Purpose
To turn industrial challenges in renewable fuels into new industrial development opportunities for the Basque Country by mobilising the scientific and technological capabilities of the participating organisations.
Advanced Fuels Research Alliance · Basque Country
Science, technology and industry to accelerate renewable fuels
AFRA connects business challenges with the Basque Country's research and technology capabilities to generate knowledge, enhance solutions and accelerate their transfer to industry.
AllianceCapabilities with a shared mission
ResearchExperimentation and validation
ImpactTechnology transfer
About AFRA
An alliance that turns capabilities into solutions
AFRA brings together industrial, strategic, scientific and technological organisations to advance renewable fuels from the Basque Country.
Our model starts from industry's challenges and needs and coordinates a response based on research, knowledge generation, technology valorisation and R&D projects.
The alliance draws on the expertise and infrastructure of the participating centres to create new capabilities, accelerate the transfer of solutions and help develop a competitive value chain in the Basque Country.
Purpose, mission and vision
Advanced research serving industrial development
Mission
To promote technological, industrial and business development linked to R&D in renewable fuels as a strategic pillar for the Basque Country, optimising the existing network and resources to position the region as a sector benchmark.
Vision
To position the Basque Country as a benchmark in renewable fuels by harnessing the capabilities of its technology and innovation network, in line with the Basque Country 2030 Industrial Plan and the Renewable Fuels Roadmap.
Industrial focus
Real needs and applicable solutions.
Collaboration
Complementary capabilities and shared responses.
Transfer
Useful knowledge for business and society.
Sustainability
A competitive and decarbonised industry.
Excellence
Advanced science and technology.
Who we are
Complementary capabilities with a shared vision and strategy
AFRA combines institutional support, strategic vision, industrial focus and scientific and technological capabilities.
Basque Government and Provincial Council of Bizkaia
They provide the public framework that connects AFRA with the Basque Country's industrial, energy and innovation priorities.
Fundación Energy Intelligence Center
It contributes strategic vision and connection to business demand, and leads the definition and implementation of the roadmap.
Petronor Innovación
It connects AFRA's activity with business challenges, needs and opportunities.
Founding research and technology centres
Knowledge, infrastructure and technology
Specialised capabilities to deliver the roadmap and respond to industrial demand.
- TECNALIA
- TEKNIKER
- IKERLAN
- CIC energiGUNE
- CIDETEC
An ecosystem open to emerging industrial needs
AFRA continuously incorporates new renewable fuel challenges. Each opportunity activates the most suitable capabilities and enables a tailored response.
How we work
From industrial need to technological solution
Collaboration is organised around shared challenges and mobilises the most appropriate capabilities for each opportunity.
- 01
Identify challenges
Companies bring forward needs, priorities and opportunities related to renewable fuels.
- 02
Set priorities
We assess opportunities against the roadmap, their industrial relevance and the value of collaboration.
- 03
Activate capabilities
We combine complementary knowledge and infrastructure to address each prioritised challenge.
- 04
Transfer results
We focus the work on knowledge, solutions and technological capabilities that industry can apply.
Areas of activity
Three areas that turn capabilities into impact
Knowledge generation
Research, studies, models and scientific and technological validation to understand challenges, reduce uncertainty and open new development pathways.
Valorisation and transfer
Assessment and maturation of knowledge and solutions to facilitate application, promote R&D projects and create business value.
Computational services
Advanced modelling, simulation and computation to analyse processes, compare alternatives and accelerate scientific and technological decisions.
Renewable Fuels Roadmap
It guides the prioritisation of technologies, capabilities and projects across the entire value chain.
View the Roadmap (opens in a new tab)Document available in Spanish.
Infrastructure and laboratories
Explore the experimental and technological capabilities available to develop and validate hydrogen and renewable fuel solutions.
Explore infrastructureContact
Tell us about your challenge
If your organisation works in renewable fuels, bring us an industrial need, explore a project or discover AFRA's capabilities.
Advanced Fuels Research Alliance
Energy Intelligence Center
Serantes Bidea, s/n
Parque Tecnológico
48500 Abanto Zierbena, Bizkaia
Institutional email:
info@afra-bc.eus