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CIDAUT participates in the International Congress of Energy Engineering iENER once again this year

The IV Energy Engineering Congress (iENER) organized by the AEE Spain Chapter took place on [...]

17
May
CIDAUT at the General Assembly of GASNAM-Neutral Transport

The city of Valencia has hosted the several activities that Gasnam-Neutral Transport has organized on [...]

17
May
The First INTEGRA Young Researcher Competition just opened

The F. CIDAUT participates together with 3 other technology centers (CTAG, ITENE, I2CAT) in the [...]

07
March
First General Assembly of the ESTELLA project

The ESTELLA consortium held its First General Assembly on the 7th and 8th of February [...]

07
March
The r-LightBioCom Kick-off-meeting
The r-LightBioCom Kick-off-meeting

CIDAUT continues to advance in the development of thermoset composite materials with improved recyclability properties [...]

07
March
Bionanopolys Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB)
Bionanopolys Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB)

Our open call (https://www.bionanopolys.eu/open-call/) for free trials has been launched!!! Last 17th February 2023 Bionanopolys [...]

07
March
CIDAUT uses artificial intelligence to monitor the use of last mile parking spaces

CIDAUT together with Valladolid City Council is implementing several measures to make the urban transport [...]

07
March
CIDAUT at the General Assembly of the PTeH2.

On January 26, the General Assembly of the Spanish Hydrogen Technological Platform (PTe H2) took [...]

07
March
CIDAUT will be present in the second edition of SAHE, Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Show, in Valladolid

From 14th to 16th of April, the second edition of the Hybrid and Electric Vehicle [...]

07
March
CIDAUT participates in a project for the introduction of hydrogen and ammonia in marine propulsion systems

CIDAUT, as an expert in the use of hydrogen and ammonia in propulsion systems, participates [...]

19
Dec
CIDAUT tackles the passive safety challenges posed by the automated driving

Step by step automated driving is becoming present in our daily driving. Some years ago, [...]

19
Dec
CIDAUT is present at TRA Lisbon to show the safe low footprint vehicles developed in Avangard project
CIDAUT is present at TRA Lisbon to show the safe low footprint vehicles developed in Avangard project

IFEVS is the Italian company designing smart electric urban vehicles with four main characteristics, affordability, [...]

19
Dec
CIDAUT demonstrates, thanks to Multi-Moby project, that it is possible to design Euro NCAP complying electric urban vehicles
CIDAUT demonstrates, thanks to Multi-Moby project, that it is possible to design Euro NCAP complying electric urban vehicles

Euro NCAP protocols are continuously evolving to guarantee the highest level of active and passive [...]

19
Dec
CIDAUT Hydrogen projects were shown in 'Iknowledge – Forum of technology centers'

The Batel Auditorium and Conference Center hosted, on October 4 and 5, a forum of [...]

19
Dec
CIDAUT takes part in European Hydrogen Week

From October 24th to 28th, the European Hydrogen Week took place in Brussels. The Vice [...]

19
Dec
CIDAUT sponsors and participants in the I BIOREFINE CONGRESS

Last November 16th, the 1st Biorefine Congress. Agricultural and industrial solution took place in the [...]

19
Dec
20th anniversary of the Spanish Hydrogen Association

On November 22, 2022, the event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Spanish Hydrogen [...]

19
Dec
Circular Economy Forum: Challenge of plastic recycling

On the 27th of September, the Circular Economy Forum: Challenge of plastic recycling organized by [...]

13
Oct
ESTELLA project kick-off meeting

[et_pb_section admin_label=»section»] [et_pb_row admin_label=»row»] [et_pb_column type=»4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=»Text»] Last July 5th, the ESTELLA consortium met in [...]

13
Oct
Periodic review meeting of the CREATOR project

The CREATOR consortium, consisting of 17 partners, met in Belgium last September with the Project [...]

13
Oct
Cidaut and Valladolid City Council will test connectivity solutions for intelligent transport applications

Within the framework of Urbane, Horizon Europe Project, the research center and the municipality will [...]

13
Oct
Active and passive solutions joint to respond intelligently to crash events.
Active and passive solutions joint to respond intelligently to crash events.

In the framework of Salient, Horizon Europe Project, Cidaut together with eleven partners will search [...]

13
Oct
CIDAUT shows at iENER'22 its advances in Digital Twin as a tool for improving energy efficiency.

On 6 and 7 July 2022, the 3rd International Energy Engineering Congress (iENER'22) took place [...]

