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In a country with a little over eight million inhabitants, the recovery and construction of the railway corridor is key for the economic development and social integration of the region, through respect for the biodiversity.
The Ineco-Cobodes consortium has developed a strategic environmental assessment study for the Central Bioceanic Railway Corridor, a project undertaken by the government of Bolivia and funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which will connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
The works include the identification and evaluation of the strategic environmental and social impacts throughout the whole CFBC’s path in Bolivia. The study aims to safeguard the vast natural heritage in the region, which consists of a multitude of natural areas with high biodiversity; and improve the quality of life of Bolivian people
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Bolivian Ministry of Public Works, Services and HousingExecution period:May 2013 – December 2014Carousel:Image:Link:Strategic environmental study of the central Bi-Oceanic Railway corridorImage:Link:Strategic environmental study of the central Bi-Oceanic Railway corridorImage:Link:Strategic environmental study of the central Bi-Oceanic Railway corridorClaim:Ineco is in charge of the identification and strategic evaluation of the social and environmental impacts for the whole CFBC in BoliviaSubtitle:100 km wide and 1,800 km long corridor
Extensive public broadcasting (15 informative workshops, publication of 2,400 copies of the report, distribution of 3,000 leaflets)
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Experts in environmental evaluationsParagraph body:Ineco has extensive experience in the environmental evaluation of transport infrastructure. In Spain, its participation in the complete development of Spanish high speed rail and its conventional network has allowed it to evaluate any type of environmental impact, with a particularly complex orography. This experience has allowed it to be involved in projects throughout the world, planning the most sustainable solutions for the development of transport networks.
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Only collective and global action will be effective against climate change: this is the starting point of the campaign that the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment created in 2015 under the slogan “A million commitments to the climate”. Ineco has been in charge of developing the initiative with the special involvement of the Spanish Office of Climate Change, Ecodes, and the Fundación Biodiversidad. This citizen participation and awareness-raising campaign that aimed to gain the support of a million individuals and companies to contribute to the reduction of diffuse emissions of greenhouse gases, was developed in the months in the run-up to the Climate Summit held in Paris in December 2015, in which a historic worldwide agreement was reached to avoid global warming exceeding 2ºC by 2020.
Through the campaign’s website, any citizen or entity could endorse and share the commitments that they chose in the fight against climate change, so that the Spanish government could present them at the Summit.
Ineco managed the project, the design and development of the web platform, the linkage and mobilisation of the initiatives that were generated by the operators and managers of the transport infrastructure and the project of investigation, detection, definition and calculation of the reduction in the emissions of each commitment, as well as the good practice guide to minimise the emissions deriving from the execution of the design and its carbon footprint.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the EnvironmentExecution period:2015Carousel:Image:Link:“A Million Commitments to the Climate” CampaignImage:Link:“A Million Commitments to the Climate” CampaignClaim:A project against climate changeSubtitle:Paris Climate Summit (COP21)
Challenge achieved: one million commitments from Spanish citizens, companies and entities
Calculation of the carbon footprint of Ineco and Ecodes
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Ineco opts for the integration of sustainable solutionsParagraph body:The generation of energy from fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), industry and transport, agriculture and changes in the use of soil (particularly deforestation) are the main causes of artificial emissions of greenhouse gases. The contribution of engineering to the global battle against climate change is that of seeking the most sustainable technical solutions and new tools and technologies that allow us to detect, quantify and mitigate its effects. Ineco contributes its experience and capabilities in the field of transport for the development of infrastructure that promotes sustainability and energy efficiency.
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To ensure the noise-related comfort of the inhabitants of the areas near airports and, therefore, the sustainability of present and future airport operations, Spain has regulations that evaluate and demarcate the areas of noise protection around airport infrastructure.
In the face of urban growth of the municipalities, evaluation and protection areas have been created around this type of infrastructure including the need to analyse and minimise noise conflicts resulting from airport operations.
Since 1997, Ineco has participated in the execution of Aena’s Noise Insulation Plans, through the Management Office, from which it coordinates the carrying out of actions, which has allowed it, to date, to carry out the soundproofing of around 20,000 dwellings and single housing units.
Likewise, since 2006, the company has provided Aena with technical assistance for noise management and management of atmospheric pollution in the airports of its network, highlighting the development of strategic noise maps and the demarcation of noise navigation easements.
