Asociacion Valenciana De Empresas Del Sector De La Energia

What Asociacion Valenciana De Empresas Del Sector De La Energia does

Asociacion Valenciana De Empresas Del Sector De La Energia (AVAESEN) is a Valencia-based non-profit trade association founded around 2004-2005, functioning as the Valencian Region's pioneering cleantech cluster. The organization connects 160+ member companies and 300+ stakeholders across renewable energy, smart cities, water cycle, and waste management, bridging corporates, R&D institutions, municipalities, and investors. Member companies collectively generate 4,500 million EUR in turnover and 7,500 green jobs, while AVAESEN itself operates with 1-10 employees and runs 30+ events per year including the Energy Revolution Congress, Smart City Demo Days, and webinars.

AVAESEN's core offerings are programmatic rather than product-based: the Smart City Think Tank (Spain's first, channeling cleantech investment into municipalities), the Greenovators green innovation hub (connecting startups, SMEs, corporates, investors, and cities), the Cleantech Financing Observatory (a financing-opportunity service), working groups (Grupos de Trabajo), and the Business Point EU Calls service for accessing EU funding. Distribution is direct via a private member area, face-to-face engagement at events, and through the European Cluster Collaboration Platform. The association is led by President Marcos J. Lacruz (CEO of NRG Investment) and Director Bianca Dragomir, the first woman to win the EU Cluster Manager of the Year award.

The revenue model is non-profit and member-funded, with membership fees not publicly disclosed; institutional support flows from Generalitat Valenciana, Diputación de Valencia, IVACE, and EU programs (Horizon 2020 MERLON, Intelligent Cities Challenge, Climate-KIC). AVAESEN holds the EU Cluster Excellence Award, has been named ambassador to 2,500 European clusters, and operates AVAESEN TV plus social channels for content distribution. The 5 cities from its Think Tank (Alcoi, Alcobendas, Alicante, Castellón, Torrent) were selected for the European Commission's Intelligent Cities Challenge, and a joint commission with Iberdrola addresses permitting bottlenecks for renewable installations.

Name

Asociacion Valenciana De Empresas Del Sector De La Energia

Legal name

AVAESEN ASOCIACION VALENCIANA DE EMPRESAS DEL SECTOR DE LA ENERGIA

Website

https://avaesen.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AVAESEN is a non-profit cleantech cluster association in Valencia, Spain, connecting 160+ renewable energy, smart city, and circular economy member companies with municipalities, R&D institutions, and EU funding programs across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cleantech Cluster Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPADALAM

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPAGALAE

Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Access (Off-grid, Energy Poverty Solutions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

Keywords

• Renewable energy cluster
• Cleantech ecosystem
• Smart city solutions
• Green innovation hub
• Energy association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AVAESEN is a non-profit cleantech cluster association that represents more than 160 renewable energy, smart city, water cycle, and waste management companies in the Valencian Region of Spain. Its core offering centers on member services including the Think Tank Smart Cities program, the Cleantech Financing Observatory, the Greenovators innovation hub, EU funding advisory, working groups, and an annual events calendar (Energy Revolution Congress, Demo Days). The association acts as the nexus between companies, R&D institutions, government, and investors to scale cleantech businesses.

Product overview

AVAESEN is a non-profit association serving as the Valencian Region's pioneering cleantech cluster for renewable energy and clean technologies. Rather than offering a single unified product, AVAESEN provides a portfolio of programs and services including the Think Tank Smart Cities (Spain's first smart city think tank), the Cleantech Financing Observatory, and the Greenovators innovation hub. These offerings connect over 160 member companies with cities, investors, and startups to promote renewable energy adoption, smart city development, and green innovation across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Think Tank Smart Cities: Spain's first Smart City Think Tank focused on leveraging cleantech investment for cities.
• Greenovators
• Energy Revolution Congress

Products and services

• Think Tank Smart Cities
• Observatorio de financiación Cleantech (Cleantech Financing Observatory)
• Greenovators
• AVAESEN TV
• Business Point EU Calls
• Working Groups (Grupos de Trabajo)

Quantifiable outcome

• 160 member companies generate 4,500 million euros in total business volume
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and notable.

