Date: 2012/02/22

A key environmental and economic aspect of Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) is their high energy consumption, especially of electricity, making it the highest operating cost item of a WWTP.
In view of these needs, INKOA coordinates the MEDRA Project which aims the development and implementation of a miniaturized respirometer for online and unattended determination of wastewater respirometry; to estimate the amount of biodegradable substrate present in the wastewater, allowing the automation of the aeration control system. This system will reduce WWTP’s operating and maintenance costs due to minimized energy consumption.
The consortium, led by INKOA SISTEMAS, also involves AEMA, Laboratorios Alfaro and the National Centre of Microelectronics belonging to the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IMB-CNM, CSIC). The consortium also has the support of the Spanish Water Technology Platform.

Date: 2011/09/15

The project was approved on the third call of the Eco-Innovation Programme 2008 – 2013 (Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)). The GIST Consortia aims to boost the market validation and initial deployment of an innovative and low cost assessment and decision support tool based on ICT for the management of environmental sustainability in Food SMEs at processing stage.

The Project will be developed in collaboration with French and Italian associations and companies, and the project consortia will demonstrate the advantages of the eco-innovation to boost the sustainability in the food SMEs.

Date: 2011/07/11

A delegation from Inkoa recently visited FAO and IFAD headquarters in Rome (Italy). Both organizations are United Nations specialized agencies which lead international efforts in rural development and hunger eradication in developing countries.

This first approach has favoured a sound knowledge of their functioning and enhanced the possibilities of mutual collaboration.

Date: 2011/06/22

Once again, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), the implementing agency of Montreal Protocol, international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer, trusted INKOA.

In this occasion, INKOA has supplied the necessary research equipment for the Environmental Council of Zambia in order to promote agricultural alternatives for phasing out the use of methyl bromide for fumigation of soils for horticultural products.

Date: 2011/06/16

Inkoa will reinforce its commercial relations in Kazakhstan, by assisting to the Multilateral Partnership Spain-Kazakhstan that was held in Almaty and Astana last May.

The purpose of the Partnership is to enhance the presence of Spanish companies in the multilateral market in Kazakhstan.

In 2010, Inkoa was the only Spanish company to be awarded a contract financed by the World Bank, with a value of 6.821.464 USD.

Date: 2011/06/07

The University of Jaen (Spain) is an educational institution widely known by its scientific, technological and humanistic commitment. In order to carry out scientific and technical tests, INOA has been awarded the design, supply and installation of an in vivo growing chamber.

This new project comes to reinforce INKOA successful experience as turn-key services provider for the Biotechnological sector.