Through close cooperation with Aena in the management of noise and atmospheric pollution at airports over recent years, Ineco has gained experience in this type of service that is the key to an environmentally-friendly, sustainable transport system.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Aena S.M.E., S.A.Execution period:2006-presentCarousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Protection against noiseSubtitle:More than 20,000 soundproof dwellings and singular housing units
20 years of experience
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Strategic noise mapsParagraph body:Every five years, Ineco, in collaboration with Aena, develops five strategic noise maps (SNM) on the location of large airports. These SNM are an assessment tool that allow evaluation of the noise pollution situation of the reference year and subsequently, the updates every five years allow a follow-up of the noise evolution.
They are also a reference for the development of their corresponding associated plans of action, which, following the noise analysis process, define the measures for preventing and reducing noise in the airport environment, as well as for checking the effectiveness of the measures adopted.
Paragraph title:Noise navigation easementsParagraph body:The regulations envisage the possibility of demarcating noise navigation easements for transport infrastructure and other public facilities that require them. Ineco develops for Aena the noise navigation easements aimed at achieving the compatibility of the functioning or development of its infrastructure with land uses, activities, facilities or buildings established or that could be established in the areas affected by the noise.
Paragraph title:Environmental assessmentsParagraph body:In compliance with the European Directive 2001/42/EC and the 9/2006 Act, Ineco develops the necessary acoustics studies required in the assessment procedure of the effects of Aena’s plans and programmes on the environment. Furthermore, the company carries out the noise pollution studies required for the environmental assessments of infrastructure projects, both in the stages of work and operation.
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El Plan de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética de Aena tiene el objetivo de optimizar el consumo de energía, a través de medidas que fomenten el ahorro y la eficiencia energética, así como el uso de energías renovables, de manera coordinada y global para todos sus aeropuertos
Ineco colabora con Aena en la identificación de las necesidades de los aeropuertos relacionadas con la mejora de la sostenibilidad del transporte aéreo y la eficiencia energética, así como de las diferentes acciones desarrolladas en su red, obteniendo información de las actuaciones ya realizadas y de sus resultados. De ese modo, a partir de esas experiencias y de todas aquellas medidas de implantación potencial en los aeropuertos, se desarrollan líneas de actuación comunes para toda la red.
Estas medidas buscan unificar los criterios y la colaboración con los aeropuertos tanto en el fomento de la eficiencia energética como de las energías renovables, en línea con los objetivos generales del Plan de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética.
Entre los principales trabajos que se llevan a cabo se encuentran: el desarrollo de un acuerdo marco para el proyecto, suministro y/o instalación de sistemas de iluminación basados en tecnologías eficientes energéticamente; y un plan estratégico de desarrollo fotovoltaico en Aena.
En cuanto al acuerdo marco de iluminación, su objetivo principal es alcanzar un ahorro energético-económico mediante la utilización de nuevas tecnologías siempre bajo el cumplimiento de la normativa de aplicación.
Por otra parte, el plan fotovoltaico busca obtener un dimensionamiento inicial de potenciales instalaciones fotovoltaicas en autoconsumo. Inicialmente, se implantarán instalaciones fotovoltaicas en autoconsumo en cuatro aeropuertos canarios para, posteriormente, continuar con el resto de aeropuertos de la red, priorizando aquellos que cuentan con un buen recurso solar y un gran consumo, de manera que sus ahorros energéticos sean significativos respecto del consumo total de la red.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Aena S.M.E. S.A.Execution period:2014 - 2019Carousel:Image:Link:Implementation and Monitoring of Aena’s Energy Efficiency and Savings PlanClaim:Sustainable airportsSubtitle:5 years of experience
Improved air transport sustainability
Increased energy efficiency
Paragraph:Paragraph title:More than five years of collaborationParagraph body:Ineco has more than five years of experience in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of energy efficiency and savings plans.
The company has also carried out the Ministry of Public Works’ Energy Efficiency Plan (2011), Aena’s Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan (2013) and Adif’s Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan (2009-2014). Currently, Ineco is also developing Adif’s Energy Efficiency and Savings Plan (2014-2020).
