Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) employ cork waste generated by wine industry as fuel for electricity generation as well as for wastewater treatment, has informed this Thursday the Manresa Technology Centre Eurecat-CTM in a release.

In addition to UPC, other entities participate in the project Life Ecorkwaste, with a budget of two millions euros, which counts with the participation of the European Union (EU), the company Typsa, the Catalan Cork Institute and Innovi Catalan Wine Cluster.

The main goal of European project LIFE ECORKWASTE is to demonstrate the feasibility of an innovative strategy ofcork waste valorisation.

Technology Centre Eurecat-CTM (member of TECNIO) participates in the project LIFE ECORKWASTE, whose aim is to valorizethe waste generated by cork industry for winery wastewater treatment and for electricity generation.