Role in the Project

Acciona has expertise in the use of cable driven robots. Acciona will actively participate in the tasks related to the definition of the requirements, demonstrations, validation of the technology and
dissemination and exploitation. Different groups of the R&D Technological Centre will be involved in the project, such as Energy Efficiency and Automation.

Acciona

Acciona is a leading European construction company constructing and managing buildings and civil infrastructures under the sustainability principles. It has an international presence in more than 30 countries and its total turnover in 2014 was about 2.6 billion €, employing by 15.200 people. Acciona’s business strategy is tightly linked to sustainability and in recognition of the company’s efforts and commitments in that direction, received in 2009 the Award for Corporate Sustainability of the EU Business Award.
Acciona has its own R&D Technological Centre in Madrid, composed by a multidisciplinary and international team of about 150 highly qualified researchers from a wide range of disciplines. Main research areas are Nanotechnology, New Construction Materials, Products and Systems, ICTs, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Technologies. It has laboratories of nanotechnology and advanced materials, RES and HVAC integration in buildings, ICT and augmented reality, chemistry analysis as well as workshops for prototyping construction.