Welcome to the
MicroCooling Project

Discover our project

With this project we aim to combat Global Warming by reducing methane emissions and converting them into biological fertilizers, reducing in this way the detrimental effects of chemical fertilizers. In addition these fertilizers increase soil humidity, fight desertification and reduces CO2, another GreenHouse Gas.

Background

This project started in 2017 with a stay at Marina Kalyuzhnaya's laboratory (San Diego State University) to learn on culturing methane oxidizing bacteria thanks to a Salvador de Madariaga Fellowship.

EXPLORA (GenerAgua)

Thanks to the Explora project, we have been able to demonstrate that some methane-oxidizing bacteria are capable of interacting with plants and promoting their growth. In addition, during the oxidation of methane, they release water that "irrigates" the plant, reducing its water needs.

PEICTI (MicroCooling)

We have applied to the Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023, with a proposal to optimize the methane captures from different industries including cattle farming, pig slurries, wastewater treatment plants and landfills to improve agriculture practices in a enviromentally friendly framework.

Ecological & Digital Transition Program (MethAbsortion)

Within the context of the 2022 call for proposal of the Ecological and Digital Transition Program we have developed a proposal to generate methane-extinguishing plant blankets in urban landfills, characterized by their high degree of methane emissions.