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2025-06-25
Wind energy was the renewable source that grew the least in the country in the last decade.
Wind power grew by 12% in a decade, less than hydropower and much less than solar power. New projects have faced licensing difficulties and resistance from various entities.
2025-06-25
Graça Carvalho advocates for EU support for the modernization of electrical networks.
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, told Reuters that the blackout recorded in the Iberian Peninsula in April highlighted the urgent need to modernize European electrical grids so that they can keep pace with the growth in...
2025-06-24
Spain will need to incorporate between 3,900 and 5,700 new professionals in the medium term to carry out the energy transition.
Report 'Europe: Predictions for a Conflict Scenario' from the Institute of Labor Sciences and Labor Relations.
2025-06-24
European Economic and Social Committee calls for a European strategy for liquid fuels.
The CESE calls for the strategy to address sustainability, price accessibility, and reliability in all modes of transport.
2025-06-24
Spain strengthens inspections and mechanisms for voltage control
The Spanish government approved today an "urgent measures package" related to the control of voltage overloads in the electrical system, which several reports released last week identified as the cause of the blackout in April on the Iberian Peninsula.
2025-06-24
ERSE approves pilot project for hydrogen injection for tests in the gas transport grid
This is a research and demonstration project, framed within the H2REN Program, to respond to the national and European energy policy guidelines in the field of hydrogen, namely in the National Hydrogen Plan.
2025-06-23
President of the Republic enacts renewable targets for industry and transport
A diploma was approved that puts into practice one of the lines of the PRR reform and sets as targets for 2030 a minimum quota of 16% renewable energy in industry and 29% in the transport sector.
2025-06-23
More effective production of 'green' hydrogen with a new combined material
The chemical reaction to produce hydrogen from water is several times more efficient when using a combination of new three-layer materials, according to researchers at Linköping University in Sweden.
2025-06-23
It was an excess of tension that caused the blackout, but electric companies blame the Spanish grid.
The association that brings together the major power companies shifts the blame for the blackout to the Spanish network operator. "One cannot confuse cause with consequence." What failed was the control of voltage in the network.
2025-06-21
“How long will the reduced VAT measure for renewable energies be in effect?”
DECO expresses strong concern about the end of the reduced VAT rate (6%) applied to the purchase, delivery, and installation of renewable energy equipment, a measure that is valid only until June 30, 2025.