Energy and Environment (TECNALIA Research & Innovation)

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Energy and
Environment
We turn energy and environmental
challenges into business opportunities.
www.tecnalia.com

Inspiring
Business
IDEAS THAT CREATE VALUE
THIS IS US,
THIS IS TECNALIA
TECNALIA Research & Innovation is the first privately funded applied research centre in
Spain and one of the leading such centres in Europe. A combination of technology, tenacity,
efficiency, courage and imagination.
We identify and develop business opportunities through applied research. Inspiring Business
is a different, unique vision: we visualise ideas that generate value and provide creative
technological solutions to produce real results.
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At TECNALIA we are organised in 7 fully interconnected Business Divisions.
Cooperation works thanks to the transversality of teams, projects and clients collaborating
with each other, combining expertise and commitment. Our best asset is our team, made
up of more than 1,500 experts who work to transform knowledge into GDP in order to
improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies.
We are committed to the future, society, our planet and our environment.
This responsibility provides focus to our values and reinforces our activities.
THIS IS US,
THIS IS TECNALIA
“TECNALIA transforms Knowledge into
GDP to improve people’s quality of life
by generating business opportunities
for Companies”
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Energy and Environment
We generate and develop business opportunities for
the different agents of the value chain within the Energy
and Environment sectors, whereby we are a renowned
technological agent in the development of innovative
and sustainable solutions that face the energy and
environmental challenges of industry and society.
“We turn energy
and environmental
challenges into business
opportunities through
creativity and
eco-innovation,
based on the action
and commitment of
people to sustainable
development.”

Creative Energy
BUILDING A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
We focus on the generation of clean
energies and the energy vectors of the
future: wind power, solar power, marine
energy, bioenergy and biorefinery, smart
grids, energy storage, efficient energy
management, materials for energy,
sustainable mobility and electric vehicles,
power electronics, etc.
Clear Future
CLEARING
UNCERTAINTIES
We are working with the knowledge
of past, current and future climatology
to manage the availability of renewable
energies (wind, sun), forecast the dispersion
of contaminants, consider climate change
scenarios, prepare for climate
emergencies, etc.
Clean Environment
ECO-INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
We help promote regional and urban
sustainability, urban quality and comfort,
mitigation and adaptation to climate
change, efficient use of resources,
sustainable management of the full water
cycle, etc. so that industry and society can
face environmental challenges.
sustainable
town
Uncertainties
Sun New
MATERIALS
water
CITY
Scarcerenewables
oil
competitive
Consumption
Liveable
Systems
Endless
Waste
Clearing up
RESOURCE
reducing
economies
value
society
ENERGY
LOW CHEMISTRY
FUTURE
GRIDS
DEPENDENCY
REDUCTION
SMART
SEA
innovative
transport
CARBON
industry
CHANGE
CLIMATE

Our Offer
TECNALIA is committed to renewable
sources of energy in the marine
environment as a sector of the future
which helps towards sustainable economic
growth and stable job creation.
Therefore, TECNALIA believes that
research, development and innovation can
play a key role in obtaining competitive
technologies compared to other energy
sources.
In this context, TECNALIA offers its
knowledge and expertise to companies
interested in marine energy in areas such
as modelling and analysis of floating
structures, mooring systems, electric
transmission, materials, resource or
environmental impact assessment.
WIND AND THE SEA,
OUR ENERGY FUTURE01.
TECNALIA prioritises the use of this
knowledge with a clear global approach,
focusing on the deployment of cost
effective marine energy farms throughout
their life cycle.
TECNALIA has accumulated extensive
experience in the development of devices
for harnessing wave energy and offshore
wind, especially at great depths.
TECNALIA, in collaboration with industrial
partners, is developing three high-impact
technologies: a floating offshore wind
turbine, a wave energy converter and a
superconducting electric generator for
offshore wind turbines.
The experience gained by TECNALIA in the
development of these technologies, gives
it a privileged view of the opportunities in
the marine environment for sustainable
and efficient energy use.
“When the winds of change blow,
some people build walls and others
build windmills.”
— CHINESE PROVERB

OCEANTEC
An idea come true:
making the most efficient
use of wave energy.

