Core contributor to NewTREND (retrofit design, BIM, energy simulations), RINNO (deep energy renovation, multi-functional buildings), and P2P-SmarTest (smart energy distribution).
REGENERA LEVANTE SL
Spanish energy SME specializing in building renovation, smart grid flexibility, and business models for distributed energy and circular economy solutions.
Their core work
REGENERA is a Spanish SME based in Murcia specializing in energy efficiency solutions for buildings and smart energy systems. They bring practical expertise in building retrofit design, energy simulation, and the integration of renewable energy into distributed networks. More recently, they have expanded into circular economy applications for the agrifood sector and virtual power plant technologies for island energy systems. Their consistent role across projects suggests they contribute applied engineering and business model development rather than fundamental research.
What they specialise in
Participated in P2P-SmarTest (peer-to-peer energy networks), MAGNITUDE (multi-energy carrier flexibility, market design), and VPP4ISLANDS (virtual power plants, P2P markets).
Keywords 'business models' appear across MAGNITUDE, VPP4ISLANDS, and related projects — indicating a role in market design and commercialization strategies.
VPP4ISLANDS involves digital twins, IoT, machine learning, and distributed ledger technology; RINNO applies augmented intelligence to renovation.
Agro2Circular (their largest funded project at EUR 323,750) focuses on upcycling agrifood residues and multilayer plastics recycling.
How they've shifted over time
In their early H2020 period (2015–2018), REGENERA focused squarely on building energy performance — retrofit design, BIM-based collaborative workflows, and energy simulations (NewTREND), alongside foundational work in peer-to-peer energy distribution. From 2017 onward, their focus shifted toward smart grid flexibility, business models for energy markets, and digital infrastructure like virtual power plants and IoT platforms. Their most recent projects (2020–2025) show a further expansion into circular economy and agrifood waste upcycling, suggesting a broadening from pure energy into sustainability-driven territorial solutions.
REGENERA is moving from technical building-level energy work toward system-level solutions combining digital platforms, market design, and circular economy — expect them to pursue projects at the intersection of energy transition and territorial sustainability.
How they like to work
REGENERA operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. With 126 unique partners across 20 countries in just 7 projects, they consistently join large, diverse consortia (averaging 18+ partners per project). This pattern indicates a reliable contributing partner who integrates into large teams rather than driving project direction, making them a low-risk addition to ambitious multi-partner proposals.
Across 7 projects, REGENERA has built connections with 126 unique partners spanning 20 countries — an unusually broad network for an SME of this size. Their geographic reach covers most of the EU, with no obvious concentration beyond their home base in southern Spain.
What sets them apart
REGENERA combines hands-on building energy expertise with a growing capability in digital energy platforms and business model innovation — a combination that is uncommon among Spanish SMEs. Their pivot into agrifood circular economy (Agro2Circular) adds a distinctive territorial sustainability angle rooted in the agricultural context of Murcia. For consortium builders, they offer a Spanish SME with proven track record in large consortia, practical energy renovation experience, and emerging digital and circular economy capabilities.
Highlights from their portfolio
- Agro2CircularTheir largest funded project (EUR 323,750) and a strategic pivot into circular economy for agrifood — a significant departure from their energy core.
- VPP4ISLANDSTheir second-largest project (EUR 297,500), combining virtual power plants, digital twins, IoT, blockchain, and P2P energy markets for island communities.
- MAGNITUDEKey project bridging their early energy work with later market-design focus — multi-energy carrier flexibility and business model development.