The Red Eléctrica Group develops 4 innovation pilot projects to analyse the potential of 5G in the management of electricity grid infrastructure
  • Led by REE, Elewit and Hispasat, the four use cases test the capacity of 5G to optimise the management and remote visual inspection of high-voltage electricity facilities such as substations and electricity lines.
  • All the projects are in the incubation phase and are part of a 5G macro-project promoted through a joint venture between 8 leading companies in technological innovation and telecommunications.

The Red Eléctrica Group -through its subsidiary companies Red Eléctrica de España, Elewit and Hispasat- is conducting four pilot projects that analyse the pot

SAGA: The power of its technologies

Elewit markets SAGA, a pioneering and unique market solution because, among other factors, it is based on the experience and knowledge generated over decades by the Red Eléctrica Group. It offers an advanced solution for asset management in the electricity sector that is based on several cutting-edge technologies that complement each other to manage and extract the potential of this knowledge.

Red Eléctrica, Elewit and Overstory use machine learning to digitize the vegetation map under electricity power lines
  • They have jointly developed a technological solution that enables them to digitally and automatically identify the type of vegetation growing in 'safety lanes' under high-voltage power lines throughout Spain.
  • The designed solution makes use of machine learning potential to automatically and quickly identify a total of 37 vegetation species groups.

Red Eléctrica, Elewit -the Red Eléctrica

Red Eléctrica Group provides connectivity through Hispasat satellites to Sierra de Aralar to improve the conditions of its neighbours and cattle raisers
  • The satellite operator and Elewit, along with the startup Nexmachina, are leading a pilot project contributing to improving safety and sustainability in rural areas and primary activities in Sierra de Aralar by using IoT technology and satellite connectivity
  • This project adds to another project deployed in July dedicated to improving efficiency and safety on a fishing boat in Hondarribia.
  • The satellite ensures a universal deployment of connectivity in areas where there is no land coverage, including maritime environments.

Hispasat, the communication

The Red Eléctrica Group creates satellite connectivity bubbles on high-voltage towers to combat the digital divide

The Red Eléctrica Group, through Hispasat (the Spanish telecommunications operator), Red Eléctrica de España (the transmission agent and operator of the Spanish electricity system) and Elewit (the Group's technology platform), has carried out a pilot project at Red Eléctrica’s substation in Galapagar (Madrid) to demonstrate the viability of using high-voltage electricity infrastructure to provide satellite connectivity that extends cellular and broadband coverage in rural or remote environments through which the Company’s electricity transmission lines run through.

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At Elewit we promote intrapreneurship because we believe in its transformative power and its capacity to generate new business.
How does it work?
1. Selection

The most promising business ideas are voted by employees and selected by an innovation committee.

2. Bootcamp

Employees can dedicate 100 days full-time to developing the idea and demonstrating the viability of the business.

3. Venture Creation

The project receives funding and the team is given an additional 6 months to develop the MVP and validate its market potential.

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The Intrapreneurship Programme
An initiative promoted by Elewit with the backing of Redeia aimed at turning employees into protagonists, offering them the opportunity to become entrepreneurs within Redeia, while receiving support, in the form of time and resources, in order to make their idea a reality and launch it into the market.
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The Red Eléctrica Group and its technology platform, Elewit, join the ‘Spain: Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy’

The Red Eléctrica Group and its technology subsidiary, Elewit, have joined the 'Spain: Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy', a set of 50 measures promoted by the Presidency of the Spanish Government with a 2030 horizon to modernise the production base of the Spanish economy and promote job creation through innovative entrepreneurship.

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