We are delighted to share with you that MAKEMAKE has received the ENERGY DAYS 2024 award in the Innovation category for its advanced and sustainable solution for the protection of birdlife in wind farms.
Last Wednesday, the Clúster das Enerxías Renovables de Galicia (CLUERGAL) presented the Energy Days 2024 awards to the best actions carried out in the energy sector in Galicia. These awards ‘recognise and distinguish the good actions carried out in the Galician energy sector in terms of energy efficiency, innovation, entrepreneurship and renewable energies’.
The award winners were:
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD: FORVIA, formerly FAURECIA SEATS, a leading manufacturer of automotive seats.
- ENERGY SECTOR DISSEMINATION AWARD: Quincemil digital newspaper, for its outstanding informative work and commitment to sustainability.
- BEST ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT AWARD: Velca, for its commitment to sustainable mobility by transforming the transport sector through the manufacture and marketing of electric motorbikes.
- RENEWABLE ENERGY AWARD: Sarpel Ingeniería for the project to install 1,600 solar panels on the roofs of the buildings of the headquarters of La Voz de Galicia.
- INNOVATION AWARD: MAKEMAKE project by INSTRA Ingenieros, for its advanced and sustainable solution for the protection of birdlife in wind farms, detecting in real time the presence of birds near the wind turbines and minimising the risk of collisions by taking automated decisions such as stopping or slowing down the turbines or using acoustic deterrents.
- COMMUNICATOR AWARD: industrial engineer Roberto Carlos González Fernández, in recognition of his outstanding career as a communicator in the energy sector.
Jesús Balseiros, director of INSTRA Ingenieros, received the Innovation Award for the MAKEMAKE project from Francisco Silva Castaño, Iberdrola's delegate in Galicia.
Our most sincere congratulations to all the award winners. It has been an honour to accompany you on this special night for the energy sector.
More information about MAKEMAKE at: https://www.instra.es/en/new/makemake-artificial-intelligence-for-bird-protection-in-wind-farms
News in La Voz de Galicia:
https://www-lavozdegalicia-es.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.lavozdegalicia.es/amp/noticia/santiago/santiago/2024/10/10/cluergal-distinguio-actuaciones-destacadas-sector-energetico-gallego-premios-energy-days/00031728573751229187506.htm