Summary document of the EnergiBasque update carried out in 2016

1. EnergiBasque
Technological and Industrial Development Strategy
Deployment of the Energy area
RIS3 Basque Country

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The Basque RIS3, embedded in the Basque Science, Technology and
Innovation Plan 2020, selects three priority areas being Energy one of them
Background
Deployment of the smart specialization strategy in the Basque Country
Source: Strategic priorities for Basque Country's intelligent specialization. Basque Government. March 2014.
BUSINESS SECTORS / CLUSTERS
… Markets with Export Potential … Internal Demand
Human Health
Food
Territory
Ecosystems
Urban planning and
regeneration
Leisure and culture
Advanced Manufacturing
Multi Sectorial
Intelligence, materials and
processes, efficiency, services
Metal
Capital goods
Transport
Autom. Aeronaut.
Railw. Naval
Biosciences
RIS3 Priorities
Niches
Energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The Energy priority is based on the EnergiBasque strategy designed in
2011 that focused on eight strategic areas
Background
The selected areas addressed primarily electricity as energy vector and their connection through smart grids, with
storage as enabling technology.
Wave energy
Solar thermos electric
Management of energy
services
Electro mobility
Wind energy
Storage
ALM
Smart grids
Offshore
Unconventional gas
exploration
PRIMARY
ENERGY
Strategic areas of the
first version of
EnergiBasque

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
At the end of 2015 the Energy Steering Group was created as one of the
public-private collaboration spaces for the deployment of Basque RIS3...
Background
PRESIDENCY
Companies
Government and Public Agencies
Scientific and technological agents
Technical secretariat
Composition of the Energy Steering Group

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
... in charge of the definition and implementation of the Energy strategy in
four areas of activity
Background
Coordination of the Basque
agents in the field of Energy
International positioning and
promotion of the Basque
Country in Energy
Monitoring and evaluation of
policies and actions
Assessment and promotion of
policies and funding
mechanisms
Challenges for implementing EnergiBasque

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The evolution and detailed design of EnergiBasque was defined during the
first half of 2016 based on the dynamics of the Energy Cluster Working
Groups, counting with the participation of numerous agents, ...
Design process
234participants
136organisations
8Working Groups
7
R&D
agents
3
public
agencies
47
companies from
other clusters

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Difusión de EnergiBasque
… including the participation of several clusters and their partners in
issues where there are common interests
Electric vehicles
Energy Efficiency
Oil&Gas
Energy Efficiency
Oil&Gas
Wave energy
Wind energy
Energy EfficiencyEnergy Efficiency
Electricity grids
Electric vehicles
Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency
47
companies from
other clusters
Wind energy
Energy Efficiency
Design process

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The agents involved contributed with more than 600 ideas that form the
basis for the updating of the strategy. ..
Design process
IDEAS PROVIDED
WORK IN DETAIL
FINAL SELECTION
~600 ideas
~90 papers
Global figures in the identification and prioritization of proposals

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
... contributions that have been complemented with other elements of
interest to obtain the final definition of EnergiBasque
Design process
New proposal for
contents in each
energy area
The contributions made in the Working Groups are complemented by other sources such as the R&D
projects by Basque companies or technology foresight exercises
Contributions
made in the
Working Groups
Technological Lines from the
previous EnergiBasque strategy
Major projects of Basque
companies in R&D programmes
Technological capabilities of
Basque companies in the field of
energy
Technological prospective for
each of the energy areas
considered
Elements used for the
definition of the
strategy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
Design process
SI
DA
TL
All these inputs have allowed progress in the detail of each strategic area
in three levels
• They deploy in detail the technology areas where it is considered that the promotion of
R&D will generate greater value for the sector in the Basque Country, based on the
available capacities and potential market opportunities
• These are actions focused on the global development of the sector
• These actions can belong to several areas, the most common being training,
promotion and internationalisation, networking and support for the development of non-
technological innovation, among others
• cross-cutting activities work as facilitators and have a significant impact
• A Strategic Initiative…
… represents a qualitative, differential step forward for the sector, …
… is a collaborative activity with the involvement of all relevant agents
… requires a significant effort from public and private resources, …
… and has a significant impact that benefits a large number of organisations.
Technological
Lines
Dynamisation
Actions
Strategic
Initiatives
Detail of elements in each strategic area of EnergiBasque

