Metals and the forging of metals in the Basque Country have been widespread in our history and currently there are around 250 companies dedicated to forging and pressing in the Basque Country. Today, the Basque metalwork industry is highly interested in innovative techniques that allow the visualisation of metal manufacturing processes and the improvement of component design. Applied, these techniques respond...Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbEuFjpEv3E Merete Daniel Nielsen, President of TCI-Network and Director of Cluster Excellence Denmark, shared with the audience of the Basque Cluster Day 2019, held in Bilbao, some of the latest trends and ideas on clusters: Need for strong Clusters, as they deliver more innovation power and competitiveness. Clusters organise stronger and stronger...Read more
S-PARCS presents a sound concept for reducing energy costs and energy consumption in industrial parks, while, at the same time, increasing renewable on-site energy production. The pre-assessment of seven 'Lighthouse Parks' in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria, which participate in the study, has shown a high potential for joint energy actions, many of which are transferrable to the community of S-PARCS...Read more
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The SPRI Group's Net-Zero Basque Industrial SuperCluster initiative has unveiled the roadmap for the decarbonisation of the Basque paper sector by 2050. Along with steelmaking, smelting, cement and refinery, this industry is among the 5 that account for nearly 68% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Basque Country. The report concludes that the transition towards net-zero emissions of the sector will benefit from the development of technological measures focused mainly on energy...Read more
