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Green hydrogen in Spain in 2026: between industrial maturity and the challenge of real demand

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Green hydrogen in Spain in 2026: between industrial maturity and the challenge of real demand

On 28 January 2026, the government announced at the 4th Enagás Hydrogen Day the draft bill to create a national hydrogen system and a regulated market in Spain.

Developers Energy transition Industry Renewable energy

25 Jun 2026

Mandatory biomethane quotas: three readings that industry and gas retailers must take from the MITECO decree

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Mandatory biomethane quotas: three readings that industry and gas retailers must take from the MITECO decree

On 22 May 2026, the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) opened the public consultation on the Draft Royal Decree to promote biomethane, a regulation that for the first time introduces in…

Energy transition Industry Renewable energy Utilities

27 May 2026

Negative prices and hybridisation: the new playing field for renewable developers

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Negative prices and hybridisation: the new playing field for renewable developers

The Spanish electricity market entered 2026 in a qualitatively new stage. The data for the first four months confirm it: renewables reached 61.8% of the national generation mix, with four consecutive months above 60%, according to the…

Developers Energy transition Renewable energy

26 May 2026

Growth strategies for the Biomethane sector in Catalonia and Spain

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Growth strategies for the Biomethane sector in Catalonia and Spain

Biomethane is no longer an emerging technology: it has become a strategic vector of the energy transition. In Catalonia and Spain, the debate no longer revolves around its technical viability or its climate value —questions that have been…

Corporate & Finance Developers Energy transition Renewable energy

21 Apr 2026

The European RED Directive: what it is and how it affects renewable project permitting

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The European RED Directive: what it is and how it affects renewable project permitting

The RED Directive and renewable project permitting: what really changes The RED III Directive establishes a new European framework to accelerate the permitting of renewable projects, with maximum deadlines, acceleration areas and positive administrative silence.

Developers Energy transition Governance Renewable energy

14 Apr 2026

Biomethane: The financial asset behind thermal decarbonisation

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Biomethane: The financial asset behind thermal decarbonisation

A few days ago, in one of our articles, we analysed the role of biogas and biomethane as indispensable tools for the thermal transition. Biogas and Biomethane: the keys to decarbonisation.

Corporate & Finance Decarbonisation Energy transition Renewable energy

24 Feb 2026

Demand Aggregation and Flexibility

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Demand Aggregation and Flexibility

In one of our latest articles, we discussed how Industrial Photovoltaics has become a financial asset. When a plant not only generates energy for its own consumption but learns to interact with the electricity system, that is where Demand…

Energy transition Industry Renewable energy Utilities

19 Feb 2026

Industrial PV 2026: Profitability and Sustainability

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Industrial PV 2026: Profitability and Sustainability

2026 has consolidated itself as the year of photovoltaic maturity in the industrial sector. What five years ago was a pioneering corporate social responsibility initiative is today an operational survival imperative.

Energy transition Industry Renewable energy

10 Feb 2026

The key role of storage in 2026

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The key role of storage in 2026

Discover how energy storage and industrial BESS batteries are transforming the profitability of renewables in 2026. The key strategy for industry. The evolution of Spain’s energy mix has reached a turning point.

Developers Energy transition Renewable energy Utilities

27 Jan 2026

Biogas and biomethane: The keys to industrial thermal decarbonisation

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Biogas and biomethane: The keys to industrial thermal decarbonisation

On the road to climate neutrality, the decarbonisation of the electricity sector has advanced steadily thanks to photovoltaics and wind power. The great outstanding challenge, however, is still the thermal sector.

Decarbonisation Energy transition Industry Renewable energy

22 Jan 2026

IDAE: New Innovative Renewable Energy Programme – Everything you need to know

Marc Oliva Carbonell

IDAE: New Innovative Renewable Energy Programme – Everything you need to know

The road to decarbonising the economy has taken a giant step. With the official opening of the application period for the new grants under the Innovative Renewable Energy Programme, managed by the Institute for Energy Diversification and…

Corporate & Finance Developers Energy transition Renewable energy

15 Jan 2026

Decree-Law 22/2025: Catalonia accelerates the energy transition

DECREE-LAW 22/2025: CATALONIA UNSTOPPABLY ACCELERATES THE ENERGY TRANSITION WITH NEW RULES FOR RENEWABLES On 28 April 2025, a massive power blackout affected Catalonia and the rest of the Iberian Peninsula.

Developers Energy transition Renewable energy

1 Jan 2026

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