Energy markets expert Miguel Ángel Lasheras states that “the ecological transition will require significant investment efforts in the sector, while the gradual substitution of natural gas with renewable gases and hydrogen is considered”.
The production of energy from renewables reached 40% of the total and contributed to reducing power generation emissions by almost a quarter.
The installed capacity in wind power and photovoltaics grew by 20% in 2019.
The new report on the Spanish power sector created by the Naturgy Foundation also includes the increase of production with combined cycles in the last year, which acted as a back-up energy to renewables, as well as the increase in the tariff deficit.
The introduction of renewable gas in Spain would reduce the greenhouse gas emissions forecast for 2030 by over 10%
The maximum renewable gas production potential in Spain could be the equivalent of 65% of the current total natural gas demand if it is purposefully developed.
European countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden are very advanced in the development of this new energy vector, which Spain seeks to boost with the future Climate Change Act.
Experts call for an improvement in the regulation of biomass for domestic use to improve urban air quality
Representatives from the Administration, companies and the academic world share the opinion that there is a need to continue implementing measures to reduce the pollution rates in cities, during a conference held in Seville.
The mayor of Valdemoro takes part in an innovative virtual trip into space created by the Naturgy Foundation to raise awareness of the planet’s environmental challenges, the energy transition and the circular economy.
The new travelling awareness-raising project, Energy Challenge, was presented last week under the framework of the COP 25, and starts its tour around Spain in Valdemoro.
The Energy Challenge will travel some 4,800 kilometres, visiting around forty Spanish municipalities during next year, where it hopes to attract 100,000 visitors.
Assumpció Puig: “Energy rehabilitation is a strategy that addresses the challenge of reducing greenhouse gases”
The dean of the Association of Architects of Catalonia called for all the players involved to work together, at a seminar during which representatives of Barcelona City Council and the Catalan government pledged to take advantage of renewable energy in housing rehabilitation.
Vaclav Smil: “Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energies is a task that will inevitably occupy us for several generations.”
The scientist, ranked as one of the world’s top 100 thinkers according to ‘Foreign Policy’, said that “we need an accelerated energy transition to avoid excessive global warming.”
Smil emphasised the role of natural gas in decarbonisation and energy efficiency.
Andris Piebalgs: “Participants in the energy markets must have suitable incentives to operate efficiently in the short term and invest appropriately in the medium and long term.”
Today in Madrid, the Energy commissioner stated that it is necessary “to promote flexibility in the wholesale market and provide clear pricing signals to encourage continuous penetration of renewable energy and to guarantee investments.”
The researcher at the Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies, Jorge Padilla, spoke about incorporating renewable energy into the wholesale electricity market and supported the need to design suitable capacity remuneration mechanisms.
Some technified and digitalised power grids will be key for addressing the energy transition successfully
Today, Santiago de Compostela played host to a conference by the Naturgy Foundation, analysing the impact of the decentralisation of power generation in the energy model, the active role of the end user and the future perspective of the production process from multiple points and the closest point possible to the consumer.
Antonio Garamendi, President of the CEOE: “Regulation must be predictable and not cause stock market ups and downs of the magnitude we’ve witnessed lately.”
Today, the president of the CEOE inaugurated a session by the Naturgy Foundation on ‘The role of gas in the decarbonisation of the EU energy system’, where he stated that “environmental sustainability goes hand in hand with economic sustainability”.