• Generalitat ValencianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing institutional support and funding for renewable energy initiatives. IVACE (Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial) collaborates on energy policy and community energy planning.
• Diputación de ValenciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government partner supporting Smart City initiatives and collaborating on Demo Days and innovation programs for municipalities.
• IVACE (Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional innovation agency working on energy strategy, community energy plans, and financing programs for renewable projects.
• Climate-KIC SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean climate innovation initiative providing accelerator programs, funding for startups, and climate launchpad competitions.
• Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) - European CommissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU program where 5 cities from AVAESEN Think Tank (Alcoi, Alcobendas, Alicante, Castellón, Torrent) were selected among 100 EU cities to transform into smart, sustainable cities.
• MERLON Project - European CommissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon 2020 project where Crevillent serves as pilot site. Project supports local energy community development with 300,000 EUR funding.
• TCI NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cluster network providing international connections and best practice sharing among cleantech clusters.
• European Space Agency (ESA)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on space technology applications for cleantech and member companies have secured ESA project funding.
• FenaeicnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish federation of cluster associations providing national level representation and networking.
• Greenovators Collaborators (Startup Valencia, Big Ban Angels, EDF, etc.)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen innovation hub bringing together startups, SMEs, corporates, investors and cities. Collaborators include Valencia Activa, General means Valenciana, PARSEC, Big Ban Angels, EDF, and others.
• IVACE Hub de Comunidades Energéticas LocalesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated working group including IDAE, UNEF, Avacu, FVMP, electricity cooperatives (Enercoop, Alterna, Sapiens), and ITE for local energy community development.
• CEEI ValenciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness innovation center providing startup support and business development services within the cleantech ecosystem.
• IberdrolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint commission created to address permitting bottlenecks for renewable energy installations and facilitate faster project approvals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• PV CYCLE: European non-profit association for photovoltaic waste take-back and recycling. Comparable non-profit model serving a renewable-energy-adjacent cluster, with similar European policy and compliance focus.
• Greenovate! Europe: European sustainable-economy network focused on green innovation support, clustering, and EU project brokerage. Comparable niche as a European-level sustainability cluster-management and consortium-building organisation.

Direct peers

• Fundación Cluster de la Energía de Extremadura: Another Spanish regional energy/cleantech cluster. Direct comparable as another Spanish autonomous-community-level industry association pursuing EU cluster recognition.
• Clúster de l'Energia Eficient de Catalunya: Spanish regional cleantech cluster representing energy efficiency companies in Catalonia. Closely comparable as another Spanish autonomous-community-level energy/cleantech industry association.
• Cluster de Energía del País Vasco (Basque Energy Cluster / Basquevolt Cluster): Basque Country energy cluster with overlapping mission of uniting renewable energy, energy storage, and smart-grid players. Direct counterpart as another well-organised Spanish regional cluster competing for EU recognition.

Others

• Fraunhofer ISI (Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung): German applied research institute with cluster-management capabilities and energy transition policy expertise. Adjacent as a knowledge-side partner frequently involved in European cluster analyses and cleantech innovation research.

Broad incumbents

• European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP): EU-wide platform representing 2,500 clusters — the same population AVAESEN is ambassador for. Operates at meta-cluster level providing partnership brokerage, comparable in function to AVAESEN's European-facing activities.
• TCI Network: Global network of cluster practitioners and managers. Overlaps with AVAESEN as a peer network organisation operating in the same professional cluster-management space and serving as a partner of AVAESEN itself.
• Climate-KIC Spain: European EIT Climate-KIC innovation community running accelerators and climate-launchpad competitions in Spain. Overlaps with AVAESEN on startup acceleration, EU funding access, and climate innovation programming.
• FENAEIC (Federación Española de Agrupaciones de Empresas Innovadoras y Clusters): Spanish national federation of cluster associations. Direct peer and partner of AVAESEN, representing clusters nationally and providing shared services to member clusters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/avaesenvalencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avaesen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=X0EbyTzOSgc
• Xx.com/AVAESEN

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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