THE SUN,
AN UNLIMITED RESOURCE02.
We generate business opportunities...
to make use of solar power.
In photovoltaic energy, we act “from the
module through to application”.
In solar thermal energy, we offer
technological solutions “from the base
material to functional subsystems”.
Photovoltaic solar energy /
• Components and systems for
photovoltaic electric energy
management.
• Advanced photovoltaic modules
(new materials and processes,
design and prototyping, etc.).
• New applications for photovoltaic
systems: building-integrated
photovoltaics (BIPV), stand alone
systems, hybrid systems
(thermo-photovoltaic).
• High concentration photovoltaic energy
(HCPV): electronic devices (Balance-of-
System) for HCPV (tracker, inverter,
O&M, etc.), HCPV module technologies.
Solar Thermal Energy (concentrating
solar power) /
• Thermal Storage for solar thermal
energy plants: storage systems
in sensible and latent heat.
• Collectors and heliostats: optimisation
of materials and components in
collectors for centralised electricity
generation plants and collectors
for distributed generation applications.
• Materials for aggressive solar thermal
environments: validation of materials
for different solar thermal components.
Layers for high temperature applications
and functional layers.
Our Offer
“People want solar power.”
— WINFRIED HOFFMANN.
PRESIDENT OF EPIA
(EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION)
EVOLO
Solar vehicle for urban transport.
Photovoltaic solution that increases the
autonomy of light and low energy consumption
vehicles used in urban transport, based on
the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules in
composites and the development of electronic
devices that increase efficiency on non-flat
surfaces (heterogeneous photovoltaic modules).
PV INVERTER
Photovoltaic inverter with storage and
new control algorithms to improve both
PV generator performance, operation and
maintenance and grid integration, adapting to
the forthcoming self-consumption scenario.

From the photovoltaic module
to the final application.
— A SPECIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL
FOR GREENHOUSES.

Our Offer
“Energy and persistence
conquer all things.”
— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
(1706–1790)
STATIONARY BATTERY FOR LARGE-
SCALE ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE
Large-scale electric power storage system,
based on metal-air galvanic pairs. It is a scalable
battery in terms of power and energy, with
great cyclability and an extended life cycle,
high-efficiency cycles, cheaper than the existing
batteries, with reduced operation costs, with
costs that are independent from temporary
factors, low-maintenance, non-toxic, which
uses raw materials that are plentiful in nature.
FOSTERING THE PENETRATION
OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES03.
We develop systems that allow the use of
energy at times when it is not generated,
ensuring higher energy quality.
They are systems and components for
thermal energy and electricity storage
systems for stationary applications to
support the integration of renewable
energies or to provide support to the
distribution network.
In the field of energy storage, our activity
spans the development of components
and cells (electrodes, membranes, ionic
liquids, etc.); the design, prototyping and
manufacture of modules; the development
of control elements and algorithms for
power electronics; the design of plants
and the development of their control
algorithms, among other aspects.

A microgrid is a group of
generation, energy storage and
charging elements that can operate
connected to a traditional centralised
network or remotely.

We generate business opportunities....
for utility companies and their equipment
and service suppliers through innovative
solutions for the progressive transition from
the current electrical systems to the 2050
smart power system.
Network management and operation /
• Integration of distributed generation.
• Active demand side management.
• Monitoring and supervision of MV/LV
grid, based on AMI infrastructure.
Advanced energy systems architecture:
microgrids for energy efficiency
improvement in urban areas and
remote locations.
Solutions for the interoperability
of metering, protection and control
equipment for Smart Grids.
Electric Vehicle /
• Integration of the electric vehicle in the
network: smart charging and V2G.
• Equipment for electric vehicle charging
and battery management.
Our Offer
SMART GRID DOCTOR
Smart Grid Dr. is a platform that, using the
information coming from the new metering
infrastructure, can provide high value Smart
Analysis to support the utilities decision
making process.
The application of advanced heuristic methods,
mainly on the hourly load curves recorded by
every single meter, can provide the following
advanced services to the utility: estimation of
missing data, accurate load forecasting, market
segmentation, design of specific tariffs for
specific customers, smart energy procurement,
asset management (investments on distribution),
predictive analysis (predicting equipment
failure), theft detection, customer equipment
identification...
TOWARDS SMART GRIDS
AND ENERGY SYSTEMS04.
“Life without electricity is
beyond our imagination...”
— SIDDHANT CHAK

