Initiatives with Comillas Pontifical University

Initiatives with Comillas Pontifical University

• Comillas Emprende

  Iberdrola has participated in the Comillas Emprende initiative since 2016, testing the innovative capacity of students in an environment of exchange and training. It gives them the opportunity to present projects related to the energy scenario of the future (Utility of the Future), such as innovation processes in clean energy, initiatives to reduce consumption or other innovative ideas.

  Students propose ideas to be validated - or with a market to be boosted - and contrasted. For their development, the students enjoy a mentorship during the course that culminates with the presentation of the projects they have been working on.

  Comillas Emprende 2024

  Iberdrola, in its commitment to young talent, participated in the 11th edition of Comillas Emprende with the aim of disseminating entrepreneurship in the university community by offering them a platform to promote their ideas.

  The ReWind initiative won the Iberdrola Award for innovative ideas in the energy sector and new consumption models. ReWind proposed a software solution to optimise the sale of recycled material from wind turbine blades. In addition, a project for energy demand management won the university's third prize.

• ICAI Racing Team

  Iberdrola has promoted the Comillas Pontifical University's electric racing team since its inception in 2018. The ISC Racing Team competes with universities from all over the world in the MotoStudent and Formula Student categories with two 100% electric prototypes created from scratch by the students.

  This project gives them the opportunity to put into practice all the theoretical training they have received and learn how to manage a real project.  It allows them to learn to work in a team, manage stress and improve themselves. The students have the support of Iberdrola teachers and professionals, but it is they who have full responsibility for the project.

  ISC Formula Student: The Comillas Pontifical University's electric single-seater raced for the first time at the Montmeló circuit in 2018. Since then, the students have created a new prototype year after year that has competed in the Formula Student Spain competition. In 2023, the team competed for the first time outside Spain at the Circuit de Montmeló.

  

  ISC Formula Student en Formula Student Spain 2023.

  ISC Moto Student: The electric motorbike from Comillas Pontifical University competed for the first time at the Alcañiz circuit in 2018. The young people build an electric motorbike and are evaluated on their conceptual and technical design, acceleration, business case, innovation project and industrial production, among others. Students compete every two years in MotoStudent Spain.

  

  ISC Moto Student en Moto Student España 2023.

• StartCamp

  Iberdrola collaborates in Startcamp Powered by Iberdrola External link, opens in new window., a 48-hour hackathon carried out in collaboration with the StartComillas entrepreneurs association in which students work on their idea with the help of mentors from the sector.

  

  

  2019 Startcamp. Video voice transcription (Spanish version) [PDF].

  The 5, 6 and 7 April 2019 marked the holding of the third edition of this gathering, in which 75 entrepreneurs from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas took part — divided into 16 teams — to develop projects in connection with the Sustainable Development Goals in which Iberdrola is directly involved. Specifically, 3 workshops were held and over 20 mentors contributed, delivering a total of 150 hours of advice on topics such as smart grids, renewable energy, blockchain, brand and innovation.

  The winning project was eco-ship, a solution that allows for increased efficiency on merchant shipping through on-board generation of renewable energy.

  

  The winners of StartCamp 2019 received the award from José Ángel Marra, Iberdrola's Director of Human Resources and General Services, and Antonio Muñoz San Roque, director of the Higher School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI).

  1. STARTCAMP 2018. In the second edition of this initiative, the number of students who were able to enjoy this experience increased. A total of 70 participants were selected who worked on 12 projects, but only one was the winner, ECOMAPP, an app that brings together all electric mobility platforms and rewards the consumer with leisure points for promoting sustainable mobility.

  2. STARTCAMP 2017. This initiative was attended by 52 young people and resulted in eight projects related to the challenges of the energy sector. The participants benefited from several presentations, among them Javier Agüera, former student of ICAI, born entrepreneur and one of the 30 under 30 of 2016 External link, opens in new window., who spoke to them, from the vision of Silicon Valley, of the importance of innovation in the future. The winning project of the challenge was SMARTBATT, a battery-sharing concept allowing mobiles to remain constantly connected.