The Workshop was attended by 135 representatives from 34 companies and 10 agents from the Basque Science, Technology and Innovation Network (RVCTI), who provided input on the Map of priority technological areas, lines, and challenges defined by i-DE. The Director of Decarbonization of the Basque Government, Guillermo Allende, intervened to frame the Transformative Project within the Basque Government’s Euskadi 2030 Industry Plan.
The Workshop, held on October 1st at the BEC, marks a significant milestone in the development of the Roadmap that will establish the technological scope, priorities, and timelines until 2030 for the Grid4Industry (G4I) Transformative Project – “The electricity grid of the future for the electrification of industry in Euskadi” – led by i-DE Smart Grids.
The first phase of the process has focused on defining the Map of priority technological areas and lines based on the needs identified by i-DE for the deployment of its smart grids in the next regulatory period, 2026-2030.
The Workshop allowed for the presentation and review of this Map with companies and RVCTI agents from the Electricity Grids sector, with the aim of aligning priorities and promoting collaborative projects across the entire value chain.
The opening session featured the participation of Guillermo Allende – Director of Decarbonization of the Basque Government – to frame the Grid4Industry Transformative Project within the Euskadi 2030 Industry Plan, and Guillermo Basañez Unanue, representing the EVE, to present Euskadi’s energy needs.
Subsequently, Isabel Loureiro, Luis Layo, and Eduardo Navarro, from i-DE, highlighted the key aspects and opportunity context of Grid4Industry and presented the Map of identified technological areas, lines, and challenges with their respective priority levels and estimated completion times.
On behalf of BASQUENERGY Cluster, José Ignacio Hormaeche – General Director – presented the methodological approach and the progress made in defining the Grid4Industry Roadmap, a task in which BASQUENERGY Cluster is supporting i-DE.
Following the presentations, a participatory group work dynamic was developed, led by i-DE, where companies and RVCTI agents provided input regarding their technological capabilities to address the identified challenges and their willingness to participate in collaborative projects. After the dialogue, the group moderators presented the main contributions from the participants.
The contributions gathered at the Workshop will contribute to the final version of the Grid4Industry Roadmap, which will serve as a basis for fostering collaborative actions and projects aligned with i-DE’s technological priorities.