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
This design process has endorsed the definition of mission, vision and
global objectives, ...
EnergiBasque Strategy
To consolidate the network of scientific and
technological agents and companies in the energy
sector and reinforce their competitiveness
worldwide, so that they contribute to the Smart
Specialisation of the Basque Country and become
a source of wealth, employment and quality of life.
Mission
Turn the Basque Country into a reference
region in Europe for its level of technological
and industrial development in the energy
sector
Vision
OG1: To consolidate the leading Basque companies as
technological references in their respective energy areas,
generating a pull effect through their value chains based
on high added-value products and services
OG2: To develop business activities in new emerging
areas of energy, in which industry and scientific-
technological partners have already get competitive
advantages that give them a sound starting position.
OG3: To foster the
development of new
value chains that boost
innovation processes
and new business
models
Global Objectives

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
... objectives that are deployed around 7 Strategic Areas and 2 Key
Enabling Technologies, which give continuity to the bet made on the
previous EnergiBasque
EnergiBasque Strategy
Wave Energy
CSP
Electric
Mobility
Oil & Gas
Energy Efficiency
in Industry
Power Grids
Wind Energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
EnergiBasque Strategy
SI
DA
TL
Each strategic area and KET is defined in a document with specific details
in the three activity levels considered
Technological
Lines
Dynamisation
Actions
Strategic
Initiatives
Renewable generation
Intelligent networks Efficient consumption
Enabling technologies Primary energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The analysis of results in the design process has allowed to identify
synergies between the different areas and define three areas of
integration or NEW VALUE CHAINS (NVC), in order to concentrate and
align the efforts in innovation
EnergiBasque Strategy
New Value Chains (NVC)
• They arise from the interconnection of several traditional value chains, both in the energy sector and in other
related sectors
• They integrate technological lines, cross-cutting activities and strategic initiatives that are of interest to several
strategic areas and facilitate the orientation of companies to new business opportunities, especially in the
case of SMEs, with less capacity to dedicate resources to new approaches
• Their development usually implies the generation of knowledge outside the traditional scope of the companies
• They foster access to new markets and business models through the systematic collaboration between
organizations of different value chains, favoring an entrepreneurial discovery process
NVC Resource
Efficient Manufacturing
NVC
Smart Grids
NVC
Offshore Energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The three New Value Chains are Offshore Energy, Smart Grids and
Resource Efficient Manufacturing, …
EnergiBasque Strategy
Smart Grids
Electric Mobility
Power Grids
Energy Efficiency
in Industry
CSP
Wind Energy
Wave Energy
Offshore
Energy
Oil & Gas
Wind Energy
Wave Energy
Resource Efficient
Manufacturing
Energy Efficiency
in Industry
Power Grids
Oil & Gas
Wind Energy
CSP

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
... that have been selected from the confluence of three critical factors,
which identify them as high potential bets
EnergiBasque Strategy
New business opportunities in high
potential markets
Relevant capabilities in Basque
Country in the related areas
Common challenges that can be
solved by joint technological
solutions
1
2
3
New
Value
Chains
Reasons for NVC
selection

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The NVC Offshore Energy integrates technology lines, cross-cutting
activities and strategic initiatives that are common to the areas of Wind,
Wave Energy and Oil & Gas
EnergiBasque Strategy: NVC Offshore Energy
The Basque Country has capacities in the three key energy areas for the offshore domain, in addition
to an important presence of the naval industry
Offshore
Energy
Oil & Gas
Wind Energy
Wave Energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
This area addresses the challenges that are common to marine energy
sources
EnergiBasque Strategy: NVC Offshore Energy
The strategy identifies, completes and prioritizes the common challenges of greatest interest to Basque companies
NVC
Offshore
Energy
Validation in real environment
Sensors, instrumentation
and remote monitoring
Transmission and power
conversion
Manufacture of large
components
Corrosion and degradation
of materials
Impact on investment
costs
Impact on operating
costs
TECHNOLOGICAL
CHALLENGES
INDUSTRIAL
CHALLENGE
Optimization of O&M
activities
Development of high added value solutions at
competitive costs

