XEROLUTIONS SL

Their core work

XEROLUTIONS is a Spanish deep-tech SME developing advanced engineered materials for high-performance ultracapacitors — energy storage devices that charge and discharge far faster than batteries. Their core work involves scaling up novel electrode or dielectric materials to industrial production levels, targeting applications where conventional capacitors fall short on energy density. In the transport sector specifically, they position their ultracapacitor technology as a cost-effective solution for energy storage in vehicles and transport systems. They operate as a product-oriented innovator moving a technology from laboratory feasibility through to market-ready scale-up.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

XEROLUTIONS followed a textbook SME Instrument progression: a 2015 Phase 1 feasibility study (XER-HSA, €50k) validating their material scale-up concept, followed immediately by a 2016-2018 Phase 2 innovation project (CAPOWER, €1.856M) to bring that technology to market. Both projects address the same core problem — high energy density ultracapacitor materials — so there is no real thematic shift, only a deepening and commercialization of a single focused technology. The trajectory shows a company that used H2020 as a structured path from concept validation to industrial development, not as a way to explore multiple research directions.

XEROLUTIONS was moving toward commercial deployment of ultracapacitor technology in transport, but with no H2020 activity after 2018, their current development status and whether they successfully brought a product to market is unknown from this data alone.

How they like to work

XEROLUTIONS operated exclusively as coordinator and sole applicant in both projects, using the SME Instrument — a funding scheme designed for single companies rather than consortia. This means they have no recorded consortium partners in H2020, which is characteristic of a company protecting proprietary technology and preferring to develop independently rather than share IP with academic or industrial partners. Anyone considering partnering with them should expect a company accustomed to leading and owning their technology roadmap, not to subordinate roles within large research networks.

XEROLUTIONS has zero recorded consortium partners across their H2020 projects, as both were solo SME Instrument applications. They have no documented collaborative network within the EU framework programme data available.

What sets them apart

XEROLUTIONS is one of the relatively few Spanish SMEs to have secured both phases of the SME Instrument for the same technology, suggesting their ultracapacitor materials concept was validated twice by independent EU evaluators — a meaningful quality signal for a small company. They are based in Asturias, an industrial region of northern Spain with a manufacturing heritage, which may reflect practical proximity to industrial testing and production partners. Their positioning is as a proprietary technology developer in a niche but growing segment: ultracapacitors are gaining relevance in hybrid transport, grid balancing, and industrial energy recovery where batteries are too slow or short-lived.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CAPOWER
  With €1.856M in EC funding as sole coordinator, this is a significant Phase 2 SME Instrument award validating XEROLUTIONS's advanced ultracapacitor materials for the transport sector at near-commercial scale.
• XER-HSA
  This Phase 1 feasibility project established the technological foundation and business case that unlocked the larger CAPOWER grant, demonstrating a clear and successful two-stage commercialization strategy.