The CDTI Innovation strengthens technological cooperation between Spain and Brazil in energy transition

The CDTI Innovation has organized, together with the Brazilian entities FINEP, EMBRAPII and ApexBrasil the Brazil-Spain Innovation Dialogue on energy transition, which was held last week in Madrid and Valladolid and where companies, technology centers, research organizations and institutions from both countries met to identify opportunities for collaboration and generate new joint R&D&I initiatives.

The inaugural day took place at the headquarters of the CDTI Innovation, where institutional representatives from Spain and Brazil welcomed a delegation made up of Brazilian companies and scientific and technological institutions. During the meeting, entities from both countries presented their capacities and experiences in strategic areas related to the energy transition, favoring the exchange of knowledge and the identification of opportunities for collaboration.

The interest in strengthening technological relations between Spain and Brazil was reflected in the holding of more than 50 bilateral meetings, which allowed the exploration of possible projects of international technological cooperation between companies, technology centers and research agencies of both countries.

The program also included technical visits to reference infrastructures in energy innovation, such as the IMDEA Energy Institute, where the participants got to know its laboratories of thermochemical, biotechnological, electrochemical and high-temperature processes, as well as its solar simulation facilities and pilot plants, the Iberdrola Innovation and Training Campus, an international space dedicated to intelligent networks, digitalization, operation and maintenance and specialized technical training in energy transition, and the CARTIF Technological Center, where presentations and round tables were held on industrial innovation, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies and a visit to its twin experimental installations in renewable energy.

Technology cooperation programmes with Brazil

This action is part of the strategy of the CDTI Innovation to promote international technological cooperation as a tool to facilitate the access of Spanish entities to new partners, markets and innovation opportunities. In the case of Brazil, the CDTI maintains a consolidated collaboration through agreements with FINEP, FAPESP and CONFAP, which allow to promote joint R+D+I projects between entities of both countries and strengthen the opportunities for internationalization and technological development for Spanish companies.

Entities interested in developing technology cooperation projects with Brazil can consult the information available in the CDTI web section of Spanish-Brazilian programs. For direct consultations or personalized advice on these programs and the preparation of proposals, you can contact the Department of External Technological Action of the CDTI Innovation:

Tel. : +34 91 581 04 89
E-mail: brazil@cdti.es

CDTI Innovation

The Center for Technological Development and Innovation, CDTI E.P.E. It is the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, whose objective is the promotion of technological innovation in the business environment. The mission of the CDTI is to ensure that the Spanish business fabric generates and transforms scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth. In 2025, within the framework of the Strategic Plan 2024-2027, the CDTI provided 2,423 million euros of support to Spanish companies and startups.

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