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The cable that plugs into Zalia: why substations shape the industrial map
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 n [...]
Industry in the mirror: beyond generation at Noche de la Energía
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 electricit [...]
Energy storage gets its European birth certificate. Now it has to find its place in the grid
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 storag [...]
Late, poorly, and behind schedule: industrial cogeneration leaves the waiting room
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 l [...]
Power grids, quo vadis?
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 e [...]
Energy, the passport of Spanish industry toward reindustrialization
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. Forc [...]
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