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The LIFE MINOx-STREET project is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE 2012 programme, in which Ineco participates as the coordinating partner, along with entities such as the City Council of Alcobendas, CIEMAT (Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Centre) and CEDEX (Centre of Studies and Experimentation of Public Works).
Air pollution in large urban centres is an unresolved problem that has many consequences, among which are concerning issues, particularly those that affect the health of citizens. The LIFE MINOx-STREET project has two general objectives aimed at managing air quality in the urban environment through the monitoring, on one hand, and the modelling, on the other, of the efficiency of photocatalytic materials in the reduction of NOx in the atmosphere.
There is currently a wide range of materials in the market that incorporate titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a photocatalytic element for the reduction of urban air pollution due to the presence of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Its effectiveness has only been verified in controlled laboratory tests but it does not show evidence of this behaviour in the real environment.
This is the starting point of the project whose actions are structured along three main technical work lines: preparatory actions, real implementation actions and the evaluation of the repercussions of the project (technical, environmental and socioeconomic). They are complemented with two cross-cutting task packages of monitoring and control (project management) as well as the structuring, exchange and diffusion of the information generated, a vitally important aspect in the LIFE calls.
With the results obtained, the local authorities will be offered a guide focussed on the viability and optimal protocols for use of photocatalytic materials with de-polluting properties as part of an integrated evaluation of the strategies for controlling urban air pollution.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:European CommissionExecution period:2013-2018Carousel:Image:Claim:Ineco, coordinating partner of the consortiumSubtitle:LIFE program
Analysis of photocatalytic materials
Reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Notable participation of Ineco in the execution of the projectParagraph body:Ineco is in charge of the coordination of the consortium before the European Commission and conducts the Project Management that verifies the correct implementation of the project. This task, apart from technically and economically following up the scope committed to in the approved proposal, includes the preparing of the follow-up reports required by the European Commission, being the responsible party before the Commission and its Supervisory Bodies for any claims, ensuring compliance both with the Common Provisions and the agreement between partners and the distribution of funds received in each of the milestones established. The company is also responsible for the tasks of networking with other work groups in the field as well as all of the broadcasting and communication tasks related to the project.
Paragraph title:Worked performedParagraph body:Lab and real scale works are now finished to obtain a model that will allow to predict the behavior of these materials.
Soon a guide to their use will be available to local authorities, in a way that they can make decisions based on their application to their fields, as part of the measures taken for the proper management of the quality of air in their cities.
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The new regulation approved in 2009 by the European Commission on the effort of member states to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to fulfil the commitments acquired by the Community until 2020, imposed on Spain an objective to reduce these emissions by 10% with respect to 2005 levels. As such, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment defined a roadmap that includes the measures to be adopted to reach this figure, including, amongst others, the withdrawal of the oldest vehicles responsible for higher levels of CO2 emissions.
The PIMA Transport Plan is aimed at improving the environmental behaviour of the existing vehicle fleet, through the awarding of grants for the scrapping of buses and goods vehicles with traction capability of over 3.5 tonnes of maximum authorised mass, registered before 1 January 2007. The Spanish Office of Climate Change entrusted Ineco with aid for the comprehensive management of the programme, whose objective is to reduce emissions and energy consumption, as well as having additional positive effects in the field of road safety.
The professional transportation of goods by road (lorries and buses) represents a specific area of action in this sector, with a very significant contribution to the issue, more so when a high percentage of the existing fleet is old, due to its high emission levels, much higher than those produced by more current vehicles.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:The Spanish Office of Climate ChangeExecution period:2009 – 2015Carousel:Image:Image:Claim:Ineco is in charge of the comprehensive management of the programmeSubtitle:Management of 1,555 files
More than €3.3 m of grants awarded
Reduction of GHG emissions
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Notable participation of Ineco in the execution of the projectParagraph body:Ineco is in charge of ensuring the integrity of the process, as well as compliance with all of the technical, administrative and legal competition criteria; the design of management indicators adequate for carrying out a follow-up; the preparation of administrative documents; and the financial control of the assignment of subsidies. The development of the programme was safeguarded through the work of a management tool designed ad hoc, which ensures compliance with all of the relevant parameters required in the conditions. The main features include knowledge of the state of each request and the traceability of all information supplied or generated in its management, control of the amounts of funds available for activating the aid reserves, management of alarms identified, generation of pre-established formats and follow-up reports and the plan’s progress.
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