13
Oct
CIDAUT renews its participation in the Steering Group of the new Spanish Hydrogen Technology Platform.

In the process of growth of the interest in hydrogen technologies sector in Spain, the [...]

13
Oct
CIDAUT has led the organization of a meeting to analyze the opportunities of the strategic project for the recovery and economic transformation (PERTE) of the aerospace sector.

On June 28, 2022 the innovation ecosystem of the aerospace sector of Castilla y Leon [...]

21
Jul
CIDAUT participates in the most relevant Hydrogen event in Spain: EHEC 2022

Last May 18th, 19th and 20th, the most relevant European Hydrogen Conference took place in [...]

21
Jul
CIDAUT is working on the development of a digital twin to fight against COVID-19 pandemic

In the midst of the seventh wave of COVID-19, intelligence technologies such as big data, [...]

21
Jul
CIDAUT participates in the XIV National Congress of Composite Materials – MATCOMP2021

Researchers from the area of ​​Material, Products, Process from the CIDAUT Foundation, attended the XIV [...]

21
Jul
Cidaut's occupants monitoring solutions

It seems obvious that driving automation needs new capabilities from the vehicle, lots of sensors [...]

16
May
Cidaut presents research and development projects' results at SAHE

In the framework of SAHE, Hybrid and Electric Automotive Show, celebrated in Valladolid from the [...]

16
May
BIONANOPOLYS Project – Accelerating the introduction of biobased nano-enabled materials into the market
BIONANOPOLYS Project – Accelerating the introduction of biobased nano-enabled materials into the market

The Bionanopolys project (https://www.bionanopolys.eu/) continues to progress towards the objective of creating a network of [...]

16
May
Recycled fire-resistant materials in the CREATOR project

The high volumes of plastic waste – for example from construction and demolition, aeronautics and [...]

16
May
After the COVID impasse, numerous hydrogen events are being organized with the participation of CIDAUT

It seems that the desire to share experiences and knowledge about hydrogen has not diminished [...]

16
May
CIDAUT participates in the Zeppelin green hydrogen project

CIDAUT is one of the research entities participating in the Zeppelin industrial research project, which [...]

11
March
On February 16, 2022, CIDAUT, jointly with Center for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI) and Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE), have organized the event “Cluster 4: proposal preparation for Horizon Europe Programme”

The official opening of this event was carried out by Mr. Jesús Jiménez de Miguel [...]

11
March
INTEGRA Project completes its first year with an open web workshop to disseminate the main achievements

The four members of INTEGRA partnership, CTAG, Cidaut, Itene and i2cat, have participated in the [...]

11
March
Cidaut participates in Green Deal Initiative through Probono Project

In our commitment to fight climate change, Cidaut is contributing to European Commission's ambitious policies [...]

11
March
Is it feasible to produce electric vehicles in a micro-factory?

Cidaut together with the partners of Avangard European project is trying to get the answer [...]

11
March
STEM Workshop on 26 of January

CIDAUT Foundation has several years being part of the STEM Initiative (Science, Technology, Engineering and [...]

11
March
Official opening of the OSIRIS project

OSIRIS is an ambitious national project whose main objective is to promote a strategic cooperation [...]

21
Dec
The MEDUSA 300-Phase I project successfully reaches one of its most relevant milestones

Last 27th October 2021, the follow-up meeting of the MEDUSA 300 Phase I Project took [...]

21
Dec
Cidaut integrates active and passive safety solution to improve vulnerable road users' protection

In the framework of the European Project Multi-Moby, and with the relevant collaboration of IFEVS [...]

21
Dec
Cidaut participates in the Dialogue on Technical Capabilities between Ohio (USA) and Spain

On the 17th of November, CDTI (Center for Industrial Technological Development) has organized a [...]

21
Dec
CIDAUT attends the 16th annual assembly of The Spanish Railway Technology Platform, PTFE

The Spanish Railway Technology Platform (PTFE), whose technical secretariat is provided by the Spanish Railways [...]

21
Dec
CIDAUT attends GENERA 2021 and European Hydrogen Week

Last November, two relevant events took place at national and European level in the field [...]

21
Dec
3D printing revolution in the automotive sector

Cidaut has participated in an event organized by Hewlett Packard and Sernauto with the collaboration [...]

21
Dec
The consortium of Bionanopolys met for the first General Assembly meeting.

Unfortunately, the strike of coronavirus pandemic in Europe made it impossible to hold a face-to-face meeting. [...]

