INGECID, INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO DE PROYECTOS SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

Their core work

INGECID is a Spanish engineering SME based in Santander that develops proprietary structural concepts for demanding industrial environments, combining concrete and steel to solve cost and performance challenges in large-scale infrastructure. Their work spans tall wind energy towers (140-metre in-situ concrete construction) and specialised protective enclosures using hybrid concrete/steel design. As a small R&D-focused company, they bring their own inventions to market through EU feasibility programmes rather than servicing third-party clients. Both their known projects originated as sole-inventor applications under the SME Instrument Phase 1, indicating a patent/product development model rather than a consultancy model.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

INGECID's two projects show a consistent materials platform (concrete/steel hybrids) applied to different industrial problems across time. Their 2015 work targeted the renewable energy sector with a tall wind tower, while by 2018–2019 they had pivoted that same structural know-how toward a shielding application that points toward nuclear energy or hazardous environments. The shift suggests they are not a wind-energy specialist per se, but an engineering concept studio that seeks new market problems for their structural design competence.

INGECID appears to be moving from renewable energy infrastructure toward safety-critical enclosures — if the ASM concept matured, future work likely sits at the intersection of nuclear decommissioning, radiation protection, or industrial hazard containment.

How they like to work

INGECID has operated exclusively as a solo applicant under the SME Instrument, meaning they have never formally shared an H2020 project with another organisation. This points to a self-contained inventor model: they develop proprietary concepts independently and seek EU validation for commercialisation, rather than building technology through collaborative research. A potential partner should expect to engage them as a technology licensor or product supplier, not as a co-developer accustomed to shared workplans.

INGECID has no recorded consortium partners across their two H2020 projects, as both were SME Instrument Phase 1 solo grants. Their EU network is effectively limited to the evaluators and national contact points who assessed their proposals; there is no evidence of established research or industry partnerships through Horizon 2020.

What sets them apart

INGECID occupies a narrow but defensible niche: they design novel large-scale concrete/steel structures intended to reduce cost or improve performance at the boundary of energy and safety engineering. Unlike research institutes that publish findings or large contractors that execute designs for others, INGECID appears to own its concepts outright and use EU funding to de-risk them before commercialisation. For a consortium needing a specialist structural inventor with skin in the game — particularly in wind tower manufacturing or nuclear shielding — they offer proprietary technology rather than generic engineering capacity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• LiraTower
  A 140-metre in-situ concrete wind tower concept aimed at cutting tower costs for high-altitude wind capture — directly relevant to the EU's push for larger onshore wind turbines.
• ASM
  A hybrid concrete/steel shielding module that represents a notable sector pivot from renewables toward nuclear or radiation-critical environments, suggesting broader structural design capability.