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The University of Alicante works on the creation of marketable biomass from wastewater or saline

27.01.2022
The University of Alicante works on the creation of marketable biomass from wastewater or saline
The team of researchers from the University of Alicante, led by Professor Rosa María Martínez Espinosa, is studying the use of halophilic microorganisms to clean contaminated water and brines before they are returned to the sea. Microorganisms consume these contaminants as food and make them disappear. At the same time, they create a biomass that can be used to make bioplastics. A raw material that can replace polluting plastics.

Torrevieja begins the year with 87,901 registered inhabitants, 49,807 of Spanish origin and 38,094 from abroad

21.01.2022
Torrevieja begins the year with 87,901 registered inhabitants, 49,807 of Spanish origin and 38,094 from abroad
According to the statistical data on population and evolution of the Municipal Register of the City Council, the city of Torrevieja has started the year 2022 with a total of 87,901 registered inhabitants, of which 49,807 (56.6%) are of Spanish origin, while the rest , 38,094 (43.4%) come from abroad.

Presented the third edition of the "Consumer Bonus"

26.11.2021
Presented the third edition of the "Consumer Bonus"
On December 1, the face-to-face sale of 3.0 bonds will open at the Office of Commerce and Occupation of Public Roads. On Friday, December 3 from 4:00 p.m., the online sale will open. The sum of the three editions amounts to a total investment by the Torrevieja City Council of 1,500,000 euros, which represents an economic impact of 3,000,000 euros

The city council will renew a large part of the public lighting in the urban area of Torrevieja and the southern area of La Mata

27.09.2021
The city council will renew a large part of the public lighting in the urban area of Torrevieja and the southern area of La Mata
A total of 1,190 luminaires will be replaced thanks to a subsidy of 912,620 euros granted by the Alicante Provincial Council.The new LED luminaires have an energy saving forecast of 53%, which will mean the saving of more than 70,000 euros in monetary value yearly on the electricity bill

The administrative specifications for the hiring of the project drafting service for the reorganization of the Los Locos beach promenade have been approved

06.08.2021
The administrative specifications for the hiring of the project drafting service for the reorganization of the Los Locos beach promenade have been approved
The Department of Quality of urban services, led by the mayor Sandra Sánchez, has to provide the Los Locos beach promenade with a new redevelopment that significantly improves accessibility to the coastline, providing it with pedestrian routes and areas spacious rooms for the enjoyment of citizens and complying with applicable regulations on accessibility in urban areas.

Next week the construction works of an accessible walkway in the Doña Inés urbanization will be completed

01.07.2021
Next week the construction works of an accessible walkway in the Doña Inés urbanization will be completed
The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the Councilor for Quality of Urban Services, Sandra Sánchez, have visited this morning together with residents of the urbanization, the construction works of an accessible pedestrian walkway between the nearby cul-de-sac to Joaquín García Sánchez street, at the confluence with the Jardín del Mar III Urbanization, an area known as Doña Inés, due to the obvious need to transit through an area with a significant drop of 1.5 meters.