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Alternatives to electrolysis and promotion of the circular economy Production from waste and wastewater The development of new green hy- drogen production technologies that are alternatives to electrolysis and promote the circular economy is the purpose of the Zeppelin pro- ject, which proposes the valorisa- tion of waste and by-products from different sectors -agri-food, textiles, wastewater treatment plants, refine - ries, etc. With the aim of reducing the energy, economic and environmental costs associated with current hydrogen production and promoting safe, effi - cient and clean energy, the project will revalorise more than 99 million tonnes of waste and 50 million ton- nes of municipal wastewater. The production of hydrogen using Ze- The Eclosion project, led by Aqua- lia and promoted by a consortium of seven other companies, including FCC Medio Ambiente, is also star- ting up with the aim of researching the production of green hydrogen and biomethane from waste and wastewater. Its objective is to crea- te new materials, technologies and processes for the generation, stora- ge, transport and integration of re- newable hydrogen and biomethane, generated from urban and agri-food biowaste and sewage sludge. In addition, energy optimisation tools will be developed. This involves de- signing eco-efficient, flexible and intelligent source-to-consumption energy systems. The developments include Machine Learning algorithms for efficient energy management (thermal and electrical) and electrici- ty grids that include renewable ener- gies. All of this is aimed at making optimal decisions on production, sto- rage and demand of the renewable resource. The research will be carried out in laboratories and specially equipped infrastructures of the research or- ganisations and in four development centres: the Valladolid Waste Treat- ment Centre, managed by FCC Me- dio Ambiente; and the wastewater treatment plants in Salamanca, Llei- da and Jerez de la Frontera, mana- ged by Aqualia. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) of Lleida. ppelin technologies will offer Spain a circular green hydrogen genera- tion potential of around 135,000 ton- nes per year. Aqualia will carry out its innovation activity in the city of Algeciras, more specifically in the Isla Verde Was - tewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), located in the port. With this action in the Campo de Gibraltar, the aim is to position Andalusia as a key region in the field of green hydrogen ge - neration. Zeppelin joins the H2020 NICE actions, also led by Aqualia, in the framework of the Lago Marítimo project. R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y 39 R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y