Shuttered coal-fired plants not replaced by renewables
Spain has shut down seven of the country’s 15 coal-fired power plants, as plant operators say they cannot afford to invest sufficiently…
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Endesa powers retail fashion stores with renewables
Nearly 800 stores of the retail fashion chain Tendam, which includes stores operating under the Cortefiel, Pedro del Hierro, Springfield, Women’secret and…
Researchers deploy robots, drones in renewables project
Spanish teams at universities and research labs in Andalucía and the Basque Country are joining with other researchers in France, Ireland, Portugal,…
New decrees target energy poverty, promote renewables
The government of President Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday its approval of two new Decretos Leyes (‘Decreed Laws’) containing measures aimed at…
Expert energy panel urges more renewables, tax on CO2
A 14-member expert panel set up by Spain’s government at the behest of Congress to advise on energy policies has issued a…
Rajoy gov’t loses another renewables arbitration case
► Panel orders Spain to pay €53mn to NovEnergia over solar energy changes ► The Partido Popular (PP) government of President Mariano…
EU Parliament challenges Spain on renewables, solar tax
► MEPs vote 594-67 for increased EU commitment to solar, wind energy ► A European parliament vote in Strasbourg last week to…
Cádiz goes 100% renewables on electricity supply
• City’s utility to buy only power from renewable sources on wholesale market • Move means city will slash emissions of CO2…
Palma de Mallorca’s ‘Cathedral of Light’ achieves zero carbon footprint via 100% use of renewables
• Europe’s second-highest Gothic cathedral certified ‘green’ by Axpo Iberia • The lights were out Saturday night at the Cathedral in Palma…
Andalusia far ahead in solar capacity, already reaches EU’s 2020 target of 20% renewable energy
• Southernmost region boasts 43 percent of total solar production in Spain • Andalusia has become the first region in Spain to…
Renewables associations criticize Spain’s ‘zero-cost’ auction of wind and biomass projects as untenable
• Producers’ cite unprofitability, doubt winners will actually develop projects • Two of Spain’s largest groups of renewable energy producers have sharply…
Energy companies to challenge retroactive cuts to renewables in next session of Constitutional Court
• More than 400 appeals from companies, with 1.7 billion euros at stake • Spanish renewable energy companies say they will file…
WWF Spain office raps government for sharp jump in CO2 emissions, lagging renewable energy production
• Spain’s continued fossil fuels investment, subsidies cited by NGO • WWF calls for Spanish commitment to renewables to combat climate change…
In midst of crisis, Europe’s largest solar park goes online
In the midst of Spain’s coronavirus crisis, Spanish energy giant Iberdrola has flipped the switch on Europe’s largest solar energy facility, bringing…
Gov’t activates plan to reverse rural depopulation
In an effort to address the chronic problem of depopulation in rural areas of Spain, President Pedro Sánchez took 12 members of…
Major retailers jump into Spain’s booming solar market
The Spanish subsidiary of French home-improvement chain Leroy Merlin is about to have some company in Spain’s retail solar-panel market, as Ikea,…
Solar energy boom in Spain as foreign investment grows
Solar energy in Spain hit an all-time peak production record last week as foreign fossil-fuel companies scramble to get in on the…
McDonald’s bans plastic straws, vows 40% plastics cut
McDonald’s Spain has announced that as of 24th February it will no longer provide plastic straws to customers, part of its plan…
Gov’t agencies join trend to generate own solar energy
Spain’s self-generated solar energy movement appears to be booming just one year after the Socialist government of President Pedro Sánchez scrapped the…
Left parties vie for ‘green vote’ in upcoming elections
► PSOE pledges ‘New Green Deal’, Podemos wants state-run renewables utility ►Más País calls for environmental sustainability inclusion in Spain’s Constitution It…
Spain’s solar-thermal energy generation hits record high
► Solar-thermal electricity production up 4.1% over previous record set in 2015 ► Sun’s energy converted to stored heat, electricity by large-scale…
NGOs demand action from Congress on climate change
► Environmental groups join call for comprehensive climate-change legislation ► Groups urge symbolic declaration of international climate-change emergency More than two-dozen leading…
Solar plant design app wins Santander ‘Explorer’ award
A software app designed by a Spanish technology startup that enables the design and optimization of large-scale photovoltaic solar plants in just…
IKEA set to go solar, provide electric vehicle recharge
Swedish retail chain IKEA has announced that its stores across Spain will soon begin offering free electric vehicle recharge to customers as…
New law will scrap ‘sun tax’, cut cost of electricity bills
Spain’s new minister for energy and the environment, Teresa Ribera, announced Friday that the government will introduce legislation into Congress that will…
Spain set to expand electric vehicle recharge stations
Spain expects to embark on an ambitious expansion of recharge stations for electric and hybrid vehicles in the coming weeks, following imminent…
Spain loses internat’l arbitration in legacy solar dispute
The World Bank’s arbitration court has ruled against Spain in a dispute over the renewable energy policies of the previous administration of…
Sánchez showcases progressive centre-Left government
► New cabinet includes 11 women, 6 men and first openly gay ministers ► ► Sánchez restructures ministries, brings 5 independents onto…
Alcalá to get Europe’s first solar-biomass heating plant
Alcalá de Henares in the Madrid regional community is slated to become the first city in Europe to provide heating to its…
Endesa increases wind energy production in Canaries
Energy giant Endesa says it increased generation of electricity from wind power last year in Spain’s Canary Islands by 1.4 MW (megawatts),…
Spain faces uphill climb to meet EU recycling targets
► Among worst recyclers in EU, Spain pins hopes on ‘Circular Economy’ plan ► Spain is facing a steep uphill climb to…