ZIGOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AIE

Their core work

Zigor R&D is a Spanish SME specializing in power electronics, energy storage systems, and smart energy management solutions. They develop modular hardware (power electronics interfaces, battery management systems) and software (digital twins, predictive maintenance, demand response platforms) for stationary and community-scale energy storage. Their work spans the full chain from storage component design to ICT-driven optimization of distributed energy systems, with applications in island decarbonization, smart communities, and hybrid storage architectures.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Zigor's early H2020 work (NETFFICIENT, 2015-2018) focused on the business and planning side of energy storage — ICT decision-support tools, ESCO business models, and lifecycle assessment of storage solutions. By 2020, their focus shifted sharply toward hardware and system-level engineering: modular power electronics, universal battery management systems, digital twin modelling, and self-healing energy management. This evolution suggests a move from energy storage strategy and software toward hands-on development of modular, interoperable storage hardware and intelligent control systems.

Zigor is moving toward modular, interoperable energy storage hardware with embedded intelligence — expect them to bring power electronics and BMS expertise to future distributed energy and island/community decarbonization projects.

How they like to work

Zigor consistently participates as a partner rather than leading consortia, contributing specialized technical components within larger teams. With 37 unique partners across 12 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in sizeable consortia and have broad European exposure. This pattern suggests they are a reliable technical contributor who integrates well into multi-partner projects without needing to drive the overall coordination.

Zigor has collaborated with 37 distinct partners across 12 European countries through just 3 projects, indicating involvement in large, geographically diverse consortia. Their base in the Basque Country (Vitoria-Gasteiz) positions them within Spain's strong industrial and energy research ecosystem.

What sets them apart

Zigor combines power electronics hardware design with smart energy management software — a dual competence that is uncommon among SMEs in the storage space. Their progression from business model work to modular BMS and digital twin development means they understand both the commercial viability and the technical integration challenges of storage systems. For consortium builders, this makes them a partner who can deliver physical storage components and the intelligence layer to manage them.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NETFFICIENT
  Their largest funded project (EUR 682K), addressing integrated multi-storage technologies for smart communities with a strong business model and lifecycle assessment dimension.
• iSTORMY
  Focused on interoperable modular hybrid storage with digital twin modelling and self-healing energy management — represents their most hardware-intensive and technically advanced contribution.
• ISLANDER
  Addresses island decarbonization with an unusually broad scope: seasonal storage, seawater district heating, and EV charging networks in a single project.