BCARE receives the Iberdrola Supplier of the Year Award in the Energy Transition category

BCARE, a spin-off from CIC energiGUNE to offer value-added services to industry in the field of energy storage, has received the Iberdrola Supplier of the Year Award in the Energy Transition category. The energy company´s decision was announced on November 12, at a ceremony held at Torre Iberdrola attended by representatives of the entire supplier ecosystem of the business group and attended by Iberdrola´s chairman, Ignacio Sánchez-Galán.

“Thanks to the effort and dedication of a small group of men and women who have an exciting illusion, and to their energy and daily work, I am here today collecting this award. Thank you team, this award goes to you,” said BCARE´s CEO, Soraya Romo Díez, as she collected the award at the prize-giving ceremony.

Romo Díez also had words of thanks for Iberdrola Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes and the Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub for the support and trust shown from day one, since “working hand in hand with them, we have learned and developed our products”. He also made a special mention to “the initiative and entrepreneurship of the founding partners of BCARE, Javier Olarte and CIC energiGUNE, who bet in 2018 for this project”.

In this sense, the director of BCARE highlighted the importance of the Research Centers of the Basque Science and Technology Network, “which not only help companies to grow but also collaborate with the growth of the ecosystem with the creation of new technology-based companies. We are very fortunate in the Basque Country because we have an excellent network,” he concluded.

For the awarding of the Supplier of the Year Award in the Energy Transition category to BCARE, Iberdrola highlighted the “permanent availability, quick response and compliance with the requested prototypes” as decisive elements.
With the Supplier of the Year Award, Iberdrola recognizes the key role played by the value chain in the achievement of the company´s strategic projects, and is committed to consolidating an ecosystem of suppliers that share the same objectives. It also reiterates its commitment to encouraging business management in aspects such as sustainable development, safety and quality, innovation, internationalization and job creation.