J.R. Morante and H. Santcovsky 4 September 2026 Talking about industry and energy also means talking about transport. Industrial activity does not end at the factory gate: raw materials, components, finished products and people must move for producti [...]
On 17 July, the European Commission presented the Electrification Action Plan, the package with which it aims to put European industry, transport, and buildings on the path toward electricity as the main alternative to fossil fuels. "Today we propose [...]
The story of the Zalia substation perfectly illustrates the mismatch that often exists between urban planning and the reality of energy supply. The real key to 21st-century economic development does not travel on wheels or rails: it travels as electr [...]
Industrial competitiveness depends not only on producing clean energy, but also on ensuring that this energy can reach where it creates value. “Spain has concentrated much of its efforts on electricity generation, and the big challenge now is to attr [...]
The EU signs its first tripartite agreement to boost energy storage. According to European Commission data, Europe must quadruple its storage capacity over the next four years: around 200 GW of storage capacity will be needed by 2030, compared to jus [...]
On June 23, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the new auction framework to renew 1,200 MW of industrial cogeneration. In industrial energy management, timing is not a minor detail: it is the line that separates territorial anchoring from sile [...]
Joan Ramón Morante and Héctor Santcovsky June 26, 2026 The energy transition is already a central pillar of the public agenda, with geopolitical, economic, social, and environmental implications. It entails rethinking supply, storage, and the role of [...]
In the industrial economy of the 21st century, energy is beginning to function as a passport: it determines which projects can enter, which can stay, and which end up seeking another destination. Forcing plants to age without a clear investment frame [...]
The future may be plugged in—but only if we first make it connectable. According to IRENA, by 2050 more than half of global energy consumption will need to be electric, and almost all of that electricity will have to come from renewable sources. Elec [...]
Claiming that “there is no industry that has been unable to connect due to a lack of Red Eléctrica infrastructure” is inaccurate. In five months, Andalusia has lost 921 MW of available electrical capacity, more than the entire capacity currently in i [...]
