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.

The new “black gold” is green: energy as a strategic raw material
Energy has ceased to be a mere interchangeable commodity and has become a raw material with differentiated qualitative value. Without energy, critical materials are useless; without critical materials, energy cannot be deployed either. Industrial energy management thus sits at the intersection of both worlds: energy as both an input and an infrastructure. Green gold requires its own “refining” process: the optimization of the energy mix. Access t [...]
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Regulatory uncertainty claims a new victim: cogeneration (CHP)
The long-promised combined heat and power (CHP) auctions recall Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot, in which two characters wait for a certain Godot who never arrives—and whom they don’t even kno [...]
Judging a fish by its ability to climb: the challenge of industry in sustainability rankings
Comparing the sustainability level of a bank with that of a food company based on the same criteria is like having a single event at the Olympic Games for all participants, regardless of whether they [...]
Decarbonizing the Supply Chain: the energy transition in industry doesn’t start or end at the factory
July 24, 2025 The European Commission recommends that member states apply tax incentives to support the industry’s energy transition. According to the Commission’s recommendation, tax incentives repre [...]
Europe: From “Polluter Pays” to “Non-Polluter Pays Less Tax”
The European Commission has published a Recommendation on tax incentives to support the Net-Zero Industry Pact. According to data from the European Commission, the EU must increase its annual investme [...]
What if Nikola Tesla were to rise from the grave?
11 July 2025 This 10 July 2025 marked the 169th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, the protagonist of the cartoons that Foro Industria y Energía (FIE) publishes each week—an initiative aimed at [...]
Parliament promotes energy as a strategic asset for national security: Toward a redefinition of the concept of “critical infrastructure”?
The non-legislative proposal (PNL) integrates the energy dimension into the forthcoming National Security Strategy, elevating it to the highest strategic level of the State. This implies that industry [...]
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