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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 [...]
Electrification, Grids, and Natural Gas Management: Key Points from the European Parliament for Energy-Intensive Industries
April 11, 2025 This week, the European Parliament debated and adopted a key resolution to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of energy-intensive industries (EIIs) in the EU: 2025/2536(RSP). [...]
Is a Nuclear PPA Possible (and Viable)?
The electro-intensive industry could become one of the key arguments for keeping nuclear plants running. According to El Economista, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition may be considering exten [...]
‘Águas de março’, electric power for July
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1tOV7y94DY Hydropower's contribution to the energy mix falls from 21.5% in March 2024 to 18.3% in March 2025 despite the rain. Storing water now is like saving "elect [...]

Brussels goes all in on electrification, but leaves questions in the air
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 to turn Europe into the world’s first electro-powered continent," Ursula von der Leyen. A rigorous analysis requires raising uncomfortable questions about the technical and operational feasibility of [...]
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