Is the Digital Transition compatible with the Energy Transition?
Portugal and Spain are well on track for the Energy Transition. Recent reports, such as the one by the think tank Ember, show that the Iberian Peninsula has one of the cleanest electricity mixes in Europe. Renewable energies will account for 62% of the electricity generated in 2024. With the closure of coal and gas […]
Sufficiency, the forgotten side of the energy transition in Spain
The energy transition model, sponsored by government strategies and large and “renewed” energy companies, focuses its development on a new model that replaces the production capacity from a fossil model with one based on renewable energies. The key aspect focuses on maintaining the level of production by changing the source of energy production. The search […]
RENEWABLE ENERGIES vs. AGRICULTURE: there is land for everyone, but “ with head ”, please!
Since 2019, there has been a boom of applications for renewable energy projects focused on the creation of macro-plants to produce photovoltaic and wind energy (…) “wars” have arisen following the occupation by large energy complexes of soils with high agronomic value, especially when they are highly productive and if they are irrigated lands. (…) […]
MINIHYDROPOWER IN SPAIN: NOTES ON THE CRISIS OF A RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION SECTOR
Hydropower is an internationally recognized clean and renewable energy source that plays an important role in global energy supply. Driven by growing energy demand and global climate change, many countries have prioritized hydropower development when expanding their energy sectors. A singularity of this electricity production technology, and of great relevance compared to other renewable energies […]
Social acceptance of renewables and energy transition: impacts and citizen reactions
One of the decisions inherent in the signing of the Paris Agreement is to electrify the economy. This electrification is necessary to provide us with energy that does not come from fossil fuels and will be the expressway along which energy generated from renewable sources will circulate. However, to date, the focus has tended to […]
