RENMAD UsefulAI 2026
"AI hallucinations are not a bug: they are part of the system." A talk on the real limits of AI and where the returns are in the energy sector, for renewables professionals.
Engineer · MIT Sloan · Founder of Nodos Energy
I turn AI into real returns, not demos
Over 25 years leading energy and industrial projects — with more than 1,000 MW of wind and solar promoted and developed — and now leading AI adoption in companies: where to apply it, with what return, and how to take it from pilot to production.
Manuel Crespo
+25
years in energy & industry
+1,000
MW promoted and developed
5
companies founded or led
+6,000
LinkedIn followers
Talks & teaching
AI explained without hype, from experience
Keynotes and training for people who want to know what AI can really do for their business — and what it cannot. Direct, with real cases and no empty promises.
What AI can (and can’t) do for energy
Webinar for ATA Insights / RENMAD on what AI can and cannot do for the energy sector today. 150+ live attendees, held to the very end.
Watch the webinar"The Humanity of AI" — ITSE Panama
Keynote lecture at ITSE (Panama) on the human impact of AI: how to stay relevant and lead the change. Wide media coverage: TVN, Nex, Panamá 24 Horas and more than a dozen headlines.
AI Professor — Compostela Business School
Professor of the MBA Artificial Intelligence module: strategy, use cases with real returns and the practical limits of the technology, for executives and future executives.
4.9/5· average student rating
"Manuel went straight to the point: neither bubble nor total revolution. Thank you for the clarity and for saying what many think but few say out loud."
"Thank you for your talk — it was superinteresting. 150+ live attendees, glued to their seats right to the end."
Topics I speak on
AI without hype: from pilot to productionThe real return of AI in your businessAI applied to the energy and industrial sectorsPeople and adoption: the hard part of AI
In-company training
Hundreds of professionals trained in AI
AI literacy and hands-on adoption programmes for companies and organisations, aligned with the staff-training obligation of the new EU AI Act. With certificate.
+500
professionals trained
+150
certified in AI
+75
companies & organisations
Professionals from these organisations have attended my trainings:
HearstCondé Nast¡HOLA!Unidad EditorialPrensa IbéricaRBA RevistasGrupo GodóTime OutPernod RicardSaint-GobainPublicisDassault SystèmesTotalEnergiesLongchampBerlitzCámara de Comercio Franco-Española
"Really impressive talk you gave for ARI. I came expecting the typical 'this is ChatGPT' talk and I was glued to the screen. The passion and the depth of knowledge really show. Congratulations!"
"I loved it. The speaker, brilliant, and the content too. It had been a long time since I enjoyed such a good training session: really engaging. Congratulations!"
Daily analysis
AI analysis, every single day
Every day on LinkedIn I publish an analysis of what truly matters in artificial intelligence: no hype, with an engineer’s judgement and a business lens. In Spanish and English, with a podcast.
- Daily briefing of AI news, analysed with independent judgement
- Podcast in Spanish and English
- Followed by 6,000+ professionals
Career
From megawatts to models
Engineer (University of Oviedo), trained in AI at MIT Sloan. Almost three decades leading projects that produce — first energy, now intelligence.
- 1998
Energy sector
Regional delegate at HC Energia and co-founder of Ingelia (renewables and energy efficiency).
- 2008
CEO Spain — ABO WIND
12 years leading the Spanish subsidiary: more than 1,000 MW of wind and solar promoted and developed.
- 2015
International leadership
CEO of EMELIK Consultants (Panama) and Spain director of KARL H high-performance leadership centres. Co-founding trustee of the IDEC Foundation since 2010.
- 2021
Nodos Energy & Liderapia
Founder of Nodos Energy (applied AI for companies) and co-founder & CTO of Liderapia. Advisor to Reolum, probably the most relevant sustainability venture in Spain today.
- Today
Applied AI, teaching & outreach
AI consulting and training, professor of the MBA AI module at Compostela Business School, and daily analysis followed by 6,000+ professionals.
My consultancy
nodosenergy
Everything I talk about on stage is what we apply every week at Nodos Energy: AI consulting, training and systems for companies, specialised in energy and industry.
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Shall we talk?
For talks, training, press or AI projects: write to me or connect on LinkedIn. I answer personally.
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