider adding magnesium hydroxide as an alkalizing agent to stabilize the pH. The re-use of the magnesium by-products will solve environmental issues and increase the sustainability of the process.