Renewable energy in Spain
-
INDIA, 2013/04/21
Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New & Renewable Energy today met Spanish delegation led by Ms. Carmen Vela Olmo, Minister of National for Research, Development and Innovation. Both the leaders agreed to enhance research, cooperation and technologies in the field of Renewable Energy.
-
SPAIN, 2013/04/06
The surf in the Bay of Biscay, off Spain's north coast, has claimed countless lives in shipwrecks over the centuries. Spanish engineers have found a way to harness the power of these waves to produce electricity. Waves constantly thrash the tiny fishing village of Mutriku on Spain's northern Basque coast. Tax logs as far back as the 13th century describe dangerous surf and shipwrecks. Water even hurled debris through the windows of homes formerly the local government built a cement breakwater a few years ago.
-
SPAIN, 2013/02/25
Spain's new energy reform, which reverses years of policy to promote renewable power, threatens to reinforce its dependence on coal and costly gas and to bankrupt renewable firms that have built a competitive edge over a decade.
Once a poster child for renewable energy, Spain has slashed subsidies in its fifth attempt to reform a dysfunctional regulated power system, in which prices do not cover costs.
-
SPAIN, 2013/01/11
The figure is down from 33% in 2011 and a peak of 35% in 2010 due to low reservoir levels at hydroelectric dams.
By comparison, renewables last year represented 11.7% of total production in the UK and 23% in Germany.
But while the roll-out of renewables continues at a fast pace in much of Northern Europe, the addition of new capacity has met critical obstacles in Spain, which has implemented harsh austerity measures to counter its deficit crisis.
Solar has been hit by a retroactive cut to PV feed-in tariffs, while wind power is set to suffer from a new levy on electricity generation and a lack of regulation covering next installations.