Our Offer
TOWARDS SMART GRIDS
AND ENERGY SYSTEMS04.
INGRID, is the TECNALIA electrical
laboratory, leader in Spain and Portugal.
TECNALIA has extensive experience in
the evaluation of product conformity
for distribution companies and in the
technical requirements and certification
processes requested by the electrical utility
companies.
TECNALIA operates a unique
infrastructure, a cutting edge independent
energy testing centre that is the largest in
south-west Europe equipped to conduct
short-circuit and high power tests (up to
200 kA), with a wide range of high and
low voltage devices for failure assessment
of high voltage equipment.
In the past year, in line with the
deployment of the new requirements
of the electricity network, TECNALIA
has increased its functional assessment
activities and interoperability of products
for intelligent electricity networks (for
example, smart meters) , conformity
assessment of power electronics devices
(for example, photovoltaic inverters) and
tests for the commissioning of high voltage
cables. INGRID
New Experimental
Infrastructure for Smart Grids.
INGRID is a singular laboratory at an
international level, with a great experimental
capacity in high-voltage and high-power, which
comprises equipment and component testing,
smart grids, electric systems for renewable
energy and smart management of the electric
power consumption (electric vehicle, building,
demand management...)
INGRID is a living and
tailored infrastructure
that is closely in
contact with the
industry and the global
scientific community,
providing support
on applied research
and the technological
development of
companies, configured
as an international
collaboration node.

Our Offer
POWER ELECTRONICS TO
DOMINATE ENERGY05.
TECNALIA supports the integration and
increased efficiency of the main energy
applications and systems (photovoltaic
inverters, wind converters: electrical energy
storage, electric vehicle, active filters for
smart grids, etc.), hence offering support
to designers, manufacturers, users, etc.
We work in the fields of:
• Power Electronics: modelling of
converters and full simulations adapted
to each application.
• Control Electronics low level hardware
and software. It contemplates the
design of DSP-based hardware (Digital
Signal Processing), micros and FPGAs
(Field Programmable Gate Arrays),
among other activities.
• Signal adaptation and development
of specific control algorithms: wind
power, photovoltaic applications,
electricity storage, etc.
• Multilevel converters with more
complex architecture than two-level
converters, to work at higher voltages.
THOR
• Back to back MV converter (3000 VAC) with
NPC multilevel topology.
• 1.5 MVA module parallelisation 6 MVA
maximum power.
• Functionality: voltage source, current source
and DC booster.
• Applications: grid elements (active filters,
FACTS, STATCOMS, etc.), wind, photovoltaic
applications, energy storage, HVDC, traction,
electric vehicle, marine energy, etc.
HVDC
Development of equipment,
products, software, control
algorithms, etc. for the transmission
of high voltage electric power in
direct current.
Aimed at the reduction of long distance
transmission losses (capacitive currents do not
need any compensation). Furthermore HVDC
transmission offers instantaneous control of
P and Q, the uncoupling between farm and
network and greater control flexibility.

TECNALIA leads the Joint
Programme: “Economic,
Environmental and Societal
Impacts of Energy Policies and
Technologies evaluated from a Life
Cycle Perspective” of the “European
Energy Research Alliance (EERA)”.

