American multinational Dow Chemical has chosen La Canonja (a town just 10 kilometers away from Tarragona) to locate a new pioneer water technology centre. The Global Water Technology Development Center has cost more than 10 million euros.
Over the last few years, surfing has emerged as a major sporting activity in Catalonia. Currently, there are approximately 7,000 Catalan surfers and this number is set to rise in the near future. New technologies, affordable equipment and an increase in surfing courses offered in Catalonia are the keys to the surfing boom.
A Catalan inventor has created a brand new system that transforms humidity into water, Hydromatch. It acts like a giant air conditioning system, able to produce 500,000 liters an hour. According to its inventor, the machinery can work almost everywhere with at least 20% of humidity, which includes many deserts.
Girona’s Scientific and Technological Park is working to create relationships between businesses and research groups in the water technology field. Eight months ago, the park began an initiative to attract foreign investors to Girona.
Giant ceramic water jugs decorate the streets of the Catalan town of Argentona in an urban exhibition inspired by the internationally recognised ?cow parade.?