MOEVE SA

Their core work

Moeve (formerly Cepsa) is a major Spanish energy and petrochemical company that brings industrial-scale expertise in hydrocarbon processing, catalysis, and energy infrastructure to EU research consortia. In H2020, they contributed real-world industrial testing environments and domain knowledge across petrochemical transformation processes and district energy systems. Their participation spans from sustainable urban infrastructure to advanced catalyst development for olefin production, reflecting a traditional energy company exploring cleaner and more efficient process technologies.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Moeve's early H2020 involvement (2015–2018) centered on materials science and sustainable urban infrastructure — pavements with energy harvesting, bioremediation, and lifecycle analysis. From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward core energy business: petrochemical catalysis (zeolites, membrane reactors, nanoparticles) and district-level renewable energy systems. This trajectory suggests a company moving from exploratory participation in sustainability-adjacent research toward targeted R&D that directly improves their industrial processes and supports energy transition.

Moeve is aligning its R&D participation with energy transition priorities — cleaner petrochemical processes and renewable district energy — signaling readiness for green chemistry and decarbonization partnerships.

How they like to work

Moeve exclusively joins consortia as a partner or participant — never as coordinator — indicating they contribute industrial expertise and testing infrastructure rather than driving project management. With 84 unique partners across 21 countries from just 4 projects, they participate in large, diverse consortia. This is typical of a major industrial company that provides real-world validation environments and domain knowledge while relying on academic and research partners for fundamental R&D.

Despite only 4 projects, Moeve has built a remarkably broad network of 84 partners across 21 countries, reflecting their participation in large EU-wide consortia. Their connections span academic, SME, and industrial partners across most of Europe.

What sets them apart

As one of Spain's largest energy and petrochemical companies (operating under the Cepsa brand historically), Moeve brings something few partners can offer: direct access to industrial-scale refining and energy infrastructure for validation and demonstration. Their combination of petrochemical process expertise with growing involvement in renewable district energy makes them a valuable bridge between traditional hydrocarbon industry and energy transition R&D. For consortium builders, they represent an end-user and industrial demonstration site with genuine commercial deployment potential.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BIZEOLCAT
  Directly targets Moeve's core petrochemical business — bifunctional zeolite catalysts for sustainable hydrocarbon transformation — and received their largest H2020 funding (EUR 168,572).
• WEDISTRICT
  Signals Moeve's strategic pivot toward renewable energy, involving smart district heating/cooling solutions with citizen engagement and prosumer models.