Innovation

International electricity markets are undergoing regulatory changes in response to the technological and social advances brought about by the global challenge of decarbonising the energy model while maintaining a sustainable and effective supply.

Iberdrola's Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub, located in Bilbao, is consolidating its position as a global centre of innovation and knowledge in smart grids to help respond to the challenges of the energy transition. The centre acts as a driving force for innovation, combining Iberdrola's technological capacity with that of more than 100 collaborating entities and companies.

Innovation is a strategic variable for the Iberdrola Group and is our main tool for guaranteeing the sustainability, efficiency and competitiveness of the company.

Iberdrola, through its PERSEO start-up programme, seeks to reduce costs, time and risks for its employees by automating various maintenance inspection processes using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

With PERSEO, Iberdrola Group promotes different challenges addressed to emerging technology companies with the aim of finding innovative solutions that enable its operation to be improved and its environmental footprint to be minimised.

Woza Labs' digital solution has won the start-up challenge Resilience of electricity grids to natural disasters. Thanks to their knowledge of geographic information systems and satellite image analysis, they will design a programme that will help the Networks area to plan and quantify climatic risks that can cause damage to our grids.