Naturgy and its Foundation have taken a step further in the fight to alleviate energy vulnerability by involving partner companies in rehabilitating the homes of its vulnerable customers.
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New educational portal in Argentina
The Naturgy Foundation helps launch a new digital educational platform in Argentina The platform www.cuidemosnuestrosrecursos.com is an interactive portal that is also supported by the NGO EcoHouse and the Argentine Oil and Gas Institute (IAPG).
Christophe Brognaux (BCG): “Energy efficiency must be a priority for addressing the climate change challenge”
Today, the global head of energy at Boston Consulting Group appeared hopeful of the possibility of achieving the emissions reduction targets, and called for the business world to adapt and for government bodies to collaborate.
The Naturgy volunteers and Reynés take stock of the year with 4,000 vulnerable families assisted and over 6,600 working hours dedicated to social action across the world
The chairman of Naturgy, Francisco Reynés, met with 300 of the company's volunteers online to recognise the involvement and dedication of the group of employees across the world during the Covid-19 public health crisis.
In the last year, close to 1,100 company volunteers dedicated 6,600 working hours across seven countries to their tasks with people in a situation of energy vulnerability and conferences on the environmental recovery of natural spaces, among other actions.
Natural gas demand grew 14% in Spain in 2019, and this energy source confirmed its important role in supporting the development of renewable energies.
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”.
Over 2,400 students in vocational training will benefit from the Naturgy Foundation’s employability promotion programme on sustainable construction and rehabilitation, renewable gas, vehicular gas and energy vulnerability
The courses will be carried out in collaboration with entities recognised in each sector.
The first training sessions on sustainable construction and rehabilitation will be given by professionals from the Official Association of Architects of Catalonia (COAC).
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 Naturgy Foundation and the Community of Madrid strengthen their collaboration to improve the employability of future energy sector professionals
The energy company’s foundation to work with Madrid’s Ministry for Education and Young People to update VT content regarding vehicular natural gas, renewable gas, sustainable rehabilitation and construction and energy vulnerability.
The Naturgy Foundation is the only Spanish participant in the European SocialWatt project, which seeks innovative measures to alleviate energy vulnerability
The working group consists of 14 entities, including energy companies, technical organisations and a social organisation, which operate in 11 countries.
The aim of the project is to propose tools to support decision making in identifying vulnerable customers and implementing energy efficiency measures in homes.
The renovation of properties in the Llar Casa Bloc in Barcelona has started, with collaboration from the Foundation
The Hábitat3 Foundation has started renovation works on the iconic Casa Bloc in Barcelona, in which the Naturgy Foundation is collaborating to include energy efficiency measures. The collaboration between both entities will enable 17 properties to be renovated as part of the city’s innovative social housing project.