Marc Oliva Carbonell A report that cannot be acted on is not a finished report For 33 years we have delivered technical reports, and there is one lesson that repeats itself more regularly than any other: a report that cannot be decided upon is not a finished report . The calcula... Consulting Energy transition Engineering Environment Industry Projects
Marc Oliva Carbonell Electrification, Hydrogen or Carbon Capture? The Order of the Questions Determines the Project Every time we receive an industrial decarbonisation request, the client usually brings the answer before the question. "We want to electrify the process." "We are considering hydrogen." "We have heard... Consulting Decarbonisation Energy transition Engineering Industry Projects
Marc Oliva Carbonell Biodiversity is no longer a chapter - it is a data series For years, the chapter on fauna and flora in an environmental impact study has been the part of the document that almost no one discussed with figures in hand. It was inventoried, described, correctiv... Consulting Engineering Environment Projects Public administrations Renewable energy
Marc Oliva Carbonell Compressed air is electricity in another form In almost all the plants we visit, there is a compressor room. And in almost all of them, that room belongs to no one. It is not for production, because it does not manufacture anything. It is not for... Consulting Decarbonisation Energy transition Engineering Industry Projects
Marc Oliva Carbonell Renewable Acceleration Zones: Environmental Assessment Does Not Disappear, It Changes Location. On 20 March 2026 the Royal Decree Law 7/2026 introduced into Spanish law the Renewable Acceleration Zones (ZAR), the figure that the Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III) had outlined to shorten the auth... Consulting Energy transition Engineering Environment Projects Renewable energy
Marc Oliva Carbonell IED 2.0: six engineering checks before your permit review On 1 July 2026, the deadline for transposing the Directive (EU) 2024/1785 , of 24 April, which amends Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions —the IED 2.0— and Directive 1999/31/EC on landfills, ... Consulting Decarbonisation Engineering Environment Industry Projects
Marc Oliva Carbonell How to create a defensible energy balance: the first step before deciding anything An industrial plant receives two letters each year: one from the electricity company and one from the gas supplier. With these two figures, and a few more that depend on a conversion factor, 90% of en... Consulting Decarbonisation Energy transition Engineering Industry Projects
Marc Oliva Carbonell Atmospheric dispersion studies Atmospheric dispersion studies: when they are essential and how to do them properly If noise is the environmental impact most easily forgotten until it shows up, air quality is the impact hardest to defend once it is questioned. Air quality Engineering Environment Industry
Marc Oliva Carbonell Acoustic studies When and why an acoustic impact study is needed: a guide for industries, developers and public administrations Noise is one of the most heavily regulated environmental impacts in Spain and, paradoxically, one of the most overlooked in the… Air quality Engineering Environment Industry
Marc Oliva Carbonell Permitting a Solar Farm on Non-Developable Land The transition to renewable energy is a global priority, and solar farms play a fundamental role in this shift. Developers Energy transition Engineering Urban planning and mobility
Marc Oliva Carbonell Asbestos waste management Asbestos waste management is today one of the main environmental and public health challenges in Catalonia. The widespread industrial use of this material over decades has left a complex legacy that demands safe, efficient solutions… Engineering Environment Industry Waste
