Energy has ceased to be a technical input and has become one of the main weapons of foreign policy. Europe has moved from depending on a supplier with whom it had a conflict of values to depending on a supplier with whom it has a conflict of interest [...]
While regulations attempt to optimize every available megawatt, access capacity data shows that industrial demand continues to consume the grid at a speed that no regulatory "patch" can keep up with. Spain has an infrastructure problem, and the regul [...]
“The smart factory will be energy efficient when energy stops being just a data point and becomes a criterion,” says Jesús Martínez, founder of Kurago and professor of Digitalization and Organizational Transformation at the University of Deusto. Havi [...]
We often forget that industry has a specific postal address. Industry is, above all, just another neighbor. When an industry sets up in a municipality, the municipality is transformed. And when an industry leaves, the impact is not only economic: it [...]
“When we talk about energy, we must do so in connection with the industrial ecosystem,” Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism. “Industry is the spearhead in the defense of humanist values within Europe,” Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and [...]
Storm Kristin caused the shutdown of 5,000 MW of wind generation due to winds exceeding 90 km/h. Red Eléctrica activated the SRAD and shut down 1,725 MW of industrial load for two hours. 20 combined-cycle plants were not synchronized and were unable [...]
According to the latest report by Opina 360’s Renewable Energy Observatory, Spain authorized 8,194.5 MW of renewable capacity in 2025, 69% less than the previous year. We have designed a system to pour energy into the grid, but not necessarily for in [...]
When we trace the industrial footprint of tourism, we discover that every vacation experience begins much earlier, in the industrial warehouses that shape materials. The future is not “either tourism or industry.” It is about understanding that one c [...]
85.7% of Spanish substations are fully saturated and grid has lost nearly 2.8 GW in two months, according to latest analysis by Foro Industria y Energía and Opina 360. Availability of grid access is becoming a key element of industrial planning, capa [...]
31% of energy consumed by Spanish industry comes from renewable sources. 2024 marks a historic record in the share of renewable energy consumed by Spanish industry, although progress is mainly driven by changes in electricity generation mix rather th [...]
