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October 23, 2025
How the private sector is looking to save the floating offshore wind industry before it’s too late

by Milena Giorgi Oct 23, 2025 Keep reading

The CEO of the AEE, Juan Virgilio Márquez, admits the market’s disappointment with the lack of progress and warns that China is gaining ground. He proposes launching floating wind power with a pilot market in the Canary Islands to reactivate the national industry and take advantage of potential savings of more than €120 million annually.

October 23, 2025
AEGE warns of an increase in adjustment services exceeding €20/MWh in October

by Strategic Energy Oct 23, 2025 Keep reading

The electricity-intensive industry is calling for price stabilization to avoid the volatility that affects its bills and is proposing to transfer a significant portion of energy prices and technical restrictions to electricity tolls.

October 22, 2025
What are the implications of the reinforced grid operation for renewables?

by Milena Giorgi Oct 22, 2025 Keep reading

The CNMC has approved exceptional measures to mitigate voltage fluctuations in the electricity network. Wind power resists the adjustment, while solar PV bears the brunt. The AEE warns of curtailments and additional costs in a scheme with no defined horizon.

October 22, 2025
Commission steps up efforts to lower energy prices with a set of actions to bring relief to industries and consumers

by Strategic Energy Oct 22, 2025 Keep reading

The European Commission unveils seven urgent measures to cut energy prices across the EU, focusing on grids, storage, state aid, and taxation — aiming to deliver swift relief to consumers and industries without waiting for complex legislative reforms.

October 22, 2025
The Offshore Wind Forum and the Wind Energy Business Association call for urgent action to promote floating offshore wind power and ensure Spain does not miss out on an industrial opportunity.

by Strategic Energy Oct 22, 2025 Keep reading

Both organizations warn that the lack of progress in the development of offshore wind power is causing harm to the industrial fabric and a loss of competitiveness, in addition to helping perpetuate the excessive cost of electricity generation in areas such as the Canary Islands.

October 22, 2025
Ørsted adjusts organisation to strengthen competitiveness

by Strategic Energy Oct 22, 2025 Keep reading

The company will cut around 2,000 jobs by 2027 as part of a strategy to focus on offshore wind in Europe and improve competitiveness, in parallel with the completion of its largest global construction portfolio.

October 20, 2025
FES Colombia, the great meeting point for leaders in the renewable energy sector, begins tomorrow!

by Strategic Energy Oct 20, 2025 Keep reading

On October 21 and 22, the Hilton Hotel in Bogotá will host the Future Energy Summit (FES) Colombia, where public and private sector leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition. In a context of regulatory changes and renewable energy expansion, the event will bring together authorities, investors, companies, and international organizations in a space that promises to define the new regional energy agenda.

October 20, 2025
Clean energy jobs boom to bring thousands of new jobs

by Milena Giorgi Oct 20, 2025 Keep reading

The British Government publishes first ever national plan to recruit workers needed for clean energy mission, with over 400,000 extra jobs by 2030.

October 17, 2025
More than 130 companies call on the EU to set a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040

by Milena Giorgi Oct 17, 2025 Keep reading

Achieving these goals would require doubling the annual rate of renewable energy installation, which stood at 56 GW in 2024, and tripling the installed energy storage capacity by 2040, according to European Commission calculations.

October 17, 2025
The electricity sector is calling for a regulatory framework that promotes investment in demand-side electrification

by Strategic Energy Oct 17, 2025 Keep reading

The Spanish electricity sector warns that the CNMC’s new regulatory proposal, despite certain improvements, continues to hinder the investments needed to electrify demand and meet decarbonization goals. Aelēc denounces inconsistencies between the CNMC and the Ministry for Ecological Transition, inadequate financial limits, and a cut in OPEX that jeopardizes the quality of supply and the viability of the model.

October 16, 2025
FES expands its 2026 tour: adds Brazil and Guatemala to its 9-country renewables calendar

by Strategic Energy Oct 16, 2025 Keep reading

The next year of Future Energy Summit will consolidate its presence in key markets in Europe and Latin America with an international agenda that promotes strategic alliances, technological innovation and regional cooperation to accelerate the energy transition.

October 16, 2025
A record-breaking CITE 2025 sells out

by Strategic Energy Oct 16, 2025 Keep reading

The Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, will participate in the institutional opening of this biennial event, organized by Enercluster with the special collaboration of the Government of Navarre. For this edition, a program has been prepared with national and international experts in wind, solar, storage, and green hydrogen, who will convene on October 23 at the Baluarte Conference Center in Pamplona.

October 16, 2025
World Breaks Renewable Records but Must Move Faster to Hit 2030 Tripling Goal

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New global progress report flags bottlenecks in investment, grids and supply chains, urging governments for bolder renewable targets before COP30.

October 15, 2025
World breaks renewable energy records but the pace must quicken

by Strategic Energy Oct 15, 2025 Keep reading

A joint report by IRENA, the COP30 Presidency, and the Global Renewables Alliance reveals that while 582 GW of new renewable capacity were installed in 2024 — a record figure — this growth remains insufficient to meet the goal of tripling global renewables by 2030. The world must now expand capacity by 1,122 GW annually from 2025 onwards, supported by major investments in grids, storage, and energy efficiency.

October 14, 2025
Energía Estratégica launches “Energía Estratégica Storage” with exclusive insights into BESS systems

by Strategic Energy Oct 14, 2025 Keep reading

Energía Estratégica has launched a new specialised website that will offer analysis, data and perspectives on the battery market, positioning itself as a key source of information for executives, developers and all stakeholders within the energy-storage value chain.

October 14, 2025
Last tickets for FES Colombia: The meeting point that will shape the region’s energy transition

by Milena Giorgi Oct 14, 2025 Keep reading

Next week, business leaders, authorities, and international experts will gather to debate technology, regulation, financing, and innovation, with the participation of companies such as Sungrow, JA Solar, Trina Solar, Solis, DIPREM, Nordex, and more.

October 14, 2025
The energy sector analyses the challenges of the new European electricity market reform

by Strategic Energy Oct 14, 2025 Keep reading

MITECO opens consultation to define how Spain will adapt its electricity market to the new European directive, aimed at protecting consumers, strengthening stability and increasing competition in the power system.

October 14, 2025
The decline in solar and wind generation drives up electricity prices in Europe

by Strategic Energy Oct 14, 2025 Keep reading

Electricity prices rose across Europe in mid-October as demand, gas and CO₂ costs increased, while lower solar and wind output in several markets further pushed rates above €75/MWh, with some exceeding €100/MWh.

October 14, 2025
Iberdrola takes legal action against the President of Red Eléctrica following the blackout

by Strategic Energy Oct 14, 2025 Keep reading

The legal dispute shakes Spain’s electricity system, opening a new front between the main grid operator and one of the country’s largest utilities, in a conflict with major political, technical and reputational implications.

October 13, 2025
Spain strengthens its appeal as a renewable investment hub and consolidates its global energy alliances

by Milena Giorgi Oct 13, 2025 Keep reading

The country ranks as the second European destination for foreign investment in clean energy and the fourth most sustainable economy worldwide, while opening a new stage of cooperation with Asia focused on hydrogen, storage, digitalisation and industrial expansion.

October 13, 2025
With 70% renewables, Latin America positions itself to attract global investment

by Lucia Colaluce Oct 13, 2025 Keep reading

During the 10th Energy Week, the head of the energy division at the World Economic Forum stressed that the region starts from an exceptional base in clean power generation, but must strengthen policy, finance, and human capital to scale up its global leadership.