Asturian start-up Plexigrid wins Iberdrola Group's challenge to optimise grid capacity through data and AI

• I-DE, Iberdrola España's distribution company, proposed the challenge through PERSEO, a platform that promotes access to technologies and the global start-up ecosystem with a focus on sustainability.

Iberdrola España's global innovation and smart grid centre in Bilbao continues to advance proposals to maximise the potential of smart grids to electrify the economy and create jobs and to contribute to the development of the next generation of these smart grids.

The Iberdrola group’s distributor, i-DE, proposed a technological challenge of innovation in smart grids through PERSEO, a platform that aims to facilitate access to the technologies and businesses of the future while fostering a global ecosystem of start-ups with a focus on sustainability. The winner was the Asturian start-up Plexigrid, based in Gijón, Spain and Stockholm, Sweden.

In collaboration with the BAT B Accelerator Tower –Bizkaia International Entrepreneurship Centre–, a search and selection process was carried out for the best solutions globally. It culminated with the B Acceleration Week, the largest innovation and entrepreneurship event held to date in northern Spain. During the event, i-DE's technical team was able to learn first-hand about 6 of the 30 solutions presented by the different companies participating in the challenge, as well as to exchange knowledge and experiences with other innovation companies in the region.
 
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