Organized by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, the Department of Ecological Transition, Industry, and Economic Development of the Principality of Asturias, the Consortium of Water of Asturias, and the City Council of Avilés. According to Hugo Alfonso Morán, Secretary of State for the Environment, this conference brings together the main public actors involved in water resource management at the national level.
On the first day, there was an overview of the status of the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) for the digitalization of the water cycle, anticipating the opening of new calls in the coming months. The results of several projects approved in the initial calls, currently in the implementation phase, were also presented. Among these projects, the D’AUA project stands out, a collaboration between the Principality of Asturias, the Consortium of Water of Asturias (CADASA), the mixed company Aguas de Avilés, and the municipalities of Illas, Corvera, Castrillón, Gozón, and Carreño.
Several ongoing works within this project were presented during the conference. There was a demonstration of drones equipped to remotely determine various water quality parameters and contaminants. In the afternoon, attendees visited the facilities of the Avilés Water Treatment Plant (ETAP) and the headquarters of Aguas de Avilés, where they observed the complete digitalization of the ETAP operation, as well as the implementation of digital meters for remote management and telemetry.
The second day started with an update on the legislative framework in relation to the requirements of the new PERTE regulations. Then, different beneficiaries of the first PERTE call showed the work and results achieved so far and in most cases also shared the extensions they intend to present to the new PERTE that will be released in the coming months. It was really interesting to be able to visualise solutions implemented in a wide variety of geographic areas and towns, from small municipalities to big cities, such as Barcelona.
At Galeo, we showcased our capabilities in the areas of Data Platforms/Data Lakes development and IoT. Additionally, in collaboration with MSI Studio, we presented our TwinPulse solution for creating dynamic Digital Twins of various infrastructures related to the water cycle, such as a Wastewater Treatment Plant (EDAR). We would like to highlight and thank Nieves Roqueñí, Councilor for Ecological Transition, Industry, and Economic Development of the Principality, and Manuel Gutiérrez, manager of CADASA, for visiting our stand, as well as the interesting conversation we had.
Undoubtedly, this event helps us at Galeo to continue advancing in the digitised and integrated management of the water cycle and to be in contact with the most relevant actors within the chain and to identify those points where our developments and solutions can be of greater value for end users and technological actors.