The latest developments in smart grids in the Basque Country, at the forefront of innovation, were showcased at the ‘Smart Grids Basque Country’ stand during EUW
The “European Utility Week” trade show was held in Paris from 12 to 14 November 2019. It included a joint stand organised by the Basque Energy Cluster under the “Smart Grids Basque Country” framework with the presence of 7 companies and exhibitors from the smart grids value chain to promote the competitiveness of the sector.
A prominent representation of the Basque energy sector attended the European Utility Week (EUW) in Paris, the leading European event devoted to smart grids, to show off their skills in this field. On this occasion, the EUW teamed up with Powergen Europe, the benchmark European event in the field of power generation over the last 25 years, attracting more than 22,000 international professionals and around 800 exhibiting companies from 100 countries, including the generation sector.
A total of 7 Basque companies and entities shared the ‘Smart Grids Basque Country’ stand. Ariadna Grid, Merytronic, Pronutec, Ormazabal, Relyum (by SOC-E), the technology corporation Tecnalia and the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU). Furthermore, the Basque Energy Cluster had a space on the stand to showcase the Hazitek and Securegrid Projects, financed by the Department for Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government (HAZITEK Programme) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The exhibition hall with an area of 72 m2 (c43) enabled Basque companies to to show their latest developments in response to the challenges of smart grids and demonstrate the solid collaboration that exists between companies, institutions and knowledge agents.
The predominant message in this edition of the EUW was the need to establish both business and public-private collaborative frameworks as a key element for the energy transition and as the only means of achieving the decarbonisation objectives foreseen in the short and medium term, with an estimated annual investment of around 2% of global GDP until 2050. The huge drive towards renewable energies throughout the world driven by the growth of solar and wind installed capacity was also highlighted.
