PREMO SL

Their core work

PREMO SL is a Spanish power electronics company based in Malaga specializing in inductive components, magnetic elements, and power conversion hardware for energy and industrial applications. Their work spans DC grid infrastructure — including solid-state transformers and DC/DC converters — and the supply chain for wide-bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide (SiC), which are critical components in modern inverters and electric vehicle drivetrains. In EU projects, they contribute as an industrial partner with manufacturing and component expertise, bridging the gap between advanced semiconductor materials and real-world power conversion systems. Their participation in both grid-level and mobility-level electrification projects positions them squarely at the hardware layer of the energy transition.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

PREMO entered H2020 participation focused on grid-level infrastructure: MVDC networks, solid-state transformers, and cybersecurity for smart energy systems — all technologies relevant to future high-voltage DC distribution. Their second project shifted the lens to component-level supply chain, specifically SiC power semiconductors and their use in inverters for electric vehicles and smart grids. This is not a reversal but a zoom-in: from the grid system as a whole to the critical hardware components (wide-bandgap devices, magnetics) that make that grid work. The trajectory points toward deep specialization in the European semiconductor and power electronics supply chain, with eMobility as the commercial growth vector.

PREMO is moving from system-level grid participation toward supply-chain ownership of critical power electronics components, with electric vehicles and industrial automation as the primary target markets — making them an increasingly relevant partner for any consortium needing European-sourced SiC or magnetic components.

How they like to work

PREMO participates exclusively as a consortium partner — never as coordinator — indicating they prefer to contribute their industrial component expertise within larger, research-led projects rather than drive the agenda themselves. Their two projects generated 49 unique consortium partners across 14 countries, which is unusually broad for just two engagements and suggests they join large, well-networked Innovation Action consortia. This makes them a reliable specialist contributor: they bring hardware and manufacturing credibility to research consortia that need an industrial validation partner.

Despite only two projects, PREMO has connected with 49 unique partners across 14 countries — an exceptionally wide network for this project count, reflecting participation in large multi-partner Innovation Actions. Their reach is fully European with no evident geographic concentration beyond Spain as home base.

What sets them apart

PREMO is one of relatively few private (non-SME) Spanish industrial companies active in H2020 power electronics at the component manufacturing level, combining DC grid system experience with semiconductor supply chain involvement — a pairing that is rare and commercially relevant as Europe pushes for strategic autonomy in critical energy hardware. For consortium builders, they offer something specific: an industrial partner who can validate and supply magnetic and power conversion components, not just model or simulate them. Their location in Malaga and Spanish industrial base also adds geographic diversity to consortia dominated by German, French, and Nordic partners.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TIGON
  The largest project by far at EUR 508,955, running through 2025, addressing the technically ambitious challenge of optimizing MVDC hybrid grid performance with solid-state transformers and wide-area monitoring — a flagship project for PREMO's grid credentials.
• TRANSFORM
  Strategically important as Europe's push for a sovereign SiC semiconductor supply chain; positions PREMO at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing and the eMobility boom, despite being a smaller funding award.