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Conclusion of the REMOURBAN project, a boost to the sustainable transformation of cities in Europe
REMOURBAN, one of the most emblematic projects in which CARTIF has participated, closes after revolutionizing the energy efficiency sector. Last Thursday, July 16, the Final Conference of this international initiative took place online and presented the results of 5...
Final Conference of REMOURBAN
Next Thursday, July 16, the final conference of the REMOURBAN project will take place and it will present the knowledge, experience and results collected throughout the 5 years of the technological work of this international...
Important advances in the REZBUILD project, of which CARTIF is part
The construction sector is the European largest consumer of energy (around 40%) and the leader in greenhouse gases emissions (around 36%). To revert this situation, the sector needs new methodologies for refurbishment to obtain Near Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB), in...
CARTIF is part of the frESCO project, the next generation of energy performance contracts
CARTIF is one of the members of the frESCO project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No893857 on 1 June 2020 to deliver the next generation of EPC on the basis of synergetic...
IOTEC Project, nominated for the RegioStars awards
RegioStars Awards, organized by the European Commission, recognize each year the excellence of the most innovative regional projects on the continent, and in their 2020 edition they have selected the Spanish-Portuguese project IOTEC to compete for the award in the...
The SHCity project, finalist in the European ILUCIDARE awards
The Smart Heritage City (SHCity) project, whose goal was to transform Ávila into a smart heritage city, is one of the finalists in the European ILUCIDARE Awards, convened by the consortium of the same name, the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The award, whose...
The MatchUp project, of which CARTIF is part, co-stars in a webinar on the Smart Cities response to COVID-19
On May 29 an online conference entitled ‘The Smart City response to COVID-19’ will be held by the international projects Replicate, Sharing Cities and MatchUP. This last initiative has the participation of CARTIF. The three projects will showcase ongoing experiences...
CARTIF leads the international Nemo project, which will reduce the emissions and the acoustic impact of traffic
Within the framework of the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program and with CARTIF at the head of the initiative, the European Commission has launched the Nemo project, in which 18 partners from 11 countries participate with the aim of creating a global and...
Call for Applicants from CBIM European Training Network
Are you interested in research in the area Building Information Modelling? Would you like to join an international research and training network in the area of Cloud-based Building Information Modelling (CBIM)? Do you want to further your career and attain a PhD in...
CARTIF, first Spanish Technology Centre with Natural Based Solutions Laboratory
CARTIF launches its Nature-Based Solutions Laboratory (NBS-Lab), thus becoming the first Spanish technology centre to have this type of facilities. This laboratory will allow to investigate natural solutions as an alternative to traditional urban solutions, favoring...
ALGAECAN creates a sewage treatment system with algae pioneer in Europe
The LIFE ALGAECAN project, led by CARTIF, is successfully testing a wastewater purification system from vegetable processing that uses microalgae, a pioneering technique in Europe. This initiative is funded by the European Union through the LIFE program, the Union's...
CARTIF Fundations obtains AIRBUS ‘MERIT’ rating
The CARTIF Technology Centre has recently obtained the MERIT rating by the aeronautical manufacturer AIRBUS, thus recognizing the excellence, technical competence and high performance offered by the CARTIF Analysis and Testing Laboratory for the characterization of...
“The lighthouses have been built, we now need to cast our light towards other cities”
After 5 years of work, the European REMOURBAN project, coordinated by the CARTIF Technology Centre and which has one of its demonstration cities in Valladolid, exhibited on Thursday, October 17 in the city of Nottingham the exciting results obtained in the framework...
CARTIF hosts the launch meeting of the TALENT european project
The new European project TALENT has already started. The launch meeting of this initiative led by CARTIF has taken place today at the center's facilities in the Boecillo Technology Park. This proyect, which brings together Spanish and European partners, will last...
CARTIF participates in the Life Landfill Biofuel project, which will generate fuel from landfill biogas
The European Commission has approved the development of the European Life Landfill Biofuel project, which will transform the biogas from landfill into biomethane. The ultimate objective of this initiative, which has the participation of CARTIF, is to demonstrate the...
The REMOURBAN project of CARTIF, an example of sustainable mobility in Valladolid during SEM19
The City of Valladolid is actively participating in the European Mobility Week and all thanks to the European REMOURBAN project, an initiative funded by the EU and coordinated by the CARTIF Technology Centre, which has boosted the use of electric vehicles in...
The mySMARTLife project, led by CARTIF, holds a ‘technological breakfast’ in Helsinki
On the occasion of the 6th follow-up meeting of the initiative, the mySMARTLife project, with CARTIF at the helm, has organized a ‘technological breakfast’ on Friday, September 20, 2019 in the Finnish city of Helsinki, where the research teams of the three cities...
