18-20 November 2025
Bilbao, Spain
18-20 November 2025
Bilbao, Spain
Bilbao, in Spain, has transformed into a global energy hub, making it the perfect stage for Enlit Europe 2025.
The event will bring the brightest minds and boldest ideas to this thriving Spanish city, the place where the energy community will help shape the future of the sector for three days!
⚡️ Headquarter of global energy giant Iberdrola and home to many other key industry players.
⚡️ Smart Grid Innovation: Iberdrola’s Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub is at the forefront of the energy transition, driving advancements in grid digitalisation, renewables, and energy storage.
⚡️ Net-Zero Districts: The Zorrotzaurre project is a model for future sustainable cities, integrating renewable energy and digital energy management.
⚡️ Decarbonisation Leadership: Bilbao’s heat mapping strategy is leading the way toward a fully electrified heating system by 2050.
⚡️ Green Port Investments: The Port of Bilbao is undergoing a €700 million sustainability transformation, reinforcing its role in clean logistics and renewable energy.
⚡️ Hydrogen Corridor: Bilbao is a key part of the European Green Hydrogen Corridor, linking to Amsterdam for cross-border hydrogen transport.
⚡️ Public-private partnerships: Bilbao is an example of important public-private partnerships, with the local and regional government playing a key role in bringing different stakeholders (academia, public, private) together to foster energy transition innovation and build a local value chain with an international footprint.
Enlit hit the road to find out how the energy transition is manifesting in Bilbao.
With Iberdrola as an anchor, an ecosystem of companies large and small has emerged around it that is driving the local and regional energy transition. The Enlit team went to visit the different stakeholders to understand the latest challenges and opportunities.
Watch the stories below and dive into Bilbao's energy transition!
The Basque Country – a hotbed of energy innovation
Creating an artificial intelligence ecosystem for the energy transition
Basque Energy Cluster: Future-proofing the energy value chain
Basque gigafactory can unlock the holy grail of energy storage says research boss
Seeing Bilbao’s energy ecosystem in action
Iberdrola chief reveals multi-billion plan to seize market share of oil & gas firms