22
Oct
CIDAUT successfully completes the pilot tests on the use of ANG tanks in dual-fuel vehicles converted within ECOGATE project.

CIDAUT successfully completes the pilot tests on the use of ANG tanks in dual-fuel converted [...]

22
Oct
It is possible to be small and safe

Cidaut has led STEEL S4 EV European project for the last three years. The last [...]

22
Oct
Strategic cooperation for Integral Safety using Connected and Automated Driving Solutions

Aligned with its mission and vision of putting safety at the forefront of mobility solutions, [...]

22
Oct
Cidaut: 10 years mooving electric

On 24th October 2011, Cidaut started one exciting journey on board a Nissan Leaf. Since [...]

22
Oct
Cidaut will be present at European Green Deal Projects

Probono Project has been approved for funding by the European Commission in the Framework of [...]

15
Jul
Rare Earth free electric motors with enhanced performance suitable to be manufactured in Europe with European Raw Materials

The finalization of RefreeDrive Project, led by Cidaut, has confirmed that it is possible to [...]

15
Jul
Cidaut develops a methodology to determine the effect of the welding process in the fatigue life of welded HSS electric vehicles structures

High strength steel tubular frames are a cost effective solution for urban electric vehicles. On [...]

15
Jul
CIDAUT joins BEPA, the batteries European partnership association

CIDAUT, has officially joined BEPA, the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA), confirming its commitment to [...]

15
Jul
CIDAUT launches the “OFICINA ACELERA PYME” to drive the adoption of digital technologies by SMEs, self-employers and entrepreneurs.

CIDAUT Foundation has become one of the headquarters of an OFFICINA ACELERA PYME (OAP) chosen [...]

15
Jul
ReFreeDrive project activities update

March 2021 saw the end of the ReFreeDrive project. In the last months of the project [...]

13
Apr
Cidaut leads integral safety development of automated urban vehicles
Cidaut leads integral safety development of automated urban vehicles

Urban mobility is smoothly changing, the electric vehicles are slowly but firmly conquering their natural [...]

13
Apr
Urban electric vehicles micro-factories for km 0 production
Urban electric vehicles micro-factories for km 0 production

Cidaut is making a detailed analysis of the automotive value chain in Castilla y León [...]

13
Apr
CIDAUT participates in the conferences «RENEWABLE HYDROGEN IN THE INDUSTRY OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN»
CIDAUT participates in the conferences «RENEWABLE HYDROGEN IN THE INDUSTRY OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN»

On 16 and 17 March the Regional Energy Entity of Castilla y León [...]

13
Apr
Cidaut applies integral safety concept to automated urban electric vehicles

In the framework of Multi-Moby European Project, which aims at developing of technology for safety, [...]

18
Feb
CIDAUT becomes a new member of Hydrogen Europe Research
CIDAUT becomes a new member of Hydrogen Europe Research

Hydrogen Europe Research (HER) is the research grouping of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint [...]

18
Feb
Valorcomp holds end-of-project meeting

On 17 December 2020, the VALORCOMP consortium held the last project meeting. After more than [...]

18
Feb
ORANGE.BAT press release
ORANGE.BAT press release

An international consortium of 40 organizations from Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Greece, led by [...]

18
Feb
Blockchain applied to the manufacturing of light urban electric vehicles
Blockchain applied to the manufacturing of light urban electric vehicles

Cidaut is involved in Avangard project whose main objective is to develop advanced manufacturing solutions [...]

17
Feb
ReFreeDrive project activities update

Since the last update, ReFreeDrive project has attended several international events for disseminating the progress [...]

14
Dec
Cidaut Foundation and Telefonica subsidiary ElevenPaths sign an agreement to boost efforts around industrial cybersecurity.
Cidaut Foundation and Telefonica subsidiary ElevenPaths sign an agreement to boost efforts around industrial cybersecurity.

Cidaut Foundation and Telefonica subsidiary ElevenPaths sign an agreement to boost efforts around industrial cybersecurity. [...]

14
Dec
First safe urban electric vehicles prototypes ready to be tested in Avangard Project
First safe urban electric vehicles prototypes ready to be tested in Avangard Project

The aim of Avangard is to design a microfactory for the production of electric cars [...]

14
Dec
Successful real time testing for artificial vision and dedicated short range communication
Successful real time testing for artificial vision and dedicated short range communication

In the field of the CERO Project, Cidaut has performed real time on board tests [...]