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
... and is dealing with some of the main strategic bets developed in recent
years in the region
EnergiBasque Strategy: NVC Offshore Energy
Also noteworthy is the Basque co-leadership of the Vanguard Initiative pilot of Advanced Manufacturing of
Energy applications in Harsh Environments
• Infrastructure dedicated to
the integration and validation
of wind power subsystems,
inaugurated in 2015 thanks
to the collaboration of the
Energy Cluster, a group of
eight Basque companies
from the wind sector and IK4,
with the support of the
Basque Government and the
Diputación Foral de
Gipuzkoa
• Infrastructure available to
technology and product
developers, enabling real-
scale research and
demonstration of wave
energy capture and
conversion devices and
systems
• Created in 2011, with the
participation of the Basque
Energy Agency EVE (92%)
and the Spanish Energy
Agency IDEA (8%)
• Offshore laboratory to carry
out on-site experiments
during the development
stages of those products and
services for energy
installations in the marine
environment
• At the design stage (R&D
project) through the
collaboration of 11
companies and 5 technology
agents
IN OPERATION PHASE IN DEPLOYMENT PHASE IN DESIGN PHASE

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
NVC Smart Grids integrates technology lines, cross-cutting actions and
strategic initiatives common to virtually all strategic areas
EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Smart Grids
The Smart Grids are an element for the integration of generation, transport and consumption areas
Smart Grids
Electric Mobility
Power Grids
Energy Efficiency
in Industry
CSP
Wind Energy
Wave Energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The common challenges are framed in all phases of generation, transport,
distribution and energy consumption
EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Smart Grids
Key Challenges of the
NVC Smart Grids Intelligent
networks
Efficient
consumption
Renewable
generation
Integration and
charging infrastructure
for the Electric Vehicle
User-centric digital
solutions
Advanced
measurement systems
Integration of
renewable generation
Automation and
digitization of
electrical networks
Development of
storage and power
electronics
applications
The strategy identifies, completes and prioritizes the common challenges of greatest interest to Basque companies

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
Among the factors for its selection, it is worth mentioning the initiative of
Bidelek Sareak, which has been an important effort in the technological
development of the Basque supply in smart grids
EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Smart Grids
• Bidelek Sareak is a joint initiative of the Basque Government (through EVE) and Iberdrola Distribution, to provide intelligent
networks to urban and rural areas with the aim of increasing the efficiency and security of electricity supply.
• It involves an investment of 60M € to implement the concept of smart grids with the following scheme:
- 400,000 smart meters in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa
- Introduction of intelligence in 2,400 transformation centers and 3 high voltage substations
- Development and implementation of additional services for the efficient operation of the network
• The project has generated advantages at different levels:
- ... consumers, with significant savings and greater information, quality and management capacity
- ... society, reduction of consumption and emissions and generation of employment and income
- ... industrial fabric, improvement of international competitiveness, turnover and R&D activity
- ... and for electricity companies in particular, reduction of costs and number of incidents, optimization of investments and
higher quality of supply
Bidelek Sareak Overview

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
The NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing integrates technological lines,
cross-cutting activities and strategic initiatives common to the areas with
greater weight of industrial factors
EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing
The area of Energy Efficiency in the Industry has in this case a specific supply profile
Resource Efficient
Manufacturing
Energy Efficiency
in Industry
Power Grids
Oil & Gas
Wind Energy
CSP

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing focuses on two challenges of
special interest to the Energy sector
EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing
Ecodesign of
equipment and
components
Energy efficiency
in manufacturing
processes
Design that considers actions aimed at
minimizing the use of resources (materials,
energy, water, etc.) both in the
manufacture of equipment and
components and throughout its life cycle
within a concept of circular economy
Development and implementation of
solutions aimed at improving the
energy efficiency of transformation
processes in energy-intensive
industries

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
Among the factors for its selection, it is worth highlighting the important
mobilization around two initiatives launched in the last years
EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing
The strategic initiatives proposed in the framework of this NVC seek to promote and consolidate these two
cross-cutting activities
• The Initiative is focused on developing,
implementing and marketing innovative
solutions (technologies with their
respective business models) that reduce
the intensity of energy consumption and
the environmental impact of manufacturing
processes through the efficient and cost-
effective use of residual heat
• The Basque Ecodesign Center is an entity
formed in a framework of collaboration
between private companies and the
Basque Government for the
conceptualization and execution of
innovative ecodesign projects

