Expertise and capacities of Environmental Technology Unit of AIMEN Technology Centre for project collaboration.

1. AIMEN profile for RIA, IA and CSA proposals
Who we are
AIMEN- Technology Centre
(Environmental Technology Unit)
Juan Antonio Alvarez Rodríguez
jaalvarez@aimen.es
What we do
AIMEN is a highly professionalized R&D Organisation with more than 200 employees specialised in
the field of Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Laser Technologies and Environmental
Technologies. AIMEN is participating in 21 European projects of which 14 are being coordinated by
AIMEN. Additionally, AIMEN is participating in 56 national projects. Regarding Environmental
Technologies, our main projects and actions are:
 INCOVER project: “Innovative Eco-Technologies for Resource Recovery from Wastewater”;
H2020-Water1b-2015; GA: 689242; 2016/2019. AIMEN: Coordinator.
 WETWINE project: “Transnational cooperation project for promoting the conversation and
protection of the natural heritage in the wine sector in the South West of Europe”; Interreg-
SUDOE; 2016-2019. AIMEN: Technical Coordinator.
 NatureWat: Nature-based technologies for innovation in water management (Action Group
228 of EIP on Water). AIMEN: Partner.
 SWINGS project: "Safeguarding Water Resources in India with Green and Sustainable
Technologies”; FP7-ENV-2012; GA: 308502; 2012/2016. AIMEN: Coordinator.
 HIGHWET project: “Performance and validation of high-rate constructed wetlands”; FP7-SME-
2013; GA: 605445; 2013/2015. AIMEN: Coordinator.
AIMEN expertise related to Environmental issues is focused on:
 Adsorption techniques, using low-cost sorbents as waste or by-products with sorption
capacities like activated carbon, for industrial wastewater treatment.
 Development of cost-effective and sustainable wastewater treatment technologies based in
natural and biological process (constructed wetland, anaerobic treatment, etc).
 Optimization of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment using biological (aerobic and
anaerobic) and physico-chemical processes.
 Valorisation of agro-industrial and food (waste)water (livestock, fish canning, slaughterhouse,
dairy, biodiesel plants, etc.) using anaerobic co-digestion to maximise biogas production at
laboratory and pilot scale.
 Life cycle assessment focused on environmental technology and industrial processes.
 (Bio)sensors for environmental monitoring (e.g.: photonics sensors, opto-electronics)
 Implementation of decision support systems based on hyper/multi spectral imaging applied
to environmental and agri-food samples and processes.
 Fibre optics sensors and networks for leak detection in water supply distribution systems and
pollutants detection in water samples.
What we look for
 Participation and coordination for RIA, IA and CSAs in related topics of H2020 or any other
funding programme.
 Involvement of SME/LE partners and research groups: AIMEN could involve other project
partners if necessary, especially SMEs or LE for demonstration activities or end-users, and
research groups.