Stéphane Séjourné: “Energy is the main factor of industrial competitiveness”
European industrial competitiveness at stake in every kilowatt. October 3, 2025 Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy of the European Commission, made it c [...]
Reactions to the publication of the interactive capacity map released by FIE
The publication of the interactive capacity map by electrical substations in Spain has generated a series of reactions that agree on the critical importance of the electricity grid for industrial deve [...]
Foro Industria y Energía and Opina 360 present the first capacity map of electrical substations in Spain
Of the 6,023 substations analyzed, 4,960 lack available capacity, representing 82.4% of the total. The Basque Country and La Rioja lead in grid saturation, both at 99.2% Galicia, Andalusia, and Catalo [...]
And now, where does Spanish industry plug in?
83.4% of the nodes in Spain’s electricity distribution grid are saturated, according to data published by the employers’ association AELEC. For the first time, Spain has official maps showing the actu [...]
“It’s Not Mine”: The Missing Link in Industrial Decarbonization
Joan Ramon Morante, emeritus professor of Physics at the University of Barcelona, and Héctor Santcovsky, sociologist and former associate professor at UB, point in this article to the “it’s not mine” [...]
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 [...]