The signing ceremony was attended by Pablo Fernández Castro, president of Norvento TECHnPower, and Francisco Javier de la Mata de la Mata, Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer at UAH, who agreed on the opportunity this alliance represents to strengthen applied innovation and bring closer collaboration between the university and the technology industry.
Under the direction of Professor Emilio José Bueno and funded by Norvento TECHnPower, the Chair will have an initial duration of four years –renewable– and will address projects in areas such as digital twins, off-grid networks, control techniques based on artificial intelligence, new hardware architectures and applications in electrolyzers and energy storage systems.
Commitment to cutting-edge technology
This initiative aligns with Norvento TECHnPower's innovation strategy, which focuses on developing its own infrastructure to enhance the manufacturing of advanced renewable energy solutions. The company already has extensive experience in the design and implementation of technologies such as its nED100 wind turbine and nGM energy storage system, used in industrial self-consumption projects, microgrids, and electrification in isolated environments; and its new range of high-power nXL converters, designed for large-scale applications. With the creation of this Chair, Norvento TECHnPower reinforces its commitment to knowledge transfer and the development of next-generation energy solutions.
“The collaboration with the University of Alcalá represents a decisive step in further connecting academic research with industrial innovation. We are convinced that this Chair will accelerate the development of key technologies to advance towards a more sustainable and efficient energy model, while also attracting qualified talent to contribute to technological advancements in this field,” highlighted Pablo Fernández Castro, president of Norvento TECHnPower.
“This will be a very long-term relationship that we hope to extend over time,” emphasized Francisco Javier de la Mata, Vice-Rector of the UAH. “This alliance represents an opportunity to strengthen applied innovation, research in electronics, and the relationship between the university and the technology industry,” he noted.
