SPAIN’S use of coal as an energy source almost doubled last year, according to the country’s national grid. Although nuclear power remains the largest single contributor to Spain’s power supply (21 per cent), the contribution of coal-fired plants increased from eight per cent to 15 per cent. The significant 96.3 per cent increase is due [...]

IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a brand new hybrid solar power station. The first of its kind in Spain, the AORA plant in Almeria uses an innovative energy generating system which uses less land and water while generating more usable power than any other solar energy system. AORA Solar is [...]

Renewable energy investments offer one of the few opportunities to be able to invest with your head and your heart. Here’s how… CURRENTLY it still costs more to produce renewable energy than fossil fuel energy, which deters many investors. So, to encourage investment, governments are offering to pay a higher rate for renewable energy fed [...]

THE Spanish government is being accused of lies following its decision to slash subsidies for solar power projects. The renewable lobby insists it has been hung out to dry, with politicians exaggerating costs in order to justify the cuts. Spain’s solar industry body, Asif, argues the solar projects have been sacrificed to keep profits from [...]

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 [...]

SPAIN’S organic and green energy sectors provide a regular supply of good news stories. The country has taken over from Italy as Europe’s largest organic producer mostly thanks to Andalucia, which is now dedicating 784,000 hectares of land to organic farming. Although most of the produce is exported to northern Europe, the number of outlets [...]