ACCIONA views innovation not just as a differentiating factor, but as an essential component in creating sustainable solutions that address major global challenges.
We incorporate the latest technological advances into the development of our projects and the creation of new businesses, bringing technology closer to markets and customers to drive sustainable development together.
In our continuous exploration of new ideas, ACCIONA combines open, disruptive, and digital innovation with our innovation centres to develop the capabilities, products, and services needed to design a better planet.
ACCIONA’s innovation centres are leaders in developing solutions for the construction sector, water technologies, and renewable energies.
From the Digital Hub, we promote technological solutions that address business needs. The main technologies we use include Data and Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Immersive Technologies, Robotics, 3D Printing, and expertise in fields such as Smart Society.
According to the 2023 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard report by the European Commission’s Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation (IRI), ACCIONA ranks as the 7th Spanish company and 134th in Europe for R&D&I investment.
CARRIED OUT BY THE IRI (ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION) OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
ACCIONA’s Digital Hub drives the development of innovation and new digital capabilities with the aim of generating value and impact on society, focusing on the latest technological trends.
Data and Artificial Intelligence
3D printing
IoT
Robotics
Immersive technologies
Blockchain and new technologies
Smart society
ACCIONA promotes an open, disruptive, and digital innovation model to attract the best talent from employees, start-ups, and external partners, all focused on addressing the company’s challenges. I’MNOVATION, ACCIONA’s open innovation platform, channels intrapreneurship and co-creation initiatives with start-ups, technology partners, and corporations to develop new value propositions and explore disruptive solutions with high potential. Special attention is given to renewable energies, water, and all types of infrastructure.
A new urban wind turbine prototype eliminates conventional blades and adapts to the prevailing wind conditions at each location.
A robotic arm dedicated to caring for coral reefs is one of the latest examples of how robotics is being utilized to protect the planet.
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