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First construction contracts, with the horizon set in the infrastructure concessions market

Sacyr has established a strong presence in the Canadian market, recently highlighted by the concession for the new Ontario Science Centre Relocation project, secured through the Ontario Science Partners consortium under a DBFM model, in which it actively participates. This significant award builds upon the company's accumulated experience since commencing their construction activities in the country on February 2021.

Since then, Sacyr has successfully completed key projects demonstrating its capability and commitment in the region. These include the execution of two contracts of the Lakeshore East Corridor Expansion program in Toronto delivered in partnership with Ledcor, and, the design, construction, and financing of the Grandview Children’s Centre in Ajax, delivered in partnership with Amico Design-Build through the Children First Consortium.

Throughout the execution of all these projects, Sacyr and its partners maintain a strong commitment with local communities, environmental respect, and the application of the highest standards of sustainability and biodiversity.

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+1Bn$

PROJECTS

Projects

4

contratos

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6

KILOMETERS

transportation projects

400,000

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ICI projects

EDAR Guadalajara donde se ha realizado la prueba piloto.

Innovamos para combatir el nitrógeno de las aguas residuales

Nuestro proyecto Denitox desarrolla una tecnología que consume menos energía y menos materia orgánica durante la eliminación de nitrógeno en corrientes de alta carga en aguas residuales.

La contaminación por nitrógeno en las aguas residuales es un desafío ambiental creciente debido a las actividades industriales, urbanas y agrícolas. Los procesos de eliminación convencional de ese nitrógeno requieren un uso intensivo de energía y una cantidad suficiente de materia orgánica que no siempre está disponible. 

Para mejorar este proceso y hacerlo más eficiente, estamos innovando con el proyecto Denitox, que desarrollamos junto a la Universidad de Granada.
“Con Denitox, logramos reducir el nitrógeno hasta el 80% y un ahorro energético de hasta el 50%”, explica Elena Campos, responsable de Soporte Técnico del Área de Depuración de Sacyr Agua.

El nitrógeno presente en las masas de agua superficiales genera problemas de crecimiento incontrolado de algas, que puede llevar a una alta mortandad de peces, como ha ocurrido en el Mar Menor.


Directiva Europea más restrictiva


La nueva Directiva Europea de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales (TARU) reduce drásticamente los límites de nitrógeno en vertido, lo que implica en muchos casos, un auténtico reto tecnológico. 

La corriente de escurridos en plantas con digestión anaerobia de lodos puede llegar hasta el 20% de la carga total de nitrógeno que llega a la planta y que, después de eliminarlo, es preciso volver a tratar. De ahí la importancia de tratar estas corrientes de retornos que presentan un alto contenido de nitrógeno, pero un bajo contenido de materia orgánica. 

Con nuestra tecnología Denitox podemos lograr una menor emisión de nitrógeno en el vertido, con alto potencial contaminante, un ahorro económico y la reducción de la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero.

 

 
EDAR Guadalajara (Guadalagua)


Prueba piloto


“Hemos hecho una prueba piloto en la depuradora de Guadalajara (Guadalagua), que se aplicó a la corriente de retornos de la línea de fangos, que tiene mucho nitrógeno. Si el agua residual normalmente tiene entre 60 y 80 mg por litro, esa corriente tiene entre 500 y 1.000 mg por litro. En este estudio, que se llevó a cabo con agua real y condiciones variables, se consiguió de forma estable una reducción del 80%”, explica Elena.

“Ahora, el principal desafío es mantener estas altas eficiencias a temperatura ambiente y tiempos de retención hidráulica más cortos. Si conseguimos llevarlo a escala industrial, Denitox sería una solución competitiva para el tratamiento de aguas residuales aplicable en muchas depuradoras para el cumplimiento de los objetivos de eliminación de nitrógeno”, concluye Elena Campos.