14
Dec
CIDAUT talks about hydrogen in the AVL DIGITAL TECH WEEK 2020

Last October, AVL organized a series of technical conferences in online format, which addressed the [...]

14
Dec

Supplier policy

Guidelines for the evaluation, selection, performance monitoring and re-evaluation of external suppliers of the CIDAUT Foundation

1. Object

This document is established to inform CIDAUT Foundation suppliers of the general guidelines followed for the evaluation, selection, performance monitoring and re-evaluation of external suppliers.

2 Area of ​​application

In accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, this document applies to external suppliers of the CIDAUT Foundation that supply products and services that may adversely affect the ability to deliver the results of the projects, technological services and tests that develops the CIDAUT Foundation. Below is a non-exhaustive list of processes, products and services to which these guidelines would apply:

Services and/or processes of:

  • tests, proficiency tests, calibrations or sampling
  • design
  • manufacturing of parts, molds, tools, electrical and/or electronic components, elements or assemblies necessary for the manufacture of prototypes, machines or any element that will be delivered to the client or on which tests or tests will be carried out that will constitute the results to deliver to the customer
  • analysis, evaluation, audit or technical advice whose conclusions and/or results will be integrated into the results to be delivered to the client
  • development of specific facilities for the development of projects, technological services or trials
  • key support services that can affect the outcome of projects, technological services or tests: maintenance of facilities and equipment, software administration and maintenance, etc.

Products

  • standards and auxiliary equipment for calibration/verification of measurement and monitoring equipment
  • reference elements and materials
  • measurement and monitoring equipment
  • raw materials that must meet specific requirements of the Project, Technological Service or Test
  • materials, reagents, additives, etc. necessary for the development of a new material that will be the result of the technological project or service or on which the tests or tests that will constitute the outputs/results of the technological project or service will be carried out.
  • consumables that must meet specific requirements for the correct operation of key equipment / installation for the development of the project, technological service or test
  • key equipment and facilities for the development of the project, technological service or test
  • software that can determine the results of the project, technological service or test (CAD/CAE/CAM)

3. Development
3.1. Evaluation and selection of suppliers
The Foundation Purchasing Manager establishes the criteria based on which the evaluation and selection is carried out in order to guarantee that the selected supplier supplies the products and services in accordance with the necessary requirements. The selection criteria are a combination of the following depending on the type of product/service:

  • Ability to meet legal requirements and customer requirements
  • Adaptation to the specific need: For complex products/services, the proposal of the supplier that best meets the need
  • Technical Capacity: The supplier has the appropriate material and human resources
  • ENAC accreditations: The supplier is accredited by ENAC for the development of calibrations, tests, etc.
  • Certifications: The supplier has a current ISO 9001 certification and within its scope are the products and/or services that are the object of the need.
  • Provider recommended or established by the Client
  • Previous experience: Provider in other departments or projects
  • Market recognition
  • References from clients, competitors, etc.
  • Risk and guarantees: Level of risk assumed by the supplier and/or guarantees offered
  • Financial Capacity: For large purchases
  • Supply Capacity
  • Flexibility towards changes
  • Accessibility
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Price
  • Payment method
In addition to the established criteria, whenever possible, for purchases exceeding the amount of 3.000? The selection of the supplier will be carried out by requesting offers from at least 3 suppliers.

3.2. Monitoring performance and reevaluation of suppliers.
To ensure that controlled external suppliers continue to supply in accordance with established requirements, suppliers are subject to periodic monitoring and control. Depending on the type of provider, it is established:

Supplier type Tracking Re-evaluation
Regular: regular suppliers X X
About project: specific suppliers for a given project X Does not apply
Occasional: single purchase suppliers Does not apply Does not apply

Tracking
Monitoring of external suppliers is carried out continuously:

  • Checking the maintenance of the ISO 9001 certification or ENAC accreditation that served as the basis for the approval. In case of loss, approval could be withdrawn.
  • Checking compliance with commercial agreements
  • Review of the quality of purchases made.
    • Anomalies attributable to the supplier are tracked. When an incident gives rise to a customer claim or significantly affects the outputs or results of the project, technological service or test, a Non-conformity is opened. When the supplier's response is not adequate or when the severity of the anomaly causes the CIDAUT Foundation to lose confidence in the supplier, the approval is withdrawn.
Continuous monitoring also takes into account response times and price developments. When necessary, the Purchasing Manager may define other monitoring activities. Some possible follow-ups are:
  • Audits
  • Service quality reviews
  • Visits to the supplier
  • Product inspections
  • Monitoring of indicators
  • Meetings with service users

