Fundación Cajamar, Alejandro Faus and Javier Talavera are the rest of the prize-winners in the categories of Initiative and Development, Professional Excellence and Novel Excellence respectively.

The College of Agronomists of Levante (COIAL) has awarded in the category of Innovation of the VI FPIA Awards to the LIFE STOR3E project, promoted by FACSA. The handing ceremony, which was held at the SH Valencia Palace hotel, brought together a total of 250 professionals from the sector.

The LIFE STO3RE project has as its main objective the protection of the environment from pollution caused by nitrates, pathogenic microorganisms and organic micropollutants in sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) as well as in livestock farms. Likewise, it also aims to develop a viable model of joint management of sludge produced in WWTPs and pig slurry compared to other alternatives that have a greater impact.

The jury of the awards stressed that it is an efficient system for the recovery of waste and by-products, which implies the creation of value as well as employment.

Specifically, it is a process that separates the main phases of anaerobic digestion to maximize the production of biogas and combines several pre-treatments such as ozonation and cavitation. This system yields, on the one hand, a high quality biofertilizer and, on the other hand, biogas for energy supply of the joint co-digestion system of sludge and slurry.

LIFE STO3RE is a European R&D demonstration project. In addition to FACSA, ESAMUR, AINIA, IPROMA and CEBAS-CSIC have participated in this project. The jury also highlighted the constant relationship of the Agronomists in the development of this innovation, in addition to expanding with it a new market and the possibility of increasing the livestock farms to reduce its environmental impact.

“At FACSA, a company of an innovative and technological nature, innovation is a part of our DNA. The key to our success in R&D are values ​​such as creativity, teamwork and motivation that flow in total harmony through our workforce. A sample of this is this project carried out thanks to the collaboration with 4 other partners. Thanks to the establishment of these values ​​as the core of our R&D, we are success in our main strategic lines. Therefore, receiving this award today is a recognition of teamwork well done, and a further boost to continue on the path we have undertaken” said Jose Claramonte, general director of FACSA on collecting the award.

As for the other awards, Fundación Cajamar received the Initiative and Development award for promoting a sustainable agri-food system, Alejandro Faus was awarded the Professional Excellence Award for his entrepreneurial work at the head of the Valencian multinational Projar and Javier Talavera, thanks to their Engineering project to optimize water resources, obtained the Excellence Novel prize.