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The Key Digital Technologies (KDT) program, framed within the Horizon Europe program, has opened its first call for grants aimed at financing European R&D projects. The combined public investment for the program is made with European and national funds with equal contributions. The Government of Spain participates in this program through the Secretary of State …

Spain's Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, has approved the Roadmap for the Development of Offshore Wind and Marine Energy.

This is the first time a regular-sized bus has been used in driverless trials in Europe The Spanish city of Málaga has launched an autonomous electric bus service – the first project of its kind in Europe. Looping around an eight-kilometre stretch of the city six times a day, the 60-seater bus is equipped with sensors and cameras that use artificial intelligence to improve its decisions based on data recorded along the route. There is a driver at the wheel to take control if necessary, as Sp...

Redefine Meat is moving plant-based proteins from patties to steaks The Israeli startup Redefine Meat, which has developed a manufacturing process to make plant-based proteins that more closely resemble choice cuts of beef than the current crop of hamburger-adjacent offerings, has gotten a big vote of confidence from the investment arm of one of Asia’s premier food brands. The company has raised $29 million in financing from Happiness Capital, the investment arm backed by the family fortunes...

Spanish start-up Novameat has developed what it claims to be the biggest cell-based meat prototype in the world. FoodNavigator catches up with founder and CEO Giuseppe Scionti to talk R&D, investment, and collaborating with Michelin-starred Disfrutar. While the coronavirus pandemic brought many food players to a halt, Barcelona-headquartered Novameat appears to be as busy as ever. The plant-based meat developer, which uses patented microextrusion technology to achiev...