 

Planta piloto en Guadalagua


Antes de esta prueba, se hizo una escala en el laboratorio en la Universidad de Granada, con la que hemos desarrollado esta tecnología.
“Hemos optimizado las condiciones de operación, pero nos falta hacer el escalado a un mayor tamaño y ver cómo controlar bien las condiciones.

Premio internacional en Arabia Saudí

Recientemente, el proyecto Denitox ha ganado el Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW), que organiza la Agencia Saudí del Agua, en la categoría Producción Sostenible de Agua y Conservación del Medioambiente.

 

 
 

Esta categoría valora el equilibro en el suministro de agua con la protección del ecosistema y la reducción de emisiones.

Artificial Intelligence to Transform Sanitation Management

VIDIA project consists of a model trained to detect, classify, and geolocate incidents within sewerage networks.

At Sacyr Water, we have a new system trained with artificial intelligence to detect damage in its collector networks. 
"We believe that AI can achieve very low error rate functionality by training a model that learns from common defects detected by the human eye, such as cracks, fissures, and blockages in the sewerage network.

This Machine Learning model helps us reduce the error rate in detecting these common defects. Additionally, Artificial Intelligence has been implemented to interpret text and generate final reports", explains Miguel Cebrián, head of digital transformation at Sacyr Water.

VIDIA is an asset intelligence platform developed by Sacyr for critical sanitation infrastructure management. 

This system transforms the traditional network inspection process into an automated, data-driven workflow. It doesn't just identify damage; it classifies it according to standardized typologies.

VIDIA utilizes generative artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and integrated visualization, converting raw data into strategic information for decision-making. It is a tool that unifies everything: people, processes, and technology, providing a 360º view of the service. 

 

 
 

"First, camera footage is captured, which can be done via a drone or a robot within the sewage network. Then, this video is fed into our VIDIA system which, thanks to ML technologies, identifies images, and with Generative AI, analyzes texts and automatically generates reports," states Miguel Cebrián.

Furthermore, VIDIA is integrated with the GIS system. This means all alerts are georeferenced on a city map, allowing for the prioritization of actions in strategic or sensitive areas.

This machine learning model, trained with generative AI, has been jointly developed by Sacyr Water's technical department and the company's IT department. 

VIDIA differs from all similar systems in the water sector because it automates the entire workflow. It not only identifies damage but also contextualizes it: classifying it according to standardized typologies and precisely geolocating it within the collector.

VIDIA is positioned as a key tool to anticipate incidents, reduce operational costs, and ensure service continuity. 

"Digital transformation in sewage network management is no longer an option, but a necessity. This tool transforms a traditionally slow and costly process into an automated, intelligent, and results-oriented workflow", concludes Cebrián.

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SIS formalizes contract for the construction and concession of the new Novara Hospital (Italy)

  • SIS, a consortium comprising Fininc and Sacyr, in partnership with Abp Nocivelli, will develop and manage this hospital infrastructure, which represents an investment of 525 million euros.
  • The Novara complex will feature a hospital with 711 beds and a 24,000 sqm university building.

SIS, a consortium formed by Sacyr and Fininc, in a joint venture with Abp Nocivelli, has signed the concession contract for the New City of Health and Science of Novara (Nuova Città della Salute e della Scienza di Novara) in Italy, a multifunctional complex featuring a new hospital and a university campus.

The project, awarded by Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carita di Novara, a public entity of the Piedmont Region, encompasses the design, financing, construction, and 25-year maintenance of the hospital.

The contract outlines an investment exceeding €525 million and has a five-year construction timeline.

200,000 sqm of total building area

The new hospital will replace the existing facility, currently located near Novara's historic center and the university's faculty of medicine. The complex will be distributed across several buildings within a 325,000 sqm plot, which will also feature green areas. It will include a hospital, university facilities, a laboratory, a maternity and children’s ward, a central energy and technology plant, a university building, parking facilities, and a nursery.

The scope of the concession covers the maintenance of buildings and facilities, including the operation and management of water and sanitation systems, stormwater and wastewater disposal, electrical installations, and green areas, among other operations.

