What does it involve?

The purpose of the Naturgy Foundation Award for Research and Technological Innovation in the Energy Field is to grant financial assistance to promote research and technological innovation projects in the energy field that, within the framework of the energy transition, help make decarbonisation goals a reality.

Projects aimed at validating a research outcome, method or idea, as well as those aimed at verifying that the innovative potential of this outcome can be incorporated into the market or generate value in society (proof of concept), are eligible for consideration.

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) will coordinate the scientific committee tasked with evaluating the projects. The jury will evaluate the projects and decide the winner.

Award fields

Energy and efficiency

Solutions for consumers, self-consumption, distributed generation, storage and transport.

Energy and supply security

Security in facilities, distribution networks, digitalisation, provisioning, storage, etc.

Energy and renewable resources

New technologies related to renewable generation, renewable gases and storage.

Energy and environment

Circular economy, emission reduction solutions, CO2 capture, etc.

Award and endowment

Jury

Eloísa del Pino 

Jury president. Chair of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Jorge Barredo

Managing Director of Renewables, New Businesses and Innovation at Naturgy.

Carmen Becerril

President of the Electricity Market Operator (OMEL) and president of the Association of Women in Energy (AEMENER).

María Eugenia Coronado

  CEO of the Naturgy Foundation.

Pedro Linares

Own Professor of the Department of Industrial Organization of the ICAI Higher Technical School of Engineering.

Mariano Marzo

Professor Emeritus at the Universitat de Barcelona.

Diego Pavía

Founder and CEO of KIC InnoEnergy.

Schedule

Take a look at previous editions

Summary of the 1st Award for Research and Technological Innovation

Check winner and finalists I edition

Contact

Further information

You can contact the Operational Secretariat of the award programme by sending an email to premioinnovacionfund@naturgy.com.

Further information

You can contact the Operational Secretariat of the award programme by sending an email to premioinnovacionfund@naturgy.com.