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The Passivhaus-style building with the highest accommodation capacity in Europe, designed by Basque professionals
Kora Green City, an aparthotel in Vitoria-Gasteiz, was inaugurated approximately a year ago. This project is the result of the effort of the Bilbao-based architecture studio A54, which introduces a focus on sustainable construction in the region. Founded in Bilbao – Basque Country- in 2006, A54 Arquitectos designed Kora Green City, the Passivhaus building which…
The Lehendakari, President of the Basque Government highlights the transformative power of the cultural and creative industries at the opening of the CWF24
Iñigo Urkullu, the President of the Basque Government, attended the inauguration of the Creativity World Forum at the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao. Bingen Zupiria, the Basque Minister for Culture and Language Policy; Andoni Iturbe, the Basque Deputy Minister for Culture; and Aitziber Atorrasagasti, the Director for Promotion of Culture, were also present at the opening ceremony, together…
The D’Elhuyar brothers: The discovery and isolation of tungsten
Linked to the Enlightenment movement, the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country (Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del Pais), Euskalerriko Adiskideen Elkartea in basque (Euskera), was founded in 1764 and has its origins in gatherings held at the Intsausti Palace in Azkoitia, by the Count of Peñaflorida, Xavier Mª de Munibe. With…
Nominations are open for the 9th edition of the Basque Culinary Center world prize
Nominations are now open for the 9th edition of the Basque Culinary World Prize, an annual award for chefs with transformative initiatives. In 2024, this award seeks to strengthen the positive power of gastronomy in its reach and ability to deliver socioeconomic progress. This global and innovative accolade was created by the Basque Culinary Center…
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…
TECNALIA and FERSA Bearings join forces to implement Industry 5.0 in their European plants
European bearings manufacturer. FERSA, and the largest technology center in Southern Europe, TECNALIA, will collaborate in the automation and digitalisation of plants, through the implementation of flexible robotics and artificial intelligence as well as in the development of solutions for advanced materials. The European bearings manufacturer FERSA and the applied research and technological development centre…
Basque Institutional and Business mission to Japan, in the month of October
Bingen Zupiria and Arantxa Tapia, ministers of the Basque government, have announced that during the month of October the Basque government, along with organizations and representatives of the Basque society, would visit Japan along with the Basque president (Lehendakari), Iñigo Urkullu. This mission is part of the annual activity program “Euskadi-Japón 2023”, wich aims to…
Basque Country reinforces its position as a Technology Entrepreneurship Hub with more than 1.000 start-ups and €100 million investment in 2022
The Basque Government and SPRI, in collaboration with the network of BICs in the Basque Country, have drawn up the first report on the situation of the Basque Entrepreneurship Ecosystem. The report is based on the information collected in Up! Euskadi, the interactive platform built with Dealroom technology to raise the visibility of start-ups, investors…
Iberdrola starts construction of a photovoltaic plant in USA to supply power to Facebook
Iberdrola’s US subsidiary Avangrid has begun construction of the 240 MW True North photovoltaic plant in Falls County (Texas). It will supply clean, renewable energy to power the operations of Meta, the parent company of the social network Facebook, in the region. Since 2020, Meta’s global operations have been supported by 100% renewable energy. The True North project will…