At ACCIONA, innovation is not only a differentiating factor — it is intrinsic to the creation of sustainable solutions that address the world’s most pressing challenges.
We integrate the latest technological advances into the development of our projects and the creation of new businesses. At the same time, we bring technology closer to markets and clients, working together to drive sustainable development.
Through the continuous exploration of new ideas to enhance capabilities, products and services that help design a better planet, we combine open, disruptive and digital innovation with the expertise of our innovation centres.
Our innovation centres are benchmarks in the development of solutions for the construction sector, water technologies and renewable energy.
From our Digital Hub, we promote technological solutions that respond directly to business needs. The core technologies we leverage include Data and Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Immersive Technologies, Robotics and 3D Printing, alongside knowledge areas such as Smart Society.
The 2025 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, prepared by the European Commission’s Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation (IRI) unit, ranks ACCIONA as the seventh Spanish company and 109th in Europe in terms of investment intensity in R&D and innovation. The report also recognises ACCIONA as the leading Spanish company in the Construction and Materials sector within this ranking.
Prepared by the European Commission’s IRI (Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation)
ACCIONA’s Digital Hub drives the development of innovation and new digital capabilities with the aim of generating value and impact on society, focusing on the latest technological trends.
Data and Artificial Intelligence
3D printing
IoT
Robotics
Immersive technologies
Blockchain and new technologies
Smart society
ACCIONA champions an open, disruptive and digital innovation model designed to attract top talent — from our own professionals as well as from start-ups and external partners — to address the company’s strategic challenges.
I’MNOVATION, our open innovation platform, channels intrapreneurship initiatives and co-creation projects with start-ups, technology partners and other corporations. Its purpose is to develop new value propositions and scale high-potential disruptive solutions, with a particular focus on infrastructure, renewable energy, water and related sectors.
They harness hydrostatic pressure with a deep-sea reverse osmosis (DSRO) technology to produce drinking water.
This autonomous, electrically powered device marks a breakthrough in making geothermal energy accessible to households.
Cutting-edge technologies—from AI to self-repairing concrete—are making it possible to build infrastructure that withstands natural disasters and other severe challenges.