Our Offer
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF
THERMAL AND ELECTRIC ENERGY06.
We generate business opportunities
for all the stakeholders that cooperate in
electric and thermal energy efficiency in
the residential, tertiary and industrial
sectors.
We support the authorities in their
actions aimed at the transition towards
a low carbon economy and in the
conceptualisation of energy efficient Smart
Cities; we support the agents involved in
urban planning; and all industry concerned
about energy efficiency.
• Energy planning on an urban scale,
proposing alternatives for the
intervention and offering support in
decision-making integrating
sustainability criteria.
• Design of energy efficient infrastructures
for buildings in the tertiary and
industrial sectors.
• Development of tools for the efficient
operation and maintenance of energy
infrastructures at centres in the tertiary
and industrial sectors.
• Development of smart energy solutions
for the development of the digital
home.
• Design and development of thermal
equipment and optimisation of existing
equipment.
• Design of energy efficient air
conditioning systems and integration in
architectural and urban environments.
• Energy assessment of buildings in terms
of life cycle and sustainability
classification of buildings (LEED,
BREEAM, etc.).
CREALIA
www.crealia.com
Mixed research group in the field of thermal
energy and energy efficiency in the industrial
sector.
CELL
Creative Energy Living Lab.
New concept for the experimentation and
demonstration of technological innovation in
sustainable energy, in order to obtain built-up
areas with sustainable balances in terms of
energy and emissions along its whole life
cycle (including embedded energy and GHG
emissions).
NEXT24h-ENERGY
Platform/architecture integrated in the BEMS to
predict the building’s electrical and thermal load
in a period of 24 hours, minimise energy bills
and maximise comfort for users through HVAC
intelligent management.

Our Offer
TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE
AND LIVEABLE CITIES AND REGIONS07.
We innovate in regional planning tools.
We act in the field of landscape analysis
and planning and adaptation to climate
change, among other areas.
We develop urban solutions for a more
efficient and comfortable city: planning
and design tools, specific solutions for
specific problems (noise, thermal comfort,
adaptation to climate change) which
increase the functionality of the city
with reduced resource consumption and
increased comfort and quality of life for
citizens; for a transition from cities to a low
carbon economy, etc.
We support the design of sustainable
transport infrastructures. We develop
solutions for the mitigation of their
environmental impacts. We define systems
for a sustainable management
of infrastructures.
QUADMAP
Quiet Areas Definition and
Management in Action Plans.
Selection, evaluation and management of Quiet
Urban Areas; focusing on the increased use and
increased satisfaction in the use of these areas
by the population.
Through projects like this, we offer support
to the efforts of urban architects, authorities,
urban furniture companies, etc. in adding value
to the urban patrimony and ensuring urban
sustainability.
GREEN ECONOMY
Environmental protection is a business
opportunity and a source of economic
growth in itself. The next wave of worldwide
innovation will focus on the development of
“green” technologies , which will essentially
aim to improve the energy and environmental
efficiency of the production systems, generating
more resilient, environmentally friendly
economic development models that are socially
beneficial and economically productive.
through the development of sustainable
and innovative solutions to the
environmental problems of society and
industry and we offer support in the
definition of sustainable strategies and
policies at a sectorial and regional level.
“Above all, it is important to point out that we can
only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong
to the most innovative regions in the world.”
— ANGELA MERKEL

The sound identity of a place is
formed by the sounds that enable
the area to be unmistakeably
identified, locating us there
and differentiating it from
other places.

Our Offer
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE, COMPETITIVE
AND INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY.08.
We develop specific tools to promote
eco-innovation and increased
competitiveness in industry in the fields of:
• Life-cycle Analysis.
• Environmental Product Declarations.
• Energy footprint, carbon footprint,
water footprint, etc.
• Environmental Technologies
Verification (ETV).
• Eco-design.
• Eco-labelling.
• NAMEAs (National Accounting Matrices
with Environmental Accounts).
• Sustainable Consumption.
• Green procurement.
We support all stakeholders (authorities,
industry, service companies) involved in
fostering the green economy.
ADVANCE ETV
Environmental Technologies
Verification building a framework
for international cooperation.
Development of a European Environmental
Technologies Verification (ETV) system for
harmonisation and recognition between the
different existing programmes in order that they
fulfil the objective of “verified once, accepted
everywhere”.
through the improvement of industry
and company products and processes,
making them more sustainable, more
environmentally friendly, cost-effective,
more socially accepted and more
competitive.
Accelerated
market uptake and
dissemination of
eco-innovation will
lead to improved
environmental
performance and
resilience across the
economy being at the
same time cost-effective
and good for business
and society as a whole.
— INNOVATION FOR A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
THE ECO-INNOVATION
ACTION PLAN (ECO-AP).