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
As a consequence of the design process, EnergiBasque proposes eleven
strategic initiatives, six of them linked to NVCs
Strategic initiatives
CSP Storage components and
systems verification facilities
SI
Strengthening bimep capacities as a
research, testing and validation
center
SI
Floating offshore wind power
demonstrator project
SI
Windbox, Advanced test center for
the integration and validation of wind
power subsystems
SI
Platform for the incorporation of
ecodesign techniques in supply
chains
Deployment of the project Calor for
the use of residual heats
SI
NVC
Resource
Efficient
Manufacturing
Infrastructure testing and validation of
products for the Offshore
environment
Business Intelligence Unit for
Offshore
SI
NVC
Offshore
Energy
Integral platform for the digital
transformation of products and
services in Smart Grids
Project demonstrating the capabilities
of the industrial value chain in the
field of storage
SI
NVC
Smart
Grids
"Living Lab" for integrating Electric
Vehicle- Charging Infrastructures -
Information Management
SI

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
For monitoring, global goals are aligned with the objectives set by the 2020
Science, Technology and Innovation Plan, both in global dimension and by
source of funding, ...
Monitoring
Basque investment scenario in R&D in 2020 STIP
(M€, 2014-2020)
1.008
1.565
318
344
2014 2020
240M€
(18% of total)
1.326
1.909
+6,3%
annual
373M€
(20% of total)
+7,6%
annual
RIS3 Areas76%
82%
202
303
20
40
18
30
2014 2020
240
373
+7,6%
annual
84% of R&D expenditure is
financed by companies
Note: International and public data according to financing committed in the year in question (sources: Innobasque and public information)
Energy

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
... gathered in a specific scoreboard that includes indicators of process,
effort in R&D and evolution of the sector
Monitoring
During 2017 details of the scoreboard and goals for the indicators will be sorted out

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EnergiBasque Diffusion
Some strategic areas of EnergiBasque have clear links with other areas
and niches of Basque RIS3 and collaborations are being sought
Monitoring
Ecosystems
Urban planning and
regeneration
Advanced
Manufacturing
Energy
Connection with other
RIS3 areas and niches
• Efficient and cost effective systems for the use of
residual heat in productive processes (Energy
Efficiency in the Industry)
• Advanced manufacturing for energy applications in
harsh environments (Wind energy, Wave energy,
Oil&Gas)
• Deployment of the Electric Vehicle (Electric Mobility)
SISISI
SI
SI
• Energy-efficient and intelligent buildings (Energy
Efficiency in Industry)
• Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles for Smart
Cities (Electric Mobility)
SISI
SI

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Difusión de EnergiBasque
The international positioning of Basque Country as a reference region in
Energy is being worked out around three European initiatives...
Interregional collaboration
European Strategic
Cluster Partnership on
Smart Specialisation
Investments

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Difusión de EnergiBasque
… Vanguard Initiative, in which Basque Country leads the ADMA Energy
pilot, directly linked to the EnergiBasque strategy, ...
Interregional collaboration
Vanguard Initiative (http://www.s3vanguardinitiative.eu) is a network of regions
pursuing the alignment of policies and instruments at European, national and regional
level as an effective growth strategy in Europe. The Initiative proposes new ways of
mobilizing and aligning resources on the basis of regional smart specialization principles
and cluster-based interregional cooperation.
The pilot action of "Advanced Manufacturing for Energy applications in Harsh
Environments (ADMA Energy)" is one of the 5 pilots currently underway within the
Vanguard Initiative, with the aim of making the EU the world leader in the manufacture of
robust components and reliable solutions for offshore energy applications (Offshore Wind,
Wave Energy and Oil&Gas).

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Difusión de EnergiBasque
... the S3 Platform of the European Commission, Smart Specialization
Platform on Energy, S3PEnergy, ...
Interregional collaboration
S3PEnergy is a joint initiative of
DG REGIO, DG ENER and DG
JRC and its mission is to support
the optimal and efficient use of
European Cohesion Funds in
sustainable energies
Basque Country coordinates the
activity of the working groups of
the platform
(S3 Energy Partnerships)
OFFSHORE y SMART GRIDS
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/s3p-energy

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Difusión de EnergiBasque
… and alliances between European Clusters as European Strategic
Cluster Partnerships on Smart Specialisation Investments
Interregional collaboration
Linked to the previous initiatives, the
Energy Cluster has launched two
strategic alliances of European
Clusters, one around NVC Offshore,
with the participation and institutional
commitment of the current partners
of the Vanguard Initiative ADMA
Energy Pilot, and another one
around the NVC Smart Grids, Smart
Grids in S3
http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/

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EnergiBasque Diffusion