At its meeting of 29 December 2020, the Basque Government Cabinet approved an investment programme for the recovery, transformation and resilience of the Basque Country. The programme, known as Euskadi Next 21-26, is being put forward by the Basque Government, hand-in-hand with the three provincial councils and the city councils of the three Basque capitals, for inclusion in the Plan for Recovery, Transformation and Resilience (PRTR) that the Spanish Government will submit to Europe for Next Generation EU Funding - specifically from the Mechanism for Recovery and Resilience (MSS).

The Basque Energy Cluster (ACE) sees publishing the activities conducted throughout the year via channels such as LinkedIn to be essential. LinkedIn currently has 12 million users in Spain alone and is the largest social media platform used by professionals for networking, business and professional branding.

On 1 December last, the Basque Energy Cluster (ACE), together with the Environment Cluster (ACLIMA) organised a workshop for more than 70 persons, held in a mixed physical and virtual space. The session was divided into three thematic blocks: Ecodesign and the Circular Economy at corporate level and its impact on supplier management; Application of Product Environmental Declarations in the case of a wind farm; and Reduction of environmental impact on manufacturing and production processes by means of recovering surplus heat.

Además de los avances y nuevas iniciativas en el sector durante los últimos meses, ACE hizo una revisión del impacto COVID en el sector y actuaciones en el marco de la Asociación.

En la reunión celebrada el 25 de noviembre de 2020, el Grupo de Pilotaje de Energía analizó los aspectos más relevantes del 2020 en relación con el desarrollo de la Estrategia “Energibasque” para el Desarrollo tecnológico e industrial en energía de la RIS3 de Euskadi.

The latest meeting of the Solar Power Sector Forum, hosted by the Basque Energy Cluster, was held on 19 November last. During the session, forum coordinator SENER outlined its vision of the sector, and a range of partnership opportunities for Basque companies were identified.

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.

The event, titled “Measuring for Advancing towards more Circular Organisation. Practical Cases in the Electricity Sector”, was held online on 10 November, and was aimed mainly at industries interested in incorporating circular economy criteria into their processes and supply chains.

In addition to their strategic vision for the future, i-DE, in association with the Basque Energy Cluster Association (ACE), also outlined developments and new initiatives taking place in the sector in recent months.