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 [...]
Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 (“Anti-Blackout Decree”) promotes electrification as a pillar of power system resilience
4 July 2025 Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 of 24 June, popularly known as the “Anti-Blackout Decree”, emerges as an urgent legislative response to the electricity crisis of 28 April 2025, with the aim of str [...]
Are We Dancing to the Beat of the Energy Max Mix?
https://youtu.be/KcsvguiA5EQ June 27, 2025 This year marks the 40th anniversary of a milestone that transformed the Spanish music scene: Max Mix 1. Released in 1985, this record was not just a compil [...]
Positioning of Foro Industria y Energía (FIE) on the Government Report on the Power Outage of April 28, 2025
June 20, 2025 The recent publication of the report by the Committee analyzing the power outage of April 28, 2025, has been received with great interest by the industrial sector. For Foro Industria y E [...]
The Energy Traffic Light of Spanish Industry According to the European Commission
The European Commission has prepared the Country Report Spain 2025, a detailed analysis of the economic and social evolution and challenges of each Member State. It assesses how national policies addr [...]
Giving up is not an option: solutions to decarbonize hard-to-electrify industrial processes
June 6, 2025 Industry, a fundamental driver of our economy, faces an unprecedented challenge: the decarbonization of processes that, by their very nature, require high temperatures and have so far rel [...]
One goal, many routes: solutions for decarbonizing hard-to-electrify industries
May 30, 2025 On June 4 at 3:00 p.m., in the Serveo Room at La Farga trade fair center in L’Hospitalet (Barcelona), within the framework of Net Zero Tech 2025, Foro Industria y Energía will organize an [...]