Our Offer
DISPELLING UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE WEATHER AND THE CLIMATE09.
• Operational meteorology:
meteorological surveillance, analysis
and forecasting, adverse meteorology
and alerts, modelling, implementation
management, website, media support
(website, social networks, newspapers,
radio, television).
• Climate: generation of monthly,
seasonal and annual reports, processing
of climatological data, climate studies,
regionalisation.
• Ocean-meteorology: forecasting
and marine surveillance, swell modelling,
data management.
• Meteo-Energy and Meteo-
Environment: development and
implementation of meteorological
applications in the field of renewable
energies (wind, solar, marine energy)
and the environment (dispersion of
atmospheric pollutants, climate
change scenarios, etc.).
EUSKALMET
Basque Meteorology Agency.
Our experience is extensive in the field of
operational meteorology and more specifically
in the development and implementation of
comprehensive meteorological services, such as
the Basque Meteorology Agency (EUSKALMET).
Since it was set up in 2003, we have provided
EUSKALMET with operational capacity
(24 hours a day, 365 days a year).
We operate in all areas of operational
meteorology at a regional and local level,
particularly in the field of operational analysis,
surveillance and forecasting for the Emergencies
and Meteorology Directorate of the Basque
Government’s Security Department.
through the development of products,
technologies and technological services
related to the meteorology, climatology
and similar sciences.
Our action lines focus on three directions:
knowledge of past, present and future
weather.
”Perhaps some day in
the dim future it will
be possible to advance
the computations
faster than the weather
advances... but that is a
dream.”
— LEWIS FRY RICHARDSON
(1881–1953)

Our Offer
EL AGUA
UN RECURSO ESCASO10.
Therefore, we work in the fields of:
• Water and Climate Change: impacts
associated with climate change
(flooding, impact on water resources).
Solutions to reduce their effects
(adaptation to climate change).
• Integrated water management:
water in regional planning, recovery
of surface and ground water,
integration of policies, governance and
social acceptance.
• Water in Industry: innovative
solutions to water-related problems,
such as electro-chemical processes,
membrane technologies, ionic liquids,
absorbent polymeric spheres,
photocatalysis, etc.
• Nanotechnology and Water:
removal of emerging pollutants through
heterogeneous photocatalysis and
nanofibres. Analysis of the release of
nanomaterials in consumer products
and their environmental impact.
through solutions to water-related
problems in production industries: effluent
contamination, protection of surfaces
in contact with water, material toxicity
(including nano-products) to water bodies.
We add value through the recovery of
wastewater materials.
We support the authorities in urban
and regional planning involved in
the management of water resources
(adaptation to climate change, flooding,
etc.).
Study into the River Nervión basin
and the influence of impacts arising
from climate change.
Coupled hydrologic-hydraulic modelling which,
based on climate scenarios, has enabled the
prediction of the basin response to changes
in rainfall, the delimititation of the potential
flood and the definition of the severity and
risk associated to the impact. Based on this
knowledge, plans can be developed to reduce
these effects (adaptation).
AQUANAN
Photovoltaic reactor based on optical
fibres coated with titanium dioxide (TiO2
)
nanoparticles for the removal of organic
compounds (emerging and priority
contaminants) from water.
“Water is a scarce natural resource, essential for life
and the development of most economic activities
(UN-WATER/WWAP-2006/8), the inheritance of all
humans and should contribute to the sustainable
development of each region.”
— WORLD WATER FORUMS
KYOTO 2003 AND MEXICO 2006

