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The main industries using robots are the automotive industry followed by food and beverage, metal working, chemical, rubber, and plastics. In the automotive sector, which leads the use of industrial robotics, the most widely used are collaborative robots (cobots) and automatic guided vehicles (AGV), since they allow companies to optimize processes, achieve high productivity levels and increase competitiveness.

In the International context, Industrial Robotics will be a fundamental part of the 4th industrial revolution in Spain. The International Federation of Robotics forecasts that between 2019 and 2022, investments in industrial robotics in Spain will increase by around 10% on average every year.

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Whether through renewable energy, alternate green fuel, and/or green transportation, Spain has committed itself to a clean energy transition, which will contribute to fulfilling the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change and provide clean energy. The Spanish National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) lays the foundation for a carbon neutral economy by 2050.

Under the NECP, by 2030, the Spanish government aims to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 23% compared to the 1990 level and be a carbon neutral economy by 2050. The plan focuses on achieving an ambitious goal of obtaining 42% of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption and to generate 74% of its electricity from renewables in 2030. The proposed renewable energy share in the transport sector is above EU average at 22%.

Regarding needed investments, the plan quantifies a total of USD 274 billion during 2021-2030, annually around 2% of GDP, of which 20% would come from public sources. The figure covers key sectors, notably renewables, energy efficiency, grids and non-energy sectors, (i.e., transportation).

The Spanish government has also developed the county’s “Hydrogen Roadmap: a commitment to renewable hydrogen” plan to contribute to achieving climate neutrality and a 100% renewable electricity system by 2050.

The European strategy contemplates three phases of renewable hydrogen development. The first phase, (2020-2024), is planned to have at least 6 GW of electrolyzers installed in the EU, plus up to one million tons of renewable hydrogen produced. Spain is planning to have electrolyzers - the system to obtain renewable hydrogen using water and electricity of renewable origin as raw materials - installed that produce at least 4 GW by 2030.

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