Hedera Council Welcomes Energy Giant Repsol to Advance Web3 Adoption & Digital Identity Standards
Hedera has added another major enterprise name to its governing council, as global energy company Repsol joins the Hedera Council to help accelerate real-world Web3 adoption across the energy sector. The move highlights a growing focus on decentralized digital identity as a critical layer for trust, compliance, and operational efficiency in large scale business environments.
Repsol operates in more than 90 countries and serves over 24 million customers worldwide. As a Fortune Global 500 company, Repsol manages complex international supply chains and regulatory requirements that demand secure, auditable, and reliable data systems. By joining the Hedera Council, the company aims to modernize how identity, credentials, and data verification are handled across its global operations.
Hedera Council governs the Hedera public network and is responsible for overseeing the development, stability, and direction of the platform. Members share equal voting rights and operate nodes on the network, ensuring that governance remains decentralized while being guided by globally recognized enterprises.
Repsol’s interest in Hedera is closely tied to the use of decentralized digital identity. The company is exploring how distributed ledger technology can improve the way information is verified and exchanged between suppliers, partners, and internal teams. This includes aligning with upcoming European digital identity initiatives such as EUDI Wallets and regulatory frameworks, including eIDAS2 and GDPR. By using Hedera’s infrastructure, Repsol aims to reduce administrative overhead, strengthen compliance, and increase transparency in areas like procurement, supplier onboarding, and sustainability reporting.
At the core of Repsol’s strategy are three main objectives. The first is standardization, creating interoperable identity frameworks that work across suppliers, partners, and employees. The second is automation, using wallet to wallet credential exchange to streamline KYB and KYC processes. The third is integrity, delivering verifiable and tamper-resistant credentials that reduce fraud and strengthen trust across business interactions.
As a council member, Repsol will operate a node on the Hedera network and participate directly in governance decisions alongside other council organizations. The company also plans to explore new decentralized identity use cases, including sustainable origin certificates, vendor data verification, and digital signature tools based on decentralized identifiers. These initiatives will be developed in collaboration with the broader Hedera ecosystem and other council members, with the goal of driving industry-wide adoption of Web3 solutions.
Tom Sylvester commented on the announcement, saying that Repsol’s entry represents a significant milestone for Hedera’s enterprise strategy. He noted that Repsol operates across markets, jurisdictions, and supply networks that require verifiable trust at scale, and that its decision to build foundational digital identity use cases on Hedera reflects the growing need for trusted governance in multinational operations and complex supply chains.
Hedera is governed by a globally distributed council made up of up to 39 leading organizations from different industries and regions. The council model is designed to ensure secure, transparent, and decentralized governance of the network while supporting enterprise-grade use cases across finance, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and digital identity.
With Repsol joining its ranks, the Hedera Council continues to expand its footprint in traditional industries, reinforcing the network’s position as infrastructure built not for speculation, but for real-world deployment at a global scale.
