by Lucia Colaluce | Jun 6, 2025
Chema Zabala, Managing Director of Alantra Energy Transition, highlights to Strategic Energy Europe the urgent need to establish a capacity mechanism in Spain to ensure the firmness of the electricity system. He warns that, as indicated by the system operator in its analysis, without such regulation, technologies like combined cycle plants could shut down due to lack of profitability, jeopardising security of supply.
by Lucia Colaluce | Jun 6, 2025
Global energy investment is set to hit a record USD 3.3 trillion in 2025, with China topping the world’s energy spending and solar emerging as the most funded technology. The IEA report warns that despite the renewables boom, power grids and Africa are falling behind in the energy transition.
by Lucia Colaluce | Jun 5, 2025
En un lapso de menos de quince días, cinco países europeos anunciaron decisiones clave sobre sus licitaciones offshore. Desde permisos otorgados hasta replanteos regulatorios, los movimientos consolidan a la eólica marina como pilar inmediato de la transición energética europea. Noruega, Dinamarca, Países Bajos, Lituania y Estonia ajustan sus marcos con distintos enfoques, pero un objetivo común: acelerar la instalación de nueva capacidad.
by Lucia Colaluce | Jun 5, 2025
Aunque Escocia proyecta 45 GW de capacidad eólica marina para 2035, el plan actualizado SMP-OWE aún no responde a los cuellos de botella en transmisión, permisos y cadena de suministro. “Lo que construye confianza no es otro mapa, es un sistema conectado”, manifiesta John MacAskill, Managing Director of Renewables en ABL Group, a Strategic Energy Europe.
by Lucia Colaluce | Jun 5, 2025
While Scotland projects 45 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035, the updated SMP-OWE still falls short of addressing key bottlenecks in transmission, permitting, and supply chain development. “What builds confidence isn’t another map – it’s a connected system,” states John MacAskill, Managing Director of Renewables at ABL Group, to Strategic Energy Europe.
June 6, 2025Pressure mounts in Spain to implement mechanisms that guarantee system stability
