CLEAN ENERGY four other types of services to meet the individual needs of each customer. TECHNOLOGIES AND VECTORS “We’re not just going to grow our main technologies like wind or photovoltaic power, but also innovative vectors such as energy efficiency, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and supply of green hydrogen,” explains Elvira López Prados, Head of the CEO Office at ACCIONA Energía. She sees a direct link between renewable energy and the economic, environmental, and social future we achieve through energy sovereignty, who-se urgency has been heightened by the war. There’s nowhere that doesn’t have a renewable source like sun, wind, water, sea, and organic matter, and “these must be the foundation on which we build robust, sustainable, secure systems that under-pin our societies.” “In these very uncertain times for the industry and eco-nomy,” continues the expert, “the public and private sectors are both aware of the protection offered by these technolo-gies; this is seen in the increased demand from corporations for clean energy.” The pairing of renewables and services advocated by the company also spells opportunity. Technological advances have made clean forms of energy increasingly competitive, and they have become even more so since the war has caused the competitiveness of fossil fuels to plummet. “They reduce price volatility, ensure the system’s security, and protect companies and end consumers—the hardest hit by this energy crisis—in addition to being in line with governments’ energy transition measures for the short, medium and long term.” Examples include REPowerEU in the European Union and the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States. According to López Prados, “this new green economy has enormous potential in its multiple aspects and it will have a multiplier effect on the creation of jobs and of new industries with significant scope and impact.” “We have before us a uni-que opportunity as a planet and society. In ACCIONA, we have the tools to contribute to it,” she adds.