Case Study #4

Wave

Urban-industrial symbiosis

Campo de Gibraltar, Spain

Campo de Gibraltar, Spain - Urban-industrial symbiosis

Background

  • AQUALIA manage the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Algeciras, La Linea, and San Roque in the Campo de Gibraltar area of Cadiz, Spain.
  • The company processes an average combined flow of 20 Hm^3/year of urban wastewater in a highly industrialized area with oil refining, chemical, steel, and energy industries

Expected benefits

  • Treat urban wastewater from wastewater treatment plants
  • Achieve industrial symbiosis
  • Enhance water circularity
  • Recover biogas/biomethane and hydrogen (H2) as part of the treatment process

Leading partner

CELSA