Star projects

Stands for Integrated Natural Capital Assessment. It is a tool for assessing in detail the impact that infrastructures have on natural capital and ecosystem services and for presenting solutions with a smaller environmental footprint. INCA provides an innovative approach to appraising the debt owed to nature, while building infrastructure that is vital to the development of society. Progress is currently being made with digitalizing the methodology (by the Asset Management CoE) and integrating it into the Salesforce horizontal platform.

By installing second life batteries (from electric vehicles) for residential and commercial applications, Ferrovial favors the circular economy by giving a second life to batteries which, though no longer suitable for use in cars, can obtain a new lease of life and contribute to minimizing consumption of lithium, a scarce resource.

Microgrids refer to locally managed energy production and distribution, either freestanding or grid-connected for greater efficiency. A microgrid is composed of a series of subsystems and management software. The Smart Grids project focuses on implementing an energy management and optimization platform for smart active management of a range of energy resources.

The Remote Assist project implements cloud and artificial intelligence solutions to provide remote assistance to Ferrovial workers and streamline and simplify training processes. Trimble XR-10 devices with Hololens 2 were used in two proofs of concept to provide support in remote areas: the transmission lines project in Chile and the El Berrocal solar photovoltaic plant in Spain.