Our Offer
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY FOR
A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE11.
The worldwide
population is growing
by around 80 million
people each year and
it is estimated that
9 billion people will
be living on Earth
by 2050. Research
and development is
increasingly essential
for a sustainable
management of
resources.
Membrane technology offers a series of
advantages over conventional technologies
(PSA, TSA, cryogenic distillation, etc.).
• Ongoing process that does not require
regeneration stages.
• Easy to integrate and scalable.
• More compact and free of moving
parts, which leads to reduced operating
and maintenance costs.
for all those companies that need to
separate gases coming from a mixture of
different components.
To do so, we offer a comprehensive
solution based on membrane technology
for different activities.
DEMCAMER
DEsign and Manufacturing of
CAtalytic MEmbranes Reactors by
developing new nano-architectured
catalytic and selective membrane
materials.
www.demcamer.org
DEMCAMER develops the concept of process
intensification through the combination of
reaction and separation in a single unit:
the Catalytic Membrane Reactor.
This reactor improves its performance,
effectiveness (reduction in the number of
stages) and its sustainability. It aims to improve
efficiency in pure hydrogen, liquid hydrocarbons
and ethylene production, in four chemical
processes: Autothermal Reforming (ATR),
Fischer-Tropsch (FTS), Water Gas Shift (WGS),
and Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM).
DEMCAMER is partially funded by
the European Union through the
7th Framework Programme (NMP3-
LA-2011-262840).
H2
separation
GAS MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES FOR
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
CO2
capture
Natural gas processing
Enhanced Biogas
Air separation
Enhance synthesis gas
Development of
New Membrane Materials
Permeation, Physical and
Chemical Properties
Membrane
Manufacture
Modules and
Reactors Design
System
Integration
Validation
and Testing
H2
purification in refineries,
H2
separation in processes,
related to gas synthesis
Post-combustion (CO2
/N2
),
pre-combustion (CO2
/N2
),
Oxyfuel (O2
, N2
)
Preparation of fuel gas,
elimination of nitrogen,
elimination of CO2
Enhanced Biogas
Oxygen generation,
nitrogen generation,
air preparation
Elimination of CO2
from synthesis gas,
adjustment of the proportion of H2
/CO
through reactive processes

Our Offer
BIOREFINERY TO REDUCE
OUR DEPENDENCE ON OIL12.
related to the general substitution of
petroleum products (conventional refinery)
with products obtained from biomass
(biorefinery); understanding biomass to
be the energy crops, forest, farming and
livestock waste; municipal solid waste; as
well as some industrial waste that can be
treated as the above mentioned.
We develop chemical products and
processes that are useful in almost all
industrial sectors: the chemical industry,
energy (biofuel), pharmacy, agriculture,
food, construction, medicine, industry of
intermediary compounds for these sectors,
water treatment, gases and solid waste,
etc.
Examples of these developments are:
polymers based on biomass for the
construction sector; monomers for the
manufacture of polyurethane not based
on isocyanates (others); production of high
value-added products based on fatty acid
methyl esters, etc.
SINGLICAR
Glycerol carbonate synthesis based
on glycerol, CO2
and its derivatives.
This synthesis aims to respond to the need
to take profit from the by-products from
the manufacture of biodiesel through the
generation of a base compound for the
synthesis of other more complex, high
added-value chemical products.
Industrial biorefineries are the
most promising path for the
creation of a new industry based
on biomass.
BIOSOS
Sustainable biorefinery.
Conversion of lignocellulosic material into
biofuel and other substitutive petroleum
chemical products such as biopolymers,
additives, biolubricants and green chemistry in
general.

The biojet is one of the major bids for sustainability
in air transport. The aviation industry is committed
to only using second generation biofuels obtained
in a sustainable manner and that do not compete
with food crops for ground or water.

