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The Foro Industria y Energía is the meeting point for reflection and dialogue among all the stakeholders involved in the development and management of energy for the industry. The FIE encourages dialogue and collaboration to place the energy management of the industry at the center of the discussion, as well as to raise awareness of its importance as one of the key factors for competitiveness.
The energy survivor bias: what only becomes visible when the lights go out
As in Wald’s airplanes, we must not reinforce the obvious, but the critical. May 16, 2025 Today we celebrate the International Day of Light, but this year’s commemoration is marked by the notorious blackout on April 28. This outage was a powerful reminder of our vulnerabilities and reopened a crucial debate we raised some time ago: Are we moving towards a resilient and necessary electrification for decarbonization, or are we building a fragile de [...]
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The energy survivor bias: what only becomes visible when the lights go out
As in Wald’s airplanes, we must not reinforce the obvious, but the critical. May 16, 2025 Today we celebrate the International Day of Light, but this year’s commemoration is marked by the notorious bl [...]
Is it time to bring back the National Energy Commission?
May 8, 2025 Although the Council of Ministers approved in September 2024 the draft law to re-establish the National Energy Commission (Comisión Nacional de la Energía, CNE), its effective implementati [...]
Electrification or “Electrifixation”? Is the blackout a black swan?
April 30, 2025 When an entire country loses electricity, it's not just the assembly lines that stop: doubt also creeps into the industrial sector. The energy transition doesn't happen in a controlled [...]
The Girl from the “S Curve”
April 25, 2025 According to two professors from the University of Oxford, the adoption of renewable energy follows the pattern of the so-called S curve, a common pattern of growth and adoption of new [...]
New “Green Plugs” to Power Reindustrialization
April 16, 2025 The geographic distribution of energy generation will be key for the green reindustrialization process: Are renewables located where they need to be? A strategic national and regional p [...]
Where will industry take root in the green era?
Trump's tariffs: another factor influencing the future location of industries, alongside issues like access to clean energy and talent management. Tariffs reinforce the need to promote reshoring, the [...]
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