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How to reduce the water footprint in food production?
According to FAO, it is estimated that 70 % of the world's water footprint is related to what is eaten. Spain is the second country with the largest water footprint in Europe, with 2461 cubic [...]
World Environment Day: industry and the challenge of efficient resource management
Since 1974, World Environment Day has been celebrated on 5 June, a global platform that unites governments, institutions and citizens around the environmental emergency. "Time For Nature" has been the motto chosen this year, to [...]
The new Circular Economy Action Plan, a further step in the regulation of urban wastewater reuse
On May 13th, the European Parliament adopted in plenary session the new Water Reuse Regulation. This is a set of important new rules that establish the minimum requirements to allow the safe use of treated [...]
Don’t go all Greta Thunberg on the vegetable stew
This article has been written by Javier Santos, full professor at Tecnun (University of Navarra) and coordinator of MCUBO. How soon we forget things! A couple of months ago the vicissitudes of a young activist [...]
The EU Water Innovation Conference 2019 highlights the role of innovation and new technologies in achieving water resource efficiency
The EUWIC brought together over 1,000 people on 11-12 December and was attended by the EC's Director General for the Environment, Daniel Calleja; the EC's Quality of Life Director, Veronica Manfredi and the UN's Ecosystems [...]
LIFE MCUBO hosts a LIFE networking event at the EU Water Innovation Conference 2019
The EU Water Innovation Conference 2019 will be held on 12 December in Zaragoza, an event that was created with the aim of promoting policy and management towards ambitious objectives in the protection of water [...]
LIFE MCUBO attends YWP Conference 2019
The IWA YWP Conference 2019 in Madrid brings together between November 12th and 15th young people from the international water sector. Last Tuesday, Fundación Canal hosted the opening of the Congress, by Carmen Hernández, president of [...]
LIFE MCUBO AND LIFE NAdapta for efficient water management to cope with climate change
LIFE MCUBO AND LIFE NAdapta for efficient water management to cope with climate change "Climate change is an unequivocal reality and poses one of the greatest environmental challenges for humanity. With the ultimate common goal [...]
Government of La Rioja, MCUBO and FER united by efficient water management
Government of La Rioja, MCUBO and FER united by efficient water management On Friday 18 October, LIFE MCUBO and the Federation of La Rioja Companies (FER) organised a business breakfast to highlight the importance of [...]
LIFE VERTALIM and LIFE MCUBO address efficient water management
As part of the project, various monitoring campaigns have been carried out with the aim of getting to know the companies' functioning and water consumption. Companies such as UVESA, PEPSICO IBERIA and GVTARRA have gone [...]
MCUBO joins Ceit-IK4 initiative to bring ICT technologies applied in the agrifood sector to companies
Next Thursday June 20 MCUBO participates in the conference organized by Ceit-IK4, SUEZ, FIAB and CDTI entitled: "ICT technologies applied in the agrifood sector". The conference will be held at the new campus of the [...]
World Environment Day: can the food industry play its part towards mitigating climate change?
Today, June 5, we commemorate World Environment Day, a time to raise public awareness of the problems of climate change and the responsibility of people to conserve and improve the environment. The protection of the [...]
How to reduce water and energy consumption in the bakery sector: Okin joins MCUBO
The Basque bakery company Okin joins the effective water management and energy saving thanks to the implementation of the LIFE MCUBO Project. Okin (meaning «baker» in Basque) is a family bakery founded in 1994 on [...]
UVESA, PepsiCo Iberia and GVTARRA actively participate as collaborating companies in LIFE MCUBO Project
Grupo UVESA, Pepsico Iberia and Gvtarra collaborate with the EU Project LIFE MCUBO, whose aim is to optimize water and energy consumption in the food industry and reduce the environmental impact related to its management. [...]
Treated wastewater reuse as a measure to reduce the water footprint
The reuse of treated wastewater is an action within the framework of integrated water resources management, which the Water Framework Directive (WFD) considers as a measure to solve problems related to water scarcity. Reuse is [...]
Life Mcubo takes part in IWATER 2018
Javier Santos, the project coordinator, is going to show MCUBO project in Inno Hub, space where the most outstanding R+D+i projects are protagonists for sharing knowledge and promoting collaboration between researchers, technology centers, companies, administration, and investors. [...]
United for efficient water management: new networking program with LIFE ANADRY
The depletion of the world water resources is a fact that must not be disregarded and the LIFE MCUBO team is highly aware of the cause. For this reason, it continues to [...]
LIFE MCUBO and EMPAL meet in a training day to reduce water consumption in companies
LIFE MCUBO and EMPAL meet in a training day to reduce water consumption in companies «Industrial and domestic demand for water will grow much faster than agricultural demand, although the agricultural sector will continue to [...]
VÉGOLA implements LIFE MCUBO for an efficient water management in order to reduce its environmental impact.
