LEUNAMME TECHNOLOGY SLU

Their core work

LEUNAMME develops specialized robotic and mechatronic systems for wind turbine installation and maintenance, with a core focus on eliminating the need for large cranes — one of the most expensive and logistically complex aspects of wind energy infrastructure. Their flagship product, KoalaLifter, is a craneless system designed to erect and service wind turbine towers, directly targeting the reduction of levelised cost of energy (LCOE). The company operates at the intersection of renewable energy engineering and advanced robotics, addressing a concrete cost and operational bottleneck that affects wind farm developers worldwide. Based in Navarra, Spain — a region with a strong wind energy industry — they progress from concept validation to full commercial development using the EU SME Instrument pathway.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

LEUNAMME's trajectory is unusually focused and linear: their 2015 WELL project was a Phase 1 feasibility study on a light lifting concept for wind towers, with no detailed keywords surviving in the record — typical of early-stage idea validation. By 2020, the KoalaLifter project reveals a fully matured technical vocabulary: wind, turbine, tower, erecting, maintenance, robot, mechatronics, LCOE, versatility — all pointing to a product that moved from concept to engineered system. There is no pivot or diversification; instead, this is a company that spent five years deepening a single, specific bet on craneless wind turbine technology.

LEUNAMME is on a commercialization trajectory — having secured €2M in Phase 2 funding for KoalaLifter, their next logical step is market entry, and potential partners should expect a company seeking pilot installations, licensing deals, or scale-up investment rather than further R&D collaboration.

How they like to work

LEUNAMME coordinates all their projects independently, with no recorded consortium partners — a pattern consistent with a product-focused SME that uses EU funding to de-risk its own technology development rather than to build research networks. This means they are unlikely to join large multi-partner consortia as a passive participant; when they engage with EU instruments, they lead. A future collaborator should expect a small, technically driven team with strong ownership over their IP and a preference for bilateral partnerships over broad consortia.

LEUNAMME has no recorded consortium partners across their two H2020 projects, suggesting they operated as solo beneficiaries under the SME Instrument — a scheme specifically designed for individual companies. Their collaboration footprint is currently limited to their home base in Spain, with no documented international research partnerships.

What sets them apart

LEUNAMME occupies a very narrow but commercially valuable niche: they are building the machine that makes wind turbines cheaper to install and maintain, not the turbines themselves. Crane rental and logistics account for a significant share of wind farm capex and opex, and a credible craneless alternative addresses a pain point that every wind energy developer understands immediately. For a consortium builder in wind energy, offshore renewables, or industrial robotics, LEUNAMME brings a concrete physical product-in-development rather than a research concept — making them a rare find among SME participants in Horizon 2020.

Highlights from their portfolio

• KoalaLifter
  The largest SME Phase 2 award in this organization's history (€2.03M), developing a robotic craneless system for wind turbine erection and maintenance — a product with direct commercial relevance to the entire wind energy supply chain.
• WELL
  The Phase 1 seed grant (€50k) that validated the craneless lifting concept and directly enabled the KoalaLifter Phase 2 application, demonstrating a disciplined SME Instrument progression from idea to funded prototype.