VALIDATION OF FERROL AND CALASPARRA PILOTS

The action of validation of LIFE DrainRain pilots will be completed this September. Over this validation, the performance of the pilot 1, located in Ferrol seaport (Galicia), has been evaluated for more than 25 months of operation between September 2019 and June 2022. The performance of pilot 2, located in RM-714 road of Calasparra (Murcia), […]

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7TH MONITORING MEETING (SEPTEMBER’22)

On September 14th, the follow-up visit to the LIFE DrainRain project by the Neemo Technician, the Project Adviser and staff from the National Focal Point of the LIFE Program took place. As part of the follow-up visit, the demonstrator No. 1 of the LIFE Project DrainRain located in the Port of Ferrol was inspected. Located […]

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VALIDATION OF FERROL AND CALASPARRA PILOTS

The performance of LIFE DrainRain pilots located in the seaport of Ferrol (Galicia) and RM-714 road of Calasparra (Murcia) has been evaluated since 2019 and 2020, respectively. For this end, samples have been taken periodically in different meteorological conditions, having information in both rainy and drought events. Moreover, the efficiency of each module in both […]

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END OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN CALASPARRA

On the 27th of October 2020, the Final Construction Certificate for the construction of the second pilot (demonstrator) of the LIFE DrainRain system was signed.  This pilot has a photocatalytic porous pavement surface area of 150 m2, being located in the hard shoulder of the RM-714 road in Calasparra (Murcia), in a Mediterranean area (high […]

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START OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS OF THE 2ND PILOT OF THE LIFE DRAINRAIN IN CALASPARRA

On July 20th, we started the civil works needed to implement the second pilot (demonstrator) of the LIFE DrainRain system. This pilot is located in the hard shoulder in the main road RM 714 in Calasparra (Murcia). This pilot plant, located in a Mediterranean area (high water stress and periodic heavy floods), has a dual […]

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COMMISSIONING OF THE 1ST PILOT OF THE LIFE DRAINRAIN SYSTEM IN THE PORT OF FERROL

On July 2nd 2019, it was commissioned the first pilot (demonstrator) of the LIFE DrainRain system in the Port of Ferrol. The LIFE DrainRain Project, funded by the European Commission under the “LIFE 2015: Environment and Resource Efficiency” programme, proposes an innovative approach to mitigate the environmental impact of runoff in water bodies by means […]

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HOLDING OF THE 2nd TECHNICAL SEMINAR OF THE LIFE DRAINRAIN PROJECT

On June 5th, it was held the second project seminar at the facilities of the Port of Ferrol, with the title: “Sustainability and Environment in Water Treatment”. The seminar, which gathered more than 40 professionals from several sectors, began with a brief introduction by Alejandro Rey, Director of the Port Authority of Ferrol – San […]

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TECHNICAL SEMINAR: “SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT IN WATER TREATMENT”

The main goal of LIFE DRAINRAIN project is the development and validation of an innovative system for water treatment which removes the pollution from runoff water. The proposed system is based on a photocatalytic porous pavement combined with an in situ modular water treatment system. Within the framework of this project, the technical seminar “Sustainability […]

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LIFE DrainRain: THIRD EXTERNAL MONITORING REVIEW

On March 21, the third external monitoring review of the LIFE DrainRain project (LIFE 15/ENV/ES/000394) was conducted in Ferrol with the presence of the NEEMO monitoring expert in charge of monitoring our project. First, early in the morning, we held a meeting at PROYFE’s headquarters in order to review the progress made in the project […]

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START OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS OF THE 1ST PILOT OF THE LIFE DRAINRAIN IN THE PORT OF FERROL

On February 7th, we started the civil works needed to implement the first pilot (demonstrator) of the LIFE DrainRain system. This pilot is located in the Port of Ferrol (A Coruña, Spain). The Port of Ferrol is located in a coastal area with an Atlantic climate (abundant water). The area has intensive industrial activity and […]

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