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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...
The EU establishes cooperation for the digitalization of cultural heritage with the INCEPTION project
On April 9, 24 European countries signed a declaration of cooperation to advance in the digitization of cultural heritage. This agreement will involve joint work to make the most appropriate use of state-of-the-art digital technologies in order to face the potential...
Meeting in Paris to evaluate the first phase of the NUTRIMAN project
On April 1 and 2, the Maison des Chambres d'Agriculture in Paris, France, hosted the follow-up meeting of the NUTRIMAN project, of which CARTIF is a participant, on the occasion of the first 6 months of its development. The Assemblée Permanente Des Chambres...
REZBUILD European Project lays foundations of innovative energy efficient demo sites
The consortium partners of REZBUILD have laid the foundations of the three energy efficient demo sites that will be tested during this European Project. This major advance was achieved by setting the processes that will manage the sites in Madrid (Span), Oslo (Norway)...
Final event of the LIFE BATTLE CO2 project, which replaces fossil fuels in the process of manufacturing asphalt mixtures by biomass
Next April 24th, the final event of the LIFE BATTLE CO2 project, led by CARTIF, will be held at the office of the European Commission in Madrid. This initiative has succeeded in replacing 80% of the fossil fuels used in the manufacturing process of the asphalt plant...
SMART HOSPITAL, nominated for ‘the best LIFE project of 2019’
The LIFE SMART HOSPITAL project has been selected among the 15 finalist projects for ‘the best project of the LIFE program (European Commission) in 2019’ award. This sample of recognition will be presented at the LIFE Awards Ceremony, which will take place in Brussels...
Making City signs the European Lighthouse Projects Manifesto of Smart Cities
Representatives of all European Lighthouse Projects about smart cities met in San Sebastián (Spain) with the aim of signing again a new manifesto of common collaboration, like the previously signed a few months ago, because of the launch of two new projects, Making...
LIFE GYSTRA project, that seeks to reduce the emissions of vehicles, ITS 2019 award in the ‘Environment’ category
The LIFE GYSTRA European project, coordinated by CARTIF, has been awarded by ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) Spain for its work in favor of environmental health. The jury of the ITS awards, in its 8th edition, has recognized the effort made by the LIFE GYSTRA...
León welcomes the LIFE NEXUS project, coordinated by CARTIF, which will recover unused energy in the city’s water network
The León City Council and the company Aguas de León, members of the NEXUS project consortium, have presented to the capital of León this innovative initiative, coordinated by the CARTIF Technology Centre and financed by the European LIFE program, which aims to promote...
CARTIF hosts the international meeting of the RURITAGE project on the regeneration of the rural world through Heritage
From March 19 to 22, CARTIF Technology Centre will host a conference that will bring together in Valladolid the consortium of international entities that are part of the RURITAGE project, an initiative that seeks the regeneration of the rural environment through...
The OptEEmAL Solution for Energy Efficient District Retrofitting
The Horizon 2020 funded project celebrated its Final Conference in Valladolid, Spain on 20th February 2019. Project partners presented the achievements of the project and the ultimate solution for the energy efficient retrofitting design at district level. The...
OptEEmAL presents its results at a final conference in Valladolid
After more than three and a half years of work, the OptEEmAL project, for the rehabilitation of districts and buildings to make them more energy efficient, comes to an end and the partners, coordinated by CARTIF, want to present the technological challenges they have...