LIFE myBUILDINGisGREEN gives a conference on architectural solutions based on nature
Within the framework of the LIFE myBUILDINGisGREEN project, of which CARTIF is a participating partner, the Provincial Counsil of Badajoz will give a conference on November 13 in the city of Badajoz about the impact and functionality of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) as...
Ciudad Rodrigo hosts the final event of the RENERPATH 2 project, coordinated by CARTIF
On September 18, the RENERPATH 2 project, led by the CARTIF Technology Centre, will offer an explanatory event on the energy rehabilitation of heritage buildings at The House of Culture of Ciudad Rodrigo. RENERPATH 2, which is in its final phase, aims to develop a...
The Rezbuild project website, nominated for the .EU Web Awards
The REZBUILD international project website, in which the CARTIF Technology Centre participates, has been nominated for the .EU Web Awards 2019, a distinction granted by the EURid platform to recognize the best websites within the range of .eu or .ею extensions....
The first three lighthouse projects will present its final results in Brussels
On October 8, during the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels, the first three projects in the Horizon2020 funded Smart City Lighthouse Programme, REMOURBAN, Triangulum and GrowSmarter, will present their key findings at a joint event in Brussels, Belgium....
Valladolid hosts an event of the Spanish-Portuguese project RENERPATH 2, led by CARTIF
Next Tuesday, July 23 the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Valladolid will host a technical conference of the international project RENERPATH 2. This initiative, coordinated by the CARTIF Technology Center and developed thanks to the collaboration between research...
The INCEPTION Project, in its final stretch
Next Monday, July 8, CARTIF researchers Pedro Martín Lerones and David Olmedo will present, in the final review of the INCEPTION project held in Zagreb (Croatia), the progress made by the Valladolid technology centre within the framework of this initiative. CARTIF is...
CARTIF takes part in IWAlgae 2019 in Valladolid with its project LIFE ALGAECAN
On July 1 and 2, the University of Valladolid (Uva) hosted the IWAlgae 2019 congress, an event that included the II Congress of the International Water Association on Algal Technologies for the Treatment of Wastewater and Resource Recovery and the XII Congress of the...
The University of Valladolid welcomes the beginning of LOCOMOTION project, in which CARTIF takes part
Researchers from twelve institutions met on June 25, 26 and 27 at the University of Valladolid (UVa) to start the European project LOCOMOTION, which aims to improve the simulation tools used as support in the decision making process of political decisions related to...
The REMOURBAN project, coordinated by CARTIF, offers two webinars on June 14 and 19
The international REMOURBAN project, led by CARTIF, will offer to anyone interested the opportunity to discover the progress and achievements of the initiative through two webinars that will take place this June. The first of them, held on the 14th, will explore the...
The latest advances of the LIFE GYSTRA project, in its next conference in Madrid
The LIFE GySTRA project, coordinated by CARTIF, will hold on June 28 in Madrid a seminar on urban environmental policies and the exhaust gases of vehicles, focused on the potential of remote measurement to achieve a significant reduction of harmful emissions in the...
LIFE Battle CO2 project, led by CARTIF, leaded by CARTIF, award ‘Best Environmental Practices 2019’
Good news for CARTIF. On the occasion of the XIV National Day of ASEFMA, the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Asphalt Mixtures (ASEFMA) has awarded the LIFE BATTLE CO2 project, coordinated by the technological center from Valladolid, the Best Environmental...
URBAN GreenUP, led by CARTIF, coloured with ‘green’ several emblematic places of Valladolid
The City Council of Valladolid and the URBAN GreenUP project, coordinated by CARTIF, have approved on Wednesday the installation of several mobile gardens distributed throughout the capital city. The agreed green sites are the following: a covering of the marquee of...
The LIFE BATTLE CO2 project, led by CARTIF, finalist for the Best Environmental Practices 2019 Award
The Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Asphalt Mixtures (ASEFMA), through its technical committee, has recognized the LIFE BATTLE CO2 project, coordinated by CARTIF, as one of the four finalists of the sixth edition of the "Best Environmental Practices" Award...
Uruguay hosts an international workshop of the BIOMETRANS project, led by CARTIF
On Wednesday, May 15, Technological Park of the city of Pando (Uruguay) held an international meeting of the BIOMETRANS project, coordinated by CARTIF, on the production of biomethane as a transport fuel from residual lignocellulosic biomass. Researchers from the...
The MUSE GRIDS project, protagonist in an international workshop on local energy communities
The European Horizon 2020 program will offer a workshop on local energy communities on May 15 in Brussels, where four of its projects will be presented: COMPILE, MERLON, STORY and MUSE GRIDS. The latter has the participation of CARTIF. With the title “Local Energy...