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.
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.
Through its Corporate Venture Capital, Elewit seeks to promote and explore developing new businesses that offer solutions to key challenges facing Redeia companies.
DayOne is the division of CaixaBank that specialises in technological companies and their investors. Its aim is to support all technology-based companies that are rapidly developing and operating globally, undertaking value-added activities, and primarily financing their early-stage growth with their own funds. It also offers specialised investor services that support the growth of the ecosystem.
As Redeia's technological platform, Elewit promotes a wide range of initiatives aimed at advancing the energy transition and connectivity through innovation. The Venture Client Programme is one of its pioneering initiatives that seeks out startups that offer technological solutions to the group’s challenges and Navgar is one of Elewit’s choices for the fifth edition of the programme.
Elewit, as Redeia’s technology platform and through its Corporate Venture Capital initiative, seeks technology-based startups that align strategically with energy transition and connectivity goals.
Elewit has launched the 5th edition of the Venture Client programme, one of its pioneering initiatives for driving innovation with the aim of making progress with the energy transition and connectivity.
IndesIA is an association of industrial companies, created for the purpose of encouraging and supporting the use of artificial intelligence in industry. The purpose of IndesIA is to drive the data and artificial intelligence economy, with the main objective of acting as drivers of the adoption of these technologies by SMEs.
Grounding is a common process in the electricity sector that ensures the safety of people, protects assets, and safeguards the stability of the electricity system. The process consists of connecting the element on which an intervention will be performed to the ground to ensure that those carrying out the intervention are at no risk of electric shock.
The way we manage critical infrastructures, such as power grids, is essential for the functioning of our modern societies. However, these infrastructures are becoming increasingly complex and are subjected to significant stress by both natural and human sources. This is why, to ensure they are reliable, efficient and safe, new technologies and innovative approaches are essential.