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Spain: EIB Finances SGRE's Innovation Strategy

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €300 million to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wind turbines, to implement its research, development and innovation plan during 2020-2023. The agreement includes a loan of €150 million, which may be extended with another tranche for the same amount next year. 
Spain: EIB Finances SGRE
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The investments will be carried out in SGRE’s R&D centers in Spain (Navarra, Vizcaya and Madrid) and Denmark (Aalborg and Brande).

Innovation and technological developments are vital to continue developing solutions to address one of the greatest challenges of our time: combating climate change by supplying clean energy in a way that is increasingly efficient and sustainable. Overall, Siemens Gamesa will allocate up to 45% of total capital expenditure to R&D.

Specifically, the EIB will finance Siemens Gamesa’s various RDI activities, including the development of innovative solutions for optimising the various components of a wind turbine, new applications for turbine maintenance and diagnostic services, and computer applications for optimizing processes and energy production, ranging from blockchain to virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Furthermore, the EIB support will strengthen Siemens Gamesa’s innovative character by helping to enhance the company’s innovative capacity and competitiveness.

Ricardo Mourinho Félix, EIB Vice-President and head of the Bank’s operations in Spain, said, “As the EU’s climate bank, we are delighted to be supporting Siemens Gamesa’s RDI strategy to drive innovation in the field of renewable energy and thereby contribute to sustainable economic growth and job creation in Spain and Denmark during such a critical time. This project will enhance the competitiveness of this leading European company by developing more sustainable processes and products, and demonstrates the EIB’s firm commitment to innovation and to clean energies as vital elements in achieving the European objective of climate neutrality by 2050.”

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