Organization

AQUATEC SOLUCIONES MEDIOAMBIENTALES, S.A.

Barcelona environmental engineering firm specializing in urban water management, climate resilience, and electrochemical industrial wastewater treatment.

Engineering firmenvironmentES

H2020 projects

As coordinator

Total EC funding

€2.9M

Unique partners

What they do

Their core work

Aquatec is a Barcelona-based environmental solutions company specializing in water management, urban climate resilience, and industrial wastewater treatment. They develop tools and strategies for managing water systems under climate change conditions, including flood risk, drought adaptation, and urban infrastructure resilience. More recently, they have expanded into electrochemical water treatment technologies for the oil and gas industry, specifically processing spent caustic effluents using electro-peroxicoagulation methods.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

Urban water management under climate changeprimary

3 projects

Core contributor across BINGO, IMPREX, and RESCCUE — all focused on water systems, climate adaptation, and hydrological risk management.

Climate resilience for urban infrastructureprimary

1 project

Coordinated RESCCUE (EUR 1.19M), a project focused on multisectoral urban resilience to climate change — their largest funded project.

Electrochemical wastewater treatmentemerging

1 project

Participant in EPC-EqTech (EUR 990K), developing electro-peroxicoagulation technology for spent caustic from oil and gas operations.

Hydrological risk prediction and managementsecondary

2 projects

Involved in IMPREX (hydrological extreme prediction) and BINGO (water management innovation), both addressing climate-driven water risks.

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus

Climate adaptation and water management

Recent focus

Industrial electrochemical wastewater treatment

From 2015 to 2019, Aquatec focused squarely on climate adaptation and water management — predicting hydrological extremes, managing urban water under changing conditions, and building resilience in city infrastructure. Starting around 2021, they pivoted toward industrial application with electrochemical treatment of oil and gas wastewater, signaling a move from public-sector climate research into private-sector industrial water technology. This shift from climate modeling to hands-on treatment engineering suggests a company maturing from research participation into commercial technology deployment.

Aquatec is transitioning from climate-focused research projects toward commercializable industrial water treatment technologies, making them increasingly relevant for private-sector partnerships in oil, gas, and heavy industry.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: active_partnerReach: European14 countries collaborated

Aquatec operates flexibly — they have coordinated one major project (RESCCUE), participated as a partner in two others, and served as a third party in one. With 66 unique consortium partners across 14 countries from just 4 projects, they consistently work in large European consortia. This broad network suggests they are well-connected in the European water and climate community and comfortable integrating into diverse, multinational teams.

Aquatec has collaborated with 66 unique partners across 14 countries, building a wide European network through large climate and water management consortia. Their base in Barcelona positions them well within the Mediterranean climate adaptation research community.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

Aquatec combines deep experience in urban climate resilience with emerging capability in industrial electrochemical water treatment — a rare bridge between public-sector environmental research and private-sector industrial application. Their coordination experience on RESCCUE demonstrates they can lead complex multisectoral projects, not just contribute as a partner. For consortium builders, they offer a Spanish private company that understands both the science of water management and the engineering of treatment solutions.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

RESCCUE
Their only coordinated project and largest grant (EUR 1.19M), focused on multisectoral urban climate resilience — demonstrates leadership capability.
EPC-EqTech
Marks a strategic pivot into industrial wastewater treatment using electrochemical technology for the oil and gas sector — their most commercially oriented project.
BINGO
Early foundational project in climate-driven water management innovation, establishing their core expertise area.

Cross-sector capabilities

Energy — oil and gas wastewater treatmentUrban planning — climate-resilient city infrastructureIndustrial manufacturing — electrochemical process engineeringRisk management — hydrological extreme prediction

Analysis note: Profile based on 4 projects with moderate keyword coverage. Three early projects lack sector tags and keywords in the data, so the early-period characterization relies heavily on project titles and one project's keywords. The company is marked as non-SME despite relatively modest funding levels, suggesting it may be a mid-sized subsidiary or part of a larger group. No website was available for verification.