The SMARTH2OTEL project has begun its last phase with the aim of validating and implementing innovative digital solutions for efficient water and energy management in tourist establishments

  • During the third and final phase of the project, the technologies developed for water treatment and monitoring in real conditions will be tested and implemented in two tourist establishments. Likewise, a comprehensive Cloud platform for monitoring water and energy resources will be validated and optimized.
  • The project, which started in 2022 and is co-financed by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, represents a significant step towards the digital transformation of the tourism sector, through tools that combine sustainability, technological innovation and economic viability.

The SMARTH2OTEL project for the study and development of innovative digital solutions that allow efficient and sustainable management of the water cycle in tourist establishments has begun its third and final phase of experimental development in which it is intended to validate and implement advanced technological solutions in two tourist establishments. The ultimate goal is to offer a robust digital tool that allows for efficient, sustainable and economical management of water and energy resources in the tourism sector.

Led by the Catalan Water Partnership  (CWP), in this last phase the following companies are experts in the water and energy cycle, AERIS, LENTE Ingenieros, Ulbios, the company specialising in digitalisation Nexmachina and the GAIA cluster. It is co-financed by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.

In the two previous phases, the technological bases and prototypes for the integrated management of the water-energy cycle SMARTH2OTEL consolidated. The current one focuses on validating these solutions in real operating conditions, optimizing their functionality to facilitate their future commercialization. The first implementations of these innovative technologies will be carried out at the Hotel Samba and Camping Les Medes, both located in the province of Girona and noted for their commitment to responsible water management in the tourism sector.

The project will help position tourism establishments as benchmarks in sustainability and digitalization, with solutions that improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. The tools developed are also intended to facilitate the incorporation of these technologies into the sector, “promoting the circular economy and contributing to the fight against climate change and water scarcity”, the consortium stresses.

For this reason, they consider, SMARTH2OTEL represents a ‘crucial’ step towards the digital transformation of the tourism sector, “offering tools that combine sustainability, technological innovation and economic viability.”

Technological challenges

According to reports, the main challenges from a technological point of view in this third phase are:

  • Water quality and health safety: Validation of the Ulbios Water system, which combines advanced sensors and algorithms to predict and prevent the risk of legionella in critical facilities.
  • Reuse and circular economy: Validation of the AnMBr system for the purification of black and grey water, combining it with advanced oxidation technologies that allow its reuse.
  • Water-energy integration: Comprehensive digitalisation and monitoring of the water-energy cycle, generating biogas and renewable energy from purification processes.
  • Digitalization and decision-making: Optimization of a Cloud platform that centralizes data, provides key indicators and generates alerts for sustainable management, improving decision-making.

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