Reference center

This project is set to become a leading medical and scientific reference center in Northern Italy, strategically located to directly serve approximately 170,000 people and indirectly benefit over 500,000.

Key construction features of the project include: 

  • 711 beds
  • 34 operating rooms
  • 117,000 sqm of hospital space
  • 24,000 sqm university building
  • 16,000 sqm laboratory building
  • 14,000 sqm maternity and children’s building
  • 5,000 sqm central energy and technology building
  • 25,000 sqm of parking facilities
  • Heliport

Italy: a priority market

Italy is a priority market for Sacyr, where, through the SIS consortium, it holds concessions for the Turin Health, Research and Innovation Park, the Pedemontana-Veneta highway, the A-3 Naples-Pompeii-Salerno highway, the A-21 Turin-Piacenza highway (which also includes the Turin bypass and four other highway sections in the vicinity of the city), and the Via del Mare highway-A4 Jesolo link.

  • Transport infrastructures

Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Expansion project in Canada

We grow in North America

Pursuing our objective to grow in English-speaking markets, in March 2021, the Lakeshore East corridor became our first project in Canada.

Sacyr, in consortium with its local partner Ledcor, is carrying out packages B and C of the Lakeshore East rail corridor expansion and associated infrastructure for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Metropolitan Area Transit Services operator.

6

Km of track 

€ 120

million 

4

bridges 

The LSEW line is the oldest in the entire Toronto city transport network, and the second with the highest volume of traffic. The work includes the conditioning and preparation works for the installation of a future fourth track, which seeks to accomodate a 400% increase in the daily volume of passengers.  

The works to be developed include the adaptation of approximately 6 km of slope for the track layout: the extension of the platform by 3.54 km, which will require the construction of six retaining walls (1.8 km), in addition to the extension of three railway bridges, embankments, a final layer of sub-ballast and drainage works. 

We will also execute the 2.74 km extension with the construction of five retaining walls (822 m), extending a culvert to channel a stream under the railroad, grading and land clearing. 

Some of the benefits consequence of this railway development will be lighter road traffic, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and less fuel consumption, as well as the improvement of the quality of life of users and faster travel times.  

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III Health & Safety Culture Awards

  • Sustainability

Driving Natural Transformation

We are launching Natural Transformation, a new series that shows how our infrastructures are integrated with biodiversity protection and sustainable development. In this first chapter we visit the Buenaventura - Loboguerrero - Buga project (Colombia) and its Bird Road initiative.

At Sacyr, we understand that progress and sustainability go hand in hand. For this reason, we are launching Natural Transformation, a new series of content dedicated to making visible and giving voice to the initiatives with which we protect, restore and enhance ecosystems in the areas where we develop our projects.

This series complements our already consolidated Circular Transformation series, which explores how we integrate the circular economy into our projects. In Natural Transformation, we delve into how our infrastructures coexist in harmony with the environment and actively contribute to its improvement.

Camino de las Aves, a corridor of life

To inaugurate Transformación Natural, we traveled to Colombia, a country that is home to 20% of the world's bird species. There, we presented Camino de las Aves, a pioneering initiative in our Buenaventura - Loboguerrero - Buga corridor.

Camino de las Aves is much more than a bird watching route; it is a sustainable development initiative that promotes nature tourism as an economic and social engine. With its protagonists, Luis Mario and Natalia Losada (Quality and Environment Manager of Sacyr), we will explore the profound impact of this project in the region.

As Natalia Losada points out, "This is more than a sighting route; it is a network of communities, nature and culture that transforms biodiversity into well-being and pride."

This project exemplifies our vision: it articulates local communities, tourist guides, businesses in the area and birdwatching spaces, creating a model that not only protects one of the territories with the greatest diversity of birds in the world, but also generates tangible economic opportunities and strengthens the territorial pride of its inhabitants.

Discover how Sacyr is building a future where infrastructure and nature grow together:

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