The Basque Government has presented the development of an aquaculture park at the site of the former Lemoiz nuclear power plant, originally constructed in the 20th century but never commissioned due to sustained public opposition. This initiative constitutes a strategic effort to modernize and diversify the agri-food sector through aquaculture, responding both to the growing…
Category: environment
‘Mondragon University’ launches a program to boost the development of circular and social economy startups
The project aims to promote the social economy to foster a more social and sustainable model of production and consumption Mondragon University has launched a program to promote entrepreneurship projects in the field of the circular economy, with the goal of encouraging the social economy and more sustainable ways of producing and consuming. The program…
Euskadi presents its Forest Bioeconomy strategy at the FIBC International Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
The Basque delegation took part in the international event where administrations, technology centres, and companies exhibit innovative bio-based products. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga) The Basque Country promotes the Circular Forest Bioeconomy as a foundation for the development of new bio-based products that reduce dependence on fossil-based derivatives. A Basque delegation, formed by the general manager of…
EIT Manufacturing and Global Factor join forces to boost sustainability in industry
EIT Manufacturing and Global Factor work together to offer companies of all sizes a comprehensive service that combines sustainability strategies and decarbonisation plans with the implementation of advanced technologies.
Basque Country Technology Park: the 1st technology park in the world powered by green hydrogen
The Basque Technology Park, at its Abanto Campus, extends over 505,362 m2, and includes spaces, technological infrastructures and value added services for the development and testing of projects linked to the hydrogen value chain. The campus has a Headquarters- EIC (Energy Intelligence Center), with an area of 18,500 m2, which offers spaces for offices, coworking…
The World Economic Forum publishes in Davos the progress report on the “transition from industrial clusters to zero net emissions” initiative.
World Economic Forum report highlights the Net-Zero Basque Industrial SuperCluster as a frontrunner in the global shift from industrial clusters to zero net emissions, underscoring partnerships, policy, technology and finance as key pillars for decarbonizing heavy industry.(Autor: Estíbaliz Pérez de la Torre) Within the framework of the WEF (World Economic Forum) initiative “Transition from industrial…
The Passivhaus building with the largest accommodation capacity in Europe has a Basque signature.
Kora Green City is an aparthotel that opened barely a year ago in Vitoria-Gasteiz, a work by the Bilbao practice A54 Arquitectos that brings the territory closer to this type of sustainable construction. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) It was founded in Bilbao in 2006 and has designed Kora Green City, the Passivhaus building with the…
Ulma Forged Solutions, a world leader in flanges in the USA and the Middle East.
Ulma Forged Solutions is a company from Oñati that is a world leader in the manufacture of flanges (the joining elements between tubes) in carbon and special materials in the USA and the Middle East. It exports more than 90% of its turnover, which exceeds 120 million euros a year. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) The…
Internationalisation prospects for Basque companies.
The Basque Open Industry addressed opportunities in markets such as the United States, India, Brazil, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Turkey. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) The second day of the Basque Open Industry, the event organised by the SPRI Group that has shown Europe the public-private industrial and technological ecosystem of the Basque Country, dealt…
Hyvalue will produce high-quality hydrogen from municipal solid waste.
The project aims to generate this gas for energy-intensive sectors such as industry and transport. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) HyVALUE is an initiative promoted by a joint venture between Tubacex, Novargi and IET Technology that aims to produce hydrogen for sale to energy-intensive industrial and transport sectors, based on a production process that uses the…










