The energy transition is a path that we must immediately encourage. The development of green molecules – renewable hydrogen, its derivatives and second-generation (2G) biofuels – and sustainable chemistry and movement are necessary steps to transform the economic and industrial sectors.
In order to test these steps to the maximum, Europe and Spain were consolidated because they surround us from where large companies are the engine of change, Thanks to open innovation and collaboration. Moreover, purpose, real impact and openness to new technologies will be decisive in the scenario that is now evolving, from the project-oriented age to the future.
Until 2026, innovation trends will continue to accelerate decarbonisation, greater efficiency and the pursuit of a circular economy. But there is a need to broaden the focus. It will not be enough to reduce CO₂ emissions, we must create a positive and tangible impact on society.
For this reason, we are at a pivotal moment, introducing infrastructures, industrial plants, new models of energy and mobility, and developing digital and technological aspects such as artificial intelligence (AI) and computing.
At this great moment of change, one of the key principles of the application and expansion of innovative projects and technologies associated with the energy transformation is that teamwork between important actors is indispensable. This requires the cooperation of the public and private sectors to create an alliance between partners who are strategically involved: between public administrations, companies from different sectors, universities, technology centers, startupsetc.
Through open innovation, we must abandon the evolution of technology pure technique, deep science y deep techsupported by the technological and scientific contexts necessary for Europe to achieve strategic and sustainable autonomy and bring disruptive solutions in the industrial sector that can lead to the global market.
In the energy sector, innovation brings the best results when it comes to collaboration. An example of the success of the Cotec Foundation, whose mission is to support innovation as a driving force for development, is Australia.
The Oceanic country has developed a National Strategy for Green Hydrogen that includes the entire value chain, with innovation as the protagonist, combined with specific fiscal policy and regulation, and impulses from co-financed projects such as regional centers dedicated to this energy vector. As a result, Australia is currently among the most cost-competitive countries for renewable hydrogen production in the world.
At the heart of the challenges we will face this year, collaboration and open innovation are placed as essential elements to strengthen the rhythm of the energy transition. As companies, we have an obligation and responsibility to act as movers of knowledge, catalysts of talent and guarantors of a fair and sustainable energy transition, without leaving anyone else.
This means innovating data and with the goal of achieving tangible results through technology and ethics with a vision for the future. Because in order to achieve a better future for all, we will not only count the individual interventions of each of them, but our ability to build a better planet for future generations.
*** Belén Linares is the Innovation Director at Moeve
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