All our projects are bespoke solutions and have an element of innovation, whether in terms of internal development, or in collaboration with other agents.
Research and development, our raison d’être
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
Launch of the TERRASAFE Project
From June 17 to 21, 2024, the first meeting of the TERRASAFE project took place, with EDAFOTEC participating alongside partners from 12 countries. The TERRASAFE project, funded by the…Show more
28 August, 2024
Puerto Residuo 0, what we have done in these six months
During the first semester of the Puerto Residuo 0 project (January-June 2024), the selection, sampling and characterization activities of the waste that will be used to prepare the artificial…Show more
25 June, 2024
C-SINK PROJECT
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
20 December, 2023
Mine the Gap – MINDINGSOILS Project begins
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
01 September, 2021
MICOTECNOSOLES II Project Final Report
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
03 December, 2019
MYCOTECNOSOL II
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
25 January, 2017
MYCOTECNOSOL
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
27 June, 2016
27 October, 2015
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.