The hour of 5G

Is there anything in our lives that moves faster than technology? It would be hard to find anything to rival it. Today, it is an essential part of our world. In a hyperconnected world where something happening in one place can affect the rest of the world, we lead our lives through our screens. When 5G finally becomes a reality, this connection will be even stronger.

Elewit boosts the activity of its Corporate Venture Capital vehicle with four major operations

Elewit, Redeia's technology platform, has boosted its corporate venture capital (CVC) activity in 2024 by adding three new startups —Splight, Unusuals, and Stellar— to its portfolio of investee companies and by committing as an anchor investor in the Adara Ventures Energy I investment fund. Through these four new operations, Elewit has consolidated its position in the market as a strategic investor in emerging technologies that are key to the sustainable future of the electricity and telecommunications sectors. 

Fabrán Varas, technical director of CTA: 'A company that doesn’t innovate either doesn’t exist or will soon cease to exist'

Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (CTA) has a clear objective: to make companies more competitive through innovation. Indeed, its foundational mission is to drive R&D+i, as well as the transfer of technology and knowledge.

Elewit launches the sixth edition of its Venture Client Programme to validate and integrate new technologies within Redeia

Elewit, Redeia’s technology platform, has officially opened applications for the sixth edition of its Venture Client Programme for startups. The submission deadline ends on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. As Elewit’s flagship corporate venturing initiative, the programme is designed to seamlessly integrate cutting-edge solutions into Redeia and its subsidiaries. The goal is to drive innovation in the operational processes of the electricity and telecommunications sectors, where the company operates.

We’re launching a new edition of our Data Challenge to optimise electricity demand forecasting!

We’re excited to launch a new edition of our Data Challenge in collaboration with Red Eléctrica's electricity System Operation Modelling team. Our goal is to identify identify potential partners who can provide Red Eléctrica with the best electricity demand forecasting service.

STEM vocation at Redeia: insights from women in science and technology

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated every year on 11 February, aims to recognise and highlight the impact of women on scientific and technological progress, and to encourage their participation in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

Elewit invests in Unusuals' technology for AI-powered infrastructure maintenance

The collaboration between Unusuals and Redeia dates back to 2020, when the startup began working with Red Eléctrica’s line Maintenance team to develop detection models for the (DALIA) anomaly detection project—a

Use of drones in splicing chambers to minimise maintenance personnel access risks

Underground cable splices are among the most important components of our underground infrastructure, and therefore, maintenance teams require stringent safety measures beforehand to access them, as they are confined spaces that may present physical limitations for inflow and outflow of natural ventilation. Additionally, toxic and flammable gases can accumulate inside. The atmosphere within the confined space may be oxygen-deficient, posing a health risk to workers.

Jorge Barrero, general manager of Cotec: 'If we don’t want to miss the train of economic and social development, it is essential to invest more in knowledge'

The Fundación Cotec para la Innovación works to promote innovation as a driver of economic and social development. That said, innovation in the broadest sense is as any change (not just technological), based on knowledge (not only scientific), that adds value (not solely economic). To achieve this goal, Cotec is developing a wide variety of projects both independently and in collaboration with several organisations.

Elewit invests in Splight technology to improve the transmission capacity of the electricity grid

Through its Corporate Venture Capital, Elewit seeks to promote and explore developing new businesses that offer solutions to key challenges facing Redeia companies.