Re-evaluation
Regular suppliers are periodically re-evaluated. For this, it is reviewed:

  • the criteria by which they were initially approved
  • the maintenance of ISO 9001 certification or ENAC accreditation if they were determining elements in the approval of the supplier
  • compliance with trade agreements
  • the history of incidents and follow-ups carried out
  • the level of service of the provider taking into account in particular unanswered requests, response times and accessibility
  • price variations and its comparison with other competitors

Guarantee of impartiality

Impartiality and independence are basic principles of the CIDAUT Foundation's activity. CIDAUT Foundation acts impartially and independently of all types of pressures, whether commercial or otherwise, in its activities and services provided to clients, institutions and organizations.

CIDAUT Foundation continuously evaluates each possible conflict/risk that may affect the independence and impartiality of its activities, carrying out the pertinent consultations and inquiries to ensure that it does not incur any incompatibility and loss of independence in the aforementioned terms. Limiting activity and/or implementing relevant actions in case of doubt or conflict.

Personal Data Protection Policy

The personal data to be protected includes all those that are processed by us (whether data of clients, potential clients, suppliers, workers, contacts, external collaborators, etc.).


Therefore, both FUNDACION CIDAUT, and all its staff, whether internal or external, who are involved in some way in the processing of personal data, must:

  • Maintain secrecy and confidentiality of the information processed.
  • Protect the personal data you are processing and safeguard it so that unauthorized personnel do not have access to it.
  • Comply with data protection principles (legality, loyalty and transparency, limitation of purpose, data minimization, accuracy, limitation of retention period, integrity and confidentiality and proactive responsibility).
  • Guarantee that interested parties can exercise their rights (information, access, rectification, deletion, limitation of processing, data portability, opposition and automated individual decisions).
  • Comply with, and where appropriate, enforce, the controls and security measures that FUNDACION CIDAUT has implemented to protect the security of personal data, preventing the confidentiality, integrity or availability of said data from being compromised.
  • Immediately communicate, according to the procedures enabled for this purpose, any incidents that may affect the security of personal data and that may compromise its confidentiality, integrity or availability, as well as non-compliance with the requirements established by the personal data protection regulations.
  • Comply with all legal requirements and obligations imposed by personal data protection regulations.

Information Security Policy

CIDAUT FOUNDATION (hereinafter, CIDAUT) is an entity dedicated to research and development in Transportation and Energy, with the objective of enhancing competitiveness and industrial development in companies in the transportation, energy and industry sectors in general. .

Aware of the importance that information security has for the development of its business, it has decided to implement a management system and subscribes to this policy.

CIDAUT establishes, defines and reviews objectives within its Information Security Management System (ISMS) aimed at improving its security, understanding it as the preservation of the confidentiality, availability and integrity of its information, as well as the systems that support it. support, increasing the confidence of our customers and other interested parties; along with compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory and contractual requirements.

The design, implementation and maintenance of the ISMS will be supported by the results of a continuous risk analysis and management process from which the actions to be carried out in terms of security within the scope of its system are derived, which is:

"Information systems that support the processes linked to the implementation of research, development and technological innovation projects, technological services and tests in the areas of: product design, energy and environment, materials, transformation processes, safety in vehicles, road safety, mobility, acoustics and vibrations and information technologies and industry 4.0 that are of interest to the industry in general and especially to the transport and energy sectors."

The CIDAUT Management will establish the risk evaluation criteria so that all scenarios that imply an unacceptable level of risk are treated appropriately.

As part of the ISMS, Management will develop, implement and keep updated a Business Continuity Plan according to the needs of the company and dimensioned to the risks that affect it.

The CIDAUT Management is committed to the implementation, maintenance and improvement of the ISMS, providing it with those means and resources that are necessary and urging all staff to assume this commitment. To this end, CIDAUT will implement the measures required for the training and awareness of personnel with information security. In turn, when workers fail to comply with safety policies, Management reserves the right to apply disciplinary measures in accordance with the application agreement and within the applicable legal framework, and according to the impact this has on the organization.

Everything defined in this policy will be specified and developed in regulations and procedures of the ISMS, which will be integrated to the extent possible with other management systems of the organization, sharing those resources in favor of optimization and seeking continuous improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of process management.

Every user will have the obligation to report security incidents using the guidelines established by CIDAUT.

This policy will apply to all personnel and resources that are within the scope of the ISMS, it is brought to their attention and is communicated to all interested parties.

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