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Hormuz is the symptom, not the disease
Published in El Economista Hormuz has not created our industry’s competitiveness problems; it has intensified them and, above all, made them visible. The question we have been asking ourselves incorre [...]
Can industrial initiative unlock access to the electricity grid?
Under current legislation, industrial companies can “build” their own electricity substations, but the procedures are complex and the decision on access lies, in the first instance, with the grid oper [...]
Productivity Looks at Energy in the Age of AI
J.R. Morante and H. Santcovsky September 25, 2026 For decades we have spoken of productivity as a relationship between labor, capital, technology, and organization. Artificial intelligence now compels [...]
Foro Industria y Energía warns that grid saturation continues to rise despite new regulations
FIE presents updated map of access capacity to electrical substations. 86.5% of analyzed substations have no available access capacity, compared to 86.3% recorded in March. The system has lost 282 MW [...]
Industry Wasn’t Built to Stop: What Six SRAD Activations Reveal
No industrial plant is designed, financed, or managed with the purpose of getting paid to stand idle. The compensation under the Active Demand Response Service (SRAD) is necessary, but an exceptional [...]
Carbon budgets for mobility, infrastructures and planning
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, f [...]
The Meeting Point of Industry and Energy
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.
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