In 1934, Juan Celaya founded the company Cegasa, based in Oñate, which eventually became the first to manufacture batteries in Spain and one of the first in Europe. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) Located in the Álava Technology Park, it focuses on the creation and manufacture of customised energy storage systems for a variety of uses. Its…
The aim is to design and validate an electrically rechargeable zinc-air battery on a laboratory scale that will allow progress in cyclability and storage time, to combine with renewable energies and electrolysers for stationary storage (medium-long term). CIC energiGUNE, a leading Basque research center in electrochemical energy storage, thermal energy storage and conversion, and hydrogen…
“Let’s meet in Innovation Land”: The Basque Government and its Development Agency are organising Basque Open Industry at the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) and will also host the European SME Week (SME Week 2023), as well as the SME Assembly, the annual meeting of the Europe Enterprise Network (EEN). The whole event has been planned…
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…
The HIPERION initiative aims to enhance and foster research in the field of space technology and science. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía) Space technology and science drive economic and technological development. The HIPERION project by GAIKER Technology Centre promotes research in space technology to enhance the positioning of companies in the Basque Autonomous Community. It focuses on…
CIC energiGUNE, a leading energy storage center in the Basque region, is participating as a research partner in the 3DSTORE project. The project, led by IREC, focuses on leveraging 3D printing technology to enable the manufacturing of solid-state batteries for IoT connected devices. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía) CIC energiGUNE, a leading Basque research center in energy…
TECNALIA, a leading research and technological development center, achieved a turnover of 128 million euros in 2022, marking a 6.7% increase from the previous year. With a focus on transferring R&D&I to companies, TECNALIA has collaborated with over 9,500 companies, including 73% SMEs, generating a GDP impact of 678 million euros in the Basque Country….
TECNALIA and Umiles Next showcased Intellydrive technology at the Mobility Solutions Show in Toulouse. This technology combines intelligence, local automated driving, remote vehicle management, and platooning for automated vehicle tracking, offering cost and safety advantages. This collaboration further advances their efforts in shaping future mobility, building upon their previous work on the Concept Integrity air…
The conference “Is feminist Artificial Intelligence possible?” was held in live podcast format. The Regional Minister for Equality announced that the International Conference “Equality, Science and Technology. For a change of paradigm” organised by Emakunde. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía) Last June, the conference “Is a feminist Artificial Intelligence possible?” was held in a live podcast format,…
In response to the strong demand for electric vehicle chargers announced by the Biden administration, Ingeteam plans to expand its production plant in Milwaukee, USA. The expansion aims to support the deployment of a nationwide network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers along US highways, as part of the country’s efforts to combat the climate crisis….