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Reservoirs provide energy storage solution with Spain set to get Europe’s biggest pumped storage facility

EUROPE’S biggest pumped storage facility with enough capacity to supply 10 million people with power for a day is earmarked for Spain. Spanish giant Iberdrola

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:43

Environment

EU approves €1.2billion of support for Spain’s ‘green’ hydrogen industry: State aid is major boost for transition away from fossil fuels

SPAIN’S fledgling ‘green’ hydrogen industry has been given a major boost after the European Commission approved an investment package worth €1.2billion. The state support, sourced

28 Jul, 2024 @ 15:50

Environment·Lead

Greenpeace calls for faster action to save Spain from ravages of climate change

A NEW REPORT from Greenpeace has highlighted the effects of climate change on Spain and has called for tough action soon to counter its impact.

7 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Spain’s airport operator steps up solar power push as part of new electricity supply deal

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena has signed new electricity supply contracts with Endesa and Iberdrola as it steps up the roll out of solar power installations

4 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·National News

Iberdrola gets approval for three solar energy farms in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain

ENERGY company Iberdrola has obtained approval to build three new solar farms in Villena (Alicante province), Ayora and Cofrentes (Valencia province). The three locations had

20 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain trumps other European countries to become the first to get 50% of its energy from renewables

SPAIN is set to become the first major European country to get over 50% of its energy from renewable sources this year. It will beat

8 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead

Spain's Canary Islands Aim For Full Decarbonising Of Economy By 2040 Helped By New Hydro Project

Spain’s Canary Islands aim for full economy decarbonising by 2040 helped by new hydro project

THE CANARY ISLANDS want to fully decarbonise their economy by 2040- ten years before the rest of the European Union. A big step towards that

10 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Furious residents to protest against big renewable energy projects in Setenil de las Bodegas

Angry residents against energy macro-projects in Setenil de las Bodegas will protest through the town’s winding streets today. The ‘Let’s Save Setenil’ march will take

18 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Cadiz·Environment·Lead·National News

Regional government in Spain’s Andalusia rejects request from more than 70 municipalities to halt renewable energy plants

THE REGIONAL government in Andalusia has rejected a joint request from a total of 72 municipalities for a moratorium to be put in place on

13 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

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‘Unthinkable’: Ronda residents protest CEPSA plan for giant solar farm in Serrania de Ronda

Dozens of concerned Ronda residents made the journey to central Malaga to protest CEPSA’s plans for a massive solar farm in the Serrania de Ronda.

27 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·National News

Utility Giant Iberdrola Reports Net Profit Drop Of 14% In Spain

Utility giant Iberdrola reports profit fall of 14% in Spain

SPANISH energy provider Iberdola has reported a 29% rise in profits over the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period last year.

26 Oct, 2022 @ 11:40

Business & Finance·Lead

Greenpeace to give workshop in Spain’s Malaga early November to promote renewable energy

GREENPEACE has begun a tour of six Spanish municipalities with the aim of promoting renewable energies as part of a green recovery in Spain. The

22 Oct, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain signs big green energy deal including new electric car battery factory

Spain has signed a major agreement with Chinese green energy company Envision Group to set up four projects. They include an electric car battery plant,

21 Jul, 2022 @ 12:20

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in eco-friendly diamonds in Spain’s Extremadura

HE’S one of the most sparkling celebrities on the red carpet. Now Leonardo DiCaprio has become a true shining star as he invests in a

7 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

City on Spain’s Costa Blanca runs on 100% renewable energy sources for entire year

ORIHUELA, in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca South, has just announced that all of the Iberdrola electricity used throughout 2019 came from

3 Feb, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Green energy sparks lowest electricity prices in Spain for 17 years

Spanish society is also increasingly energy-efficient, as part of a general consciousness regarding the environment

2 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Environment·National News·Technology·Valencian Community

Spain takes big steps towards renewable energy

New data shows that 45.8% of electricity came from renewable resources

15 Jul, 2018 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead

Spain vows to prioritise transition to renewable energy

SPAIN’S new government has vowed to prioritise its green policy during a meeting in Brussels. Teresa Ribera, the new environment minister, announced that ‘Spain is

16 Jun, 2018 @ 09:45

Environment·Lead