Integrated in TECNALIA-ENERGÍA, our specialised group has a staff of over 120 and a turnover of more than 8 million Euros. We collaborate with over 100 companies in the Energy, Environment, Chemical and Building Sectors. We work to enhance the whole value chain, from suppliers of equipment and products to the energy generators and distributors.

Unit integrated in TECNALIA-Energía

Renewable Energies	Hydrogen Technologies
Aeolic. New materials and components. Quality control of wind turbine components. Solar. Thermal and Photovoltaic. Solar collectors, surface treatments, deposition of functional layers. Marine. Materials and systems to obtain energy from waves and tides.	Production. Plasma, Thermal Decomposition, Catalytic, Biological Methods, Fermentation, Gasification. Storage. Pressure vessels, Light tanks, Metal hydrides, Nanostructured carbon composites. Safety in their use.
Fuel Cells	Membrane Technology
Development of components. Membranes for PEMFC using Plasma Polymerisation techniques. Optimisation the deposition of Pt as a PEMC catalyser using PVD Magnetron-Sputtering techniques. Development of components for SOFC cells using Plasma Thermal Spraying layer deposition techniques.	Development of inorganic and polymeric based membranes for gas separation: H2, CO2, N2, O2,… Advanced material processing technologies for membrane manufacturing: tape casting, spin coating, phase-inversion, magnetron sputtering, plasma-polymeriztion, hollow fibre production, electrospinning, Sol-Gel... Desgin and engineering of membrane module prototypes for different applications. Testing and validation of membranes and membrane modules in specific test stations. Development and testing of catalytic membrane reactors.

Centralised Electrical Energy Generation at Thermaland Nuclear Power Stations

• Thermal. Residual Life Studies, Failure Analysis and Component Corrosion Studies.
• Nuclear. All the above and:
• Reduction of Low and Medium Activity Waste using Plasma technology.
• Selection of Materials and Manufacturing Methods for High Activity Waste Storage Containers.