Iberdrola recognizes ten initiatives linking electrification to local economic impact

Iberdrola recognized ten initiatives spanning industry, electricity grids, employment, biodiversity and local development in the third edition of its Convive Awards, which focused on the territorial economic impact of electrification. The awards were presented in Sigüenza, Guadalajara, before more than 150 attendees. The Convive Awards recognize leading initiatives for environmental, agricultural and social coexistence with clean energy, according to Iberdrola.

In the Innovation with Impact category, Birka Composites received an award for an initiative combining electrification, biodiversity protection and qualified youth employment in a rural area. The same category recognized Bayer España for a project to fully decarbonize production of aspirin's active ingredient in Asturias. The Asturias project reduces process emissions to practically zero and avoids more than 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

The Basque Government won the Biodiversity Preservation award for its grid-integration project in the Urdaibai reserve. Proyecto Arraigo received the Award for Transformative Entrepreneurship. In the same category, Iberdrola gave Lucena City Council and the Andalusian Association of Refrigeration Manufacturers an award on behalf of Lucena's refrigeration cluster.

Las Provincias in the Valencian Community and El Comercio in Asturias were recognized in the Communication with Purpose category. Unicef España received the Young Talent award for training vulnerable young people in activities aligned with decarbonization and electrification.

Silvia Gómez, president of the La Costana neighborhood council in Cantabria, received a Community Leadership award. The Cuenca municipalities of Víllora and Enguídanos were recognized for promoting the Víllora-Las Chorreras del Cabriel Trail in the Valle del Cabriel Biosphere Reserve. The awarded initiatives will enter the competition's repository of winners and receive special recognition and visibility for their projects.