More than 20 years delivering advanced engineering and consulting
Redefining the way of working in industrial plant projects
CADE was founded in 2003 by two enthusiastic and brilliant mechanical engineers, determined to introduce and expand advanced structural and thermal engineering and simulation services in the power generation industry. They aimed to apply an innovative engineering mindset to the conventional methods and designs of the time.
Leveraging this disruptive approach and building a successful track record with major national and international clients, CADE has grown into a globally recognized engineering and consulting firm—capable of delivering comprehensive solutions to the most challenging technical problems worldwide.
Today, CADE’s strength lies in deep multidisciplinary engineering expertise, a highly skilled and committed team, and robust business management—making us a leading independent company in engineering, consulting, and technology for equipment and plant systems in process and energy industries.
This comprehensive, specialised approach has led us to develop our own methodology for tackling the most complex challenges from a practical, results-oriented perspective: this is how our Solution Factory was born.
Mechanical and structural engineering and simulation for the power generation industry.
Engineering of power and process plants: solar photovoltaic and solar thermal, renewables and Oil & Gas.
Framework contract with Abengoa in CSP technologies.
First research and development activities in technologies for renewable energy and clean technologies.
The same year CADE launches solidTES, its thermal energy storage technology in concrete.
Development of supercritical water gasification begins.
Consulting and expert witness work. New sectors: biogas and water. Framework contract with BP Spain.
S-80 programme. Certified management system: ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and UNE 166002.
Pilot plant for the SCWG technology.
MSLOOP, in the Horizon 2020 programme, and EDITOR, in Cyprus, get under way.
25 solar thermal plants served worldwide.
Robotics and industrialisation for the manufacturing industry. First digital twin.
Tech Plants and industrial processes. Framework contract with BP Germany.
EPCM and owner's engineering. SimulTWIN. Project at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium and framework contracts with Repsol and CEPSA.
Generation, storage and transport of renewable hydrogen and biomethane.
The space where CADE conceives, develops and validates its industrial solutions.
Industrial deployment of the SCWG and Monolit-e technologies.
Multi-technology energy storage demonstrator.