Tag: olive oil

Spanish researchers produce microalga for biofuels that cleans olive oil mill wastewater

Spanish researchers produce microalga for biofuels that cleans olive oil mill wastewater

November 24, 2025 |

In Spain, Retema reports team from the  Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Jaén (UJA)  has succeeded in producing biomass from the microalga  Neochloris oleoabundans , which is capable of  decontaminating water from olive oil mills  and accumulating compounds of high industrial value. This advance opens the door to generating […]

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Large Spanish olive oil producers invest $148.5M in biomethane projects

Large Spanish olive oil producers invest $148.5M in biomethane projects

July 24, 2024 |

In Spain, El Economista newspaper reports large olive oil producers enter the biomethane business in the province of Jaén. There are four projects underway to produce biogas from alpeorujo that require a joint investment of 137 million euros in the municipalities of Martos, Guarromán, Castellar and Mancha Real, financed through public-private collaboration. The Minister of […]

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