2024 National Innovation and Design Award

Awarded as a Great Innovative Company

This recognition, granted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, highlights our track record in implementing innovative solutions and our ongoing commitment to research and development (R&D), investing in advanced technologies and projects that seek to reduce carbon emissions and develop new renewable energy sources.

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Logo of the National Innovation and Design Awards
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The National Innovation and Design Awards "are Spain's most important recognition" in these two areas, highlighting "the talent of the award-winning individuals and organizations in addressing the challenges of the future with a unique perspective through design and innovation," according to Diana Morant, Minister of Science, Innovation, and Universities.

The Great Innovative Company award highlights our Company as:

Leading exponent of the revolutionary transformation of innovation in Spain and around the world.

Undisputed architect of the global change that the energy transition, decarbonization, and clean energy development have achieved.

Repsol Technology Lab

Our R&D&I center, Repsol Technology Lab, with nearly 230 scientists and technologists, the Ideaction proof-of-concept platform, and the Corporate Venturing unit, demonstrate how we have placed innovation at the heart of our business strategy.

In addition to developing disruptive technological solutions focused on energy efficiency and the circular economy, we go further.

Under an open innovation model, we work in a network, establishing alliances and collaborations with research centers, universities, startups, and companies around the world. We recognize that industrial challenges must be addressed collaboratively to accelerate the implementation of new technologies.

Open innovation model

It covers all phases of innovation and enables the establishment of strategic alliances and collaborations with the aim of combining efforts and capabilities to offer solutions to the major universal challenge of the energy transition. This has resulted in an exceptional capacity for:

  • Traction for SMEs in the sector
  • Promoting the entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • An example of innovation in its internal organizational model, with multiple success stories

Consistent with the Spanish Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy 2021-2027 (EECTI), this integrated model aims to connect our researchers with entrepreneurs, startups, and other stakeholders in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to turn our challenges into opportunities, and to do so in the most agile way possible.

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Goal: net-zero emissions by 2050

Digitalization as a driver to boost transformation
Transformation of the energy industry
Products and services that make us innovative
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The awarding of these prizes underscores the importance of innovation and design as key elements for sustainable development and business competitiveness. We, along with the other winners, demonstrate that investment in R&D and the adoption of advanced technologies are not only essential for business success but also for creating a more sustainable and prosperous future.

These awards not only celebrate individual and corporate achievements but also inspire others to follow the path of innovation and creativity. We remain committed to finding innovative solutions that allow us to provide energy and products to society to meet its needs efficiently while ensuring adequate environmental protection.