El 19 de noviembre tuvo lugar un nuevo encuentro del Foro Sectorial de Energía Solar organizado por el Cluster de Energía, en el que SENER presentó su visión del sector como coordinador del foro y se identificaron diversas oportunidades en colaboración para las empresas vascas.

As part of the session, speakers from SIEMENS GAMESA, SENER, IDOM, IKERLAN, TECNALIA and the Basque Energy Cluster (ACE) outlined current views in the sector, as well as advances in R&D initiatives in the Basque Country.

Jose I. Hormaeche, General Manager of the Basque Energy Cluster (Asociación Cluster de Energía, ACE) participated as Keynote speaker in the “Renewable energy” breakout session of the European Cluster Conference 2020, that took place last 10-11th November in a virtual format.

Held on 10 November, the webinar provided Basque companies with updated information and potential business opportunities in the Chilean power market, focussing on renewable energy and power grids, as well as putting businesses and associations from both countries in touch and fostering links between them. In his opening remarks, José Ignacio Hormaeche, Managing Director of the Basque Energy Cluster Association, spoke of the links between the Cluster and Chilean organisations in recent years, saying that he hoped they would continue going forward. More than 30 Basque businesses took part at the event, which gave them the opportunity to share their questions and concerns with other participants.

Además de su visión estratégica a futuro, i-DE presentó - junto con la Asociación Clúster de Energía (ACE) - los avances y nuevas iniciativas en el sector durante los últimos meses.

During the session, speakers from IDOM-OCEANTEC, EVE, BiMEP, TECNALIA, AZTI and the Basque Energy Cluster Association (ACE) shared the progress made in the sector in recent months

The Forum was organised in collaboration with FLUIDEX and included speakers from TUBACEX, RYSTAD ENERGY and the Basque Energy Cluster (ACE). They reviewed the prospects of investment recovery in the Oil&Gas sector and diversification opportunities arising from energy transition.

The Basque Energy Cluster, in conjunction with Basque Trade & Investment, organised remote attendance at the fair, consisting of a stand, participation at the keynote seminar, and a B2B event for Basque and Japanese businesses.

The prestigious PES (Power&Energy Solutions) magazine has published the article " Failure modes in offshore wind turbines: pitch systems" written by the DOCC-OFF partners HINE, XABET, SIRRIS and Basque Energy Cluster. The article highlights the importance of determining and understanding the failure rates of an offshore wind turbine in order to model and reduce operation and maintenance costs.

19 companies are involved in this project, led by SAITEC OFFSHORE; and AEROBLADE, ALERION, EGOA ENERGÍA, SENER and MUGAPE are coordinating the project’s five work packages.