Fundación Centro Tecnológico de Componentes (CTC)

Established in 2000 as a private, non-profit foundation, CTC has been officially accredited as a Spanish Technological Centre (Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness, registry nº 79) since 2008. It remains the only organisation in Cantabria with this distinction, earned for advancing business competitiveness through R&D&I.

Mission

Turn science and technology into high-impact, market-ready solutions that strengthen industrial competitiveness and accelerate the clean-energy transition.

How we work

• Co-creation with industry – We co-design and deploy innovative technologies, shortening the path from lab to market and facilitating international expansion.

• Market-driven R&D model – A balanced funding mix (regional, national & European programmes plus direct industrial contracts) sustains long-term growth and continual investment in talent and infrastructure.

• Applied knowledge – CTC delivers high-value, ready-to-use results, positioning itself as Cantabria’s reference innovation hub and a trusted partner Europe-wide.

Fields of expertise

1. Industry & Energy

2. Navigation & Robotics

3. Advanced Materials & Nanomaterials

CET Partnership track record

Flagship coordination – ELECTROMET (Joint Call 2023)
CTC coordinates ELECTROMET: “Direct CO₂ Electro-catalysis for Renewable METhane production” under TRI 3 – Enabling Climate Neutrality with Storage Technologies, Renewable Fuels & CCU/CCS (Call Module CM2023-05). The 36-month, €1.5 million project is scaling a net-zero-CO₂ pilot plant that will run 500 h on real biogas to produce renewable methane. The five-country consortium includes Politecnico di Torino, University of Porto, University of Cantabria, and industrial partners Ecodualba, Draxis, Hidritec, Nortegas and Envitec Biogas.

Leading ELECTROMET demonstrates CTC’s capacity to manage multi-national R&D, deliver TRL-raising pilots and align innovations with EU decarbonisation goals.

CTC’s objective remains clear: consolidate its role as Cantabria’s innovation engine while acting as a qualified R&D partner for Europe’s clean-energy transition.