Diana Morant highlights the contribution of the public science system to creating the cheap, green energy of the future

In this regard, Morant pointed out that the Ministry of Science and Innovation is going to increase investment in R&D&I projects in energy transition almost fourfold. A total of €800 million will be mobilised between 2022 and 2023 to boost science and innovation in this area.

The minister also highlighted the government's commitment to hosting major international scientific infrastructures for energy research in Spain, such as the Iberian Energy Storage Research Centre and the IFMIF-DONES fusion energy project.

She also highlighted the value of the science already being carried out in Spain via centres such as the Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), in Murcia; the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM), in Barcelona; the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO); and the Plataforma Solar de Almería (Almeria Solar Platform).

Scientific collaboration between Switzerland and Spain

During the event, Morant also stated that the collaboration between Spain and Switzerland allows us to achieve the highest levels of impact and scientific excellence. She detailed that almost 80% of the scientific production between Switzerland and Spain is published in the world's highest impact journals.

Switzerland and Spain work together at CERN, located in Switzerland, where almost 800 Spanish scientists and technicians collaborate. The fundamental mission of this scientific organisation is to study what the universe is made of and how it works.

The two countries also work within the framework of international projects such as the CHEOPS telescope, aimed at studying exoplanets, and the Human Brain Project, which aims to advance new diagnostic tools and treatments for brain diseases.

The Minister for Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, today opened the 4th Spanish-Swiss Meeting on Innovation in the Energy Transition, highlighting the contribution of the Spanish public science system to creating the safe, cheap and inexhaustible energies of the future.

In this regard, Morant pointed out that the Ministry of Science and Innovation is going to increase investment in R&D&I projects in energy transition almost fourfold. A total of €800 million will be mobilised between 2022 and 2023 to boost science and innovation in this area.

The minister also highlighted the government's commitment to hosting major scientific infrastructures in Spain for international collaboration in energy research, such as the Iberian Energy Storage Research Centre, which will be located in Cáceres, and the IFMIF-DONES fusion energy project in Granada.

She also highlighted the value of the science already being carried out in Spain via centres such as the Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), in Murcia; the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM), in Barcelona; the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), with centres spread along the Spanish coast; and the Plataforma Solar de Almería (Almería Solar Platform).

Scientific collaboration between Switzerland and Spain

During the event, Morant also stated that the collaboration between Spain and Switzerland allows us to achieve the highest levels of impact and scientific excellence. She detailed that almost 80% of the scientific production between Switzerland and Spain is published in the world's highest impact journals.

Switzerland and Spain work together at the European Particle Physics Laboratory (CERN) in Geneva, where almost 800 Spanish scientists and technicians collaborate. The fundamental mission of this scientific organisation is to study what the universe is made of and how it works.

The two countries also work within the framework of international projects such as the CHEOPS telescope, aimed at studying exoplanets, and the Human Brain Project, which aims to advance new diagnostic tools and treatments for brain diseases.

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