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FIE urges abandoning “generacentrism” to guarantee supply security in Catalonia
Uncertainty has already led some large companies to withdraw from PERTE programmes despite significant progress in electrification processes—especially in sectors where electrification is highly compl [...]
Energy management leaves the back offices and enters the political arena
Energy management will have to be closely monitored as it begins to influence upcoming electoral cycles in Extremadura, Andalucía and Castilla y León. What was once handled exclusively in technical ba [...]
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 [...]
The elephant in the room: ETS2 could increase the gas bill by up to €42.75 per MWh annually from 2030
From 2030, with the removal of the ETS2 €45/t cap, the annual additional cost per MWh of gas consumed could range between €26.6 and €42.75, according to our calculations based on the European Central [...]
Pedro and the Energy Wolf: “The Blackout Is Coming!”
Note: A play on words - not a political one. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, let’s clarify: no, this is not an article about Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. The name “Pedro” here is purely [...]
The Electric Tax That Bites Its Own Tail
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission: “If we look at the average energy bills of our industry in the European Union, 34% of those bills are taxes.” We tax electricity to sustain [...]

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 incorrectly for months is not whether we want gas or renewables, but what role gas should play in an increasingly renewable system. Putting forward a solid and predictable backup technology does not mean renouncing decarbonisation; it means giving it a life [...]
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