Our Offer
NEW MATERIALS FOR
LOW CARBON ECONOMIES13.
We generate business opportunities
in the field of renewable energy,
in the energy storage, distribution and
transmisssion, in efficient industrial use and
management of GHG emissions, through
innovation in the field of advanced
surfaces: resistant coatings in extreme
conditions, efficient functional layers (for
example solar energy), embodied micro
and nanomaterials into surface layers,
among others.
“With the advent of
nano-materials,
materials research
is expected to play
an increasing role in
sustainable technologies
for energy conversion,
storage and savings.”
— NOVEL MATERIALS
FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS.
A DECADE OF
EU-FUNDED RESEARCH.
We develop new materials for:
• Advanced surfaces: functional
surfaces that represent a breakthrough
in energy efficiency and the reduction of
carbon emissions; and support the
energy systems of the future.
• Materials for extreme conditions:
materials that function at high
temperatures, under radiation, in more
corrosive conditions, that give rise to
more energy efficient processes
throughout the whole life cycle.
• Ionic Liquids: as a more efficient and
ecological alternative in a wide range of
applications, such as the recovery of
critical metals, water treatment, CO2
capture, energy storage (electrolytes),
management of thermal energy (phase
change fluids), biomass treatment, etc.
IONIC LIQUIDS FOR CO2
CAPTURE.
Design, synthesis and
characterisation of ionic liquids
with absorption properties
and capacity in CO2
capture
applications. Definition of the
optimum operating conditions to
ensure process efficiency.
The capture process will take advantage of the
specific properties and characteristics of ionic
liquids. As ionic liquids are formed only by ions
they boast high CO2
dissolution capacity, high
chemical stability, reduced corrosion, liquid state
at a wide range of temperatures, an almost
null vapour pressure (avoiding losses during the
capture process). Ionic Liquids are extraordinarily
versatile to optimise CO2
capture.

Our Offer
TURNING WASTE
INTO VALUE14.
In many cases,
a stable supply
(of critical materials) is
important for climate
policy objectives and
for technological
innovation. The EU is
completely dependent
on imports, with China
accounting for 97%
of world production in
2009.
— TACKLING THE CHALLENGES
IN COMMODITY MARKETS AND
ON RAW MATERIALS.
COMMUNICATION FROM
THE COMMISSION TO THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE
OF THE REGIONS. COM (2011)
25 FINAL.
for ecoindustry, focusing on the resolution
of environmental problems and for all
industry in which the environment is
extremely relevant to business, through:
• Obtaining value from waste in the form
of new resources (new materials,
energy, secondary raw materials, etc.)
• Optimisation of resources (materials,
energy, land use) in the treatment and
management of contaminated materials
(waste, wastewater, contaminated soil
and sediments) when valuation is
not feasible.
We also offer guidance on:
• Environmental control for the
assessment and the improvement of
the level of compliance with legal
requirements.
• Evaluation, analysis and technical
guidance on compliance with the
REACH Directive and the Biocide
Directive.
• Analysis and evaluation of chemical
and biological properties of biocide and
chemical materials and products.
SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY OF
CRITICAL MATERIALS PRESENT
IN WASTE.
Search for solutions for the
sustainable recovery of critical
materials, i.e. those that due to
their wide application and/or
scarce presence in nature will have
difficulties to cover their demand
on a medium-to-long-term.
New methods to extract key elements (cobalt,
magnesium, niobium, rare earths...) from
different waste streams (electric-electronic
sector, automotive industry-batteries,
combustion ashes, etc.).

TECNALIA
Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia
C/ Geldo, Edificio 700
E-48160 Derio-Bizkaia (Spain)
T 902 760 000*
T +34 946 430 850 (International calls)
www.tecnalia.com
LUIS PEDROSA
Director
luis.pedrosa@tecnalia.com
JAVIER GARCÍA-TEJEDOR
Business Development Director
javier.garcia-tejedor@tecnalia.com
ÓSCAR SANTA-COLOMA
Business Development Director
oscar.santacoloma@tecnalia.com
PEDRO URTEAGA
Market and International Director
pedro.urteaga@tecnalia.com
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
www.tecnalia.com/energy-environment/
energia@tecnalia.com

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