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18 August 202612 August 2026

Coffee grounds can be converted into a raw material for producing biofuels

A URV study has optimised a process to extract oil from spent coffee grounds, enabling the recovery of almost 90% of the yield obtained by other techniques, but with fewer impurities and with the remainder of the biomass able to be repurposed for new uses

11 January 20244 January 2024

Circular and Innovative Production of Microalgae-based Fuels for Shipping and Aviation

COCPIT is a new EU funded project supporting sustainable transport fuels uptake through a new end-user’ decision tool

20 June 202213 June 2022

The Vallès School of Architecture presents a construction prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks

The Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED), linked to the UPC’s Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV), participates in the cross-border project SAVASCO, which aims to develop new bio-based materials to minimise the environmental impact of construction. In this context, the ETSAV has developed a sustainable building prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks, which was presented on 6 May