Pablo Fernández-Santos, the new Managing Director of Basquevolt, holds a first informal meeting with Mikel Jauregi, the Basque Government´s Minister of Industry
The meeting marks the beginning of a new period focused on industrial consolidation and strengthening the local ecosystem
ablo Fernández-Santos, the recently appointed CEO of BASQUEVOLT, has held a first informal meeting with Mikel Jauregi, the Basque Government´s Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability. The constructive tone of the meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the company´s next steps and to reaffirm Basquevolt´s commitment to Basque industry and European technology.
The meeting marks the beginning of a new period for the company, after securing a key funding milestone and consolidating agreements with global manufacturers and local companies. BASQUEVOLT has secured an injection of 10 million euros with the backing of Ekarpen, Stellum and CDTI Innvierte. In this new cycle, BASQUEVOLT is further strengthening its industrial roadmap focusing on the Basque Country, and is preparing to take its first productive steps with a differential technology based on solid-state batteries.
Pablo Fernández, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in BASQUEVOLT since the company was founded, has now taken over as CEO, with the mission of spearheading the company’s industrial growth and maintaining its technological advantage. He brings a vision focused on the industrial application of technology and its integration into the value chain of the automotive, small mobility, aeronautics and stationary storage sectors, amongst others.
For BASQUEVOLT, the focus of this new period will be to roll out the company’s commercial strategy and to consolidate its business model, ensuring its competitiveness and furthering its collaboration with companies both worldwide and in the Basque Country, where it is looking to enhance existing relations and build on partnerships with the local industrial ecosystem.
“This meeting has been an opportunity to share and discuss with the Minister this key point in time for BASQUEVOLT. Public-private collaboration will continue to be a fundamental lever to deliver our mission of producing state-of-the-art batteries from the Basque Country for the world,” said Fernández.
About BASQUEVOLT
BASQUEVOLT is a pioneer in the development of next-generation solid-state batteries, with the aim of accelerating the transition to safer, more efficient and sustainable electric mobility. Founded with the backing of a strong industrial and technological ecosystem, the company combines innovation, industrial capacity and public-private collaboration to position itself as a European benchmark in energy storage.
Based in the Basque Country, BASQUEVOLT develops technology “Made in the Basque Country” for the world, focusing on solutions that democratize access to electric vehicles and strengthen the competitiveness of local industry in strategic sectors such as stationary storage. Its business model is based on technological excellence, industrial development and cooperation with key players in the sector.
The company is supported by the Basque Government, CDTI Innvierte, Iberdrola, CIE Automotive, Enagás, EIT InnoEnergy, Ekarpen, Stellum and CIC energiGUNE, and works closely with industrial and technological partners to ensure the effective transfer of its technological advances from the laboratory stage to large-scale production.
