A GREEN revolution has been introduced in a bid to cut back on the country’s crippling energy bill. A raft of 20 energy-saving measures are hoped to save the country a total of 2.3bn euros in fuel bills. The measures announced by the government mark the strongest response in Europe to the increase in oil [...]

HOUSEHOLDS  joined a protest against rising electricity costs last week. Thousands of people joined the blackout protest on February 15. Consumers were asked to turn off lights and all other appliances at the same time from 10pm to 11pm. The idea was to send out a strong message to big electrical companies, such as Iberdrola and Endesa, [...]

MARBELLA Town Hall has rejected the government backed plan to search for oil and gas off the Costa del Sol. Mayor Angeles Muñoz considers the measure ‘diametrically opposed to tourism’, and has set her Conservative PP party against the measure. The mayor, who was voted in last year, insists it puts the environment of the [...]

THE Spanish government has announced it may cap subsidies for solar panel power. The new measure comes as part of a plan to curb electricity costs for consumers. Rather than cutting the subsidies directly, the intention is to limit the number of hours of output during which subsidies can be earned. Photovoltaic (PV) solar plants, [...]

SPAIN’S largest wind-turbine manufacturer, Gamesa, has announced they are to set up shop in Britain. The news comes as David Cameron has declared the UK intends to become a world leader in offshore wind energy. The British Prime Minister said in a statement: “We’re committing public money to ensure we have the infrastructure that attracts [...]

GREEN backlash as Spanish government plans to cut four billion euros of subsidies to solar schemes By Sara Wallace Hundreds of solar power projects could burn out under a new plan to cut government subsidies. The schemes – many of them set up with foreign money – will go bust, if the Spanish government goes [...]

A PLAN to drill for gas off the Costa del Sol could endanger the livelihoods of millions of Andalucians. By Sara Wallace The drilling site proposed by Repsol-YPF is located just nine kilometers offshore from the top tourist spots of Mijas, Cabopino and Fuengirola. Green group Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the scheme, which it [...]

HOW new technology that can even be controlled from your mobile phone is helping us heat and cool houses in the most sustainable way, writes John Wolfendale

IT’S green fuel – literally and figuratively. Microalgae could be the future of biodiesel. In conjunction with Cepsa, scientists from the University of Huelva are investigating the viability of indigenous species of seaweed producing oil.

OPPOSITION to windmills near Antequera beauty spot gathers pace after town hall joins fight.

SPAIN’s wind turbines set new record for electricity generated.

THERE are many ways we can prepare ourselves for the arrival of ‘peak oil’, explains Larry Buckle.