LIFE MCUBO will consolidate Végola’ s “Beyond Food” strategy, aimed at sustainable businesses for a better world. Located in La Rioja, the company Végola, from the RAFAEL GONZÁLEZ Business Group, joins water management and energy savings thanks to [...]
The LIFE MCUBO Project continues to move forward with monitoring campaigns.
LIFE MCUBO starts its second campaign with the aim of studying the processes with the partner companies. The results of the study will help to define the actions that each of the companies will be [...]
LIFE MCUBO project was showed in the workshop: “CHALLENGES, IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY”.
The LIFE project MCUBO participated in the conference: “CHALLENGES, IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY”. The workshop, held in Ctic Cita facilities in Calahorra (La Rioja) on 22nd March, was [...]
Collaborating companies of the LIFE MCUBO have already started working with the measuring devices.
LIFE MUBO project does not stop working! The installation of the sensors have already begun, this process will allow modelling the productive process and water treatments to work in new improvement processes. The data collection [...]
LIFE MCUBO, a project showcased in the KAICIS Workshop on water management.
LIFE MCUBO was showcased as one of the reference projects in the KAICIS Workshop on WATER MANAGEMENT: "How to innovate in the management of water and waste" the past month of December in Pamplona. KAICIS [...]
Know our LIFE MCUBO project with our informative panels.
The partners of LIFE MCUBO project, formed by: AIN (Navarra Industry Association), TECNUN (Advanced School of Engineers of the University of Navarra), Ceit-IK4 Technology Centre and Ctic Cita (Food Technology Centre) continue working to reduce the [...]
LIFE MCUBO as a case study of digitisation in the production processes
LIFE MCUBO project showcased at "CASOS DE ÉXITO EN INDUSTRIA 4.0" workshop held at La Rioja’s Technology Center. The objective of the workshop was to share success cases linked to digital transformation actions in the [...]
Presentation of LIFE MCUBO in the conference ‘Wastewater treatment in the food industry: new opportunities’
The LIFE MCUBO project was launched last October 19, in the conference ‘Wastewater treatment in the food industry: new opportunities’, where the current situation of the available technology in water treatment and management in the [...]
The water crisis is a common issue LIFE MCUBO Project also fights against the drought.
Climate change is intimately connected with the water. One of the main effect of climate change occurs in people and the environment through the water. Currently, water has become one of the higher value products [...]
LIFE MCUBO participated in the Congress IWA YWP Spain, “Strengthening the future of the water sector”. Bilbao, 16-18 nov 2017.
“Strengthening the future of the water sector” is the Congress YWP Spain Network (Young Water Professionals) in which they will present the LIFE MCUBO project the days 16 to 18 of November in Bilbao. The aim [...]
GVTARRA, UVESA, and PEPSICO IBERIA implemented the LIFE MCUBO project in order to reduce water consumption and impact on the environment.
The objective of the LIFE MCUBO project is to optimize water and energy consumption in the food industry and to reduce the environmental impact associated with its management, in addition to facilitating decision-making by companies [...]
25 years of the greatest instrument for the environmental preservation in Europe, the LIFE Programme.
25 years ago the European programme was launched to start with the funding of environmental projects. The EU has supported the nature, the environment and climate action for 25 years! During this quarter of a [...]
The iAGUA publication also reports on the LIFE MCUBO project
iAGUA — a publication focused on providing information on water management and promoting discussion among water stakeholders — announces the LIFE MCUBO project. This information outlet spells out the main environmental problem of the food [...]
Interview with Javier Santos, LIFE MCUBO Project manager
The current situation of water scarcity and consumption is worrying. The forecast of drought will affect the general public in the not too distant future. This project emerged from this and other — more technical [...]
LIFE MCUBO has been promoted by Telerioja
LIFE MCUBO has been promoted by Telerioja, through a report which has been published last October. The main objective of the MCUBO Project is to minimize the environmental impact related to water management in the [...]
SER, the Spanish radio station, gives details of LIFE MCUBO project, which will contribute to optimize the consumption of water and energy in the agro-food industry
The excessive employment of water is one of the main problems in the agro-food industry. Therefore, this project is going to be a very important advancement for businesses, not only for the environmental issues, but [...]
Coinciding with the New Year 2017, the LIFE MCUBO project has wanted to make known its website.
The LIFE MCUBO project launches its website. We invite you to browse it to know the project first hand. LIFE MCUBO is included in the LIFE Programme 2015, with demonstrative character. This project focuses on [...]
LIFE MCUBO, the project
The main objective of the LIFE MCUBO Project — currently in launch phase — is to contribute to the reduction of water and energy consumption in the food industry. Focusing on excessive water consumption as [...]
MCUBO attends to iwater
Life MCUBO attended to iwater conference – international integrated water cycle show, which was held in Barcelona, 15-17 November . It is event, not only offers a platform to colaborate between companies and government institutions linked to [...]
