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At Endesa, we are committed to the circular economy as a way to achieve a new sustainable economic model for preserving available resources while creating economic prosperity.
The circular economy is a new economic model that makes more efficient use of resources, reducing our consumption and putting reusable resources from waste back into the production process.
The energy transition towards a generation model based on renewable energy sources will reduce our economy's dependence on fossil fuels, but it will also lead to the emergence of new demands for materials and raw materials required by the technologies of the energy transition.
In this context, a circular economy approach to the management of electricity generation and distribution assets is necessary to address challenges such as material supply, reducing strategic dependence in sensitive areas such as critical raw materials, and managing end-of-life through reuse and recycling. The goal is to achieve a development that blends competitiveness and sustainability through innovation.
At Endesa, we have been boldly embracing the path of the circular economy for years, which now serves as a strategic driver in our business operations.
The circular economy strategy has five cornerstones that operate through three main levers: circular design, circular use, and value recovery, as illustrated in the following diagram.
Production and usage model relying on renewable inputs or previous life cycles (reuse and recycling).
Production and usage model relying on renewable inputs or previous life cycles (reuse and recycling).
Production and usage model relying on renewable inputs or previous life cycles (reuse and recycling).
Extend the life of assets and products by working on their design, making them repairable and facilitating effective maintenance.
Extend the life of assets and products by working on their design, making them repairable and facilitating effective maintenance.
Extend the life of assets and products by working on their design, making them repairable and facilitating effective maintenance.
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Business model where the customer purchases a service for a specific period of time, while the company retains ownership of the product, maximising its usage factor and lifespan.
Business model where the customer purchases a service for a specific period of time, while the company retains ownership of the product, maximising its usage factor and lifespan.
Business model where the customer purchases a service for a specific period of time, while the company retains ownership of the product, maximising its usage factor and lifespan.
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Shared management systems used by multiple users of products, goods, or skills.
Shared management systems used by multiple users of products, goods, or skills.
Shared management systems used by multiple users of products, goods, or skills.
Finding a way to maintain the value of an asset at the end of its lifecycle through reuse, regeneration, upcycling, or recycling in synergy with other pillars is crucial.
Finding a way to maintain the value of an asset at the end of its lifecycle through reuse, regeneration, upcycling, or recycling in synergy with other pillars is crucial.
Finding a way to maintain the value of an asset at the end of its lifecycle through reuse, regeneration, upcycling, or recycling in synergy with other pillars is crucial.
In 2022, the "Circular Confirmation" initiative was launched, a new financial solution for suppliers aimed at enhancing their competitiveness by reducing financing costs, while rewarding their sustainable practices and, more specifically, their efforts to advance the circular economy.
The energy storage system at our Melilla coal-fired power plant is an award-winning project on account of its contribution to the circular economy, based on the reuse of batteries from electric vehicles to guarantee the electricity supply for the entire city.
We are applying the circular economy to the process of closing and dismantling our coal plants to prioritise the search for a second life for the equipment and materials and to reduce waste generation as much as possible.
“Agrivoltaica” is a circular economy initiative which generates value that is shared with the community, allowing it to recover land used in the construction of solar plants for agricultural use, which encourages sustainable development in these local communities.
Endesa follows the principles of circular economy by applying the philosophy of repairing, restoring, and reusing components that are damaged in the wind turbines installed in their wind farms in order to reduce costs and material consumption. This extends the lifespan of the components while also creating economic activity in the areas where specialised companies carry out the repairs. Galicia, Aragón, Castilla y León, Madrid and Canaries.
The CoordiNet project brings together European electricity transporters, distributors, and consumers to jointly design the foundations of a more open, participatory, and secure electrical system and take the first steps towards a unified European energy platform.
We have obtained the AENOR Zero Waste certificate for our waste recovery systems (reuse, recycling or energy recovery) for the port terminals in Ferrol (A Coruña), Algeciras (Cádiz) and Carboneras (Almería).
The Alcudia power plant in Palma de Mallorca utilises the residual heat from its cooling system to enhance the temperature and performance of the fish in the fish farm, ensuring that no energy goes to waste.
This project focuses on cutting down on single-use plastics and inspiring our employees to embrace a more eco-friendly lifestyle. We launched the initiative in May 2019 at all administrative offices.
We have obtained the "Zero Waste" certificate from AENOR for the waste generated in the activities carried out by e-distribución in Aragón, Castilla y León and Galicia. This is the first time that an electricity distribution company in Spain has received this certification.
At Endesa we are incorporating the principles of the circular economy in two ways: cultural change within the company and collaboration with other companies, institutions and public bodies.
We are building an ecosystem with other agents, both public and private, to make an active contribution to the development of a new economic model in the Iberian market.
We are building an ecosystem with other agents, both public and private, to make an active contribution to the development of a new economic model in the Iberian market.
We are building an ecosystem with other agents, both public and private, to make an active contribution to the development of a new economic model in the Iberian market.
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We integrate the principles of the circular economy into all our activities through business-related projects that simultaneously promote a change in culture in the daily lives of our employees.
We integrate the principles of the circular economy into all our activities through business-related projects that simultaneously promote a change in culture in the daily lives of our employees.
We integrate the principles of the circular economy into all our activities through business-related projects that simultaneously promote a change in culture in the daily lives of our employees.
It is essential for citizens, businesses, and public administrations to collaborate in incorporating a circular approach into the management of materials and energy used by cities, to help promote their sustainable development.
