Renovables como eje de la seguridad energética y una inversión millonaria en electrificación en España abren el resumen de la semana
1. From Ukraine to Hormuz: the decade that made renewables central to energy security
In the last decade, two geopolitical conflicts have shaken the foundations of the global energy system. Two distinct crises, but with a shared root: dependence on fossil fuels.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 removed the world’s largest energy exporter from key markets and forced Europe to replace, almost overnight, its main gas supplier. Four years later, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil and LNG flows, have triggered one of the most severe supply disruptions ever recorded, affecting more than 10 million barrels per day, according to Ember. That is twice the scale of the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979.
Taken together, both episodes point to a clear conclusion: fossil fuel trade has never been more geopolitically exposed. At the same time, they have opened a structural opportunity. Unlike past crises, today there are scalable and competitive alternatives, solar, wind, batteries and electric vehicles, that are not only cushioning disruption, but actively reshaping the system itself.
La vicepresidenta del Gobierno y ministra para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, Sara Aagesen, ha anunciado la propuesta de asignación provisional de 670 millones de euros del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia (PRTR) para impulsar la transición energética en España. Los fondos se destinarán al desarrollo de la eólica marina y las energías del mar, el almacenamiento energético, la cadena de valor industrial renovable, la movilidad eléctrica y la producción de electricidad y calor a partir de fuentes limpias.
“La apuesta por la transición energética del Gobierno siempre ha sido firme. Nuevamente nos enfrentamos a otra guerra, que reafirma aún más nuestro compromiso y el de Europa. Un compromiso que permite a España ser un motor de crecimiento, de generación de empleo y de bienestar”, ha destacado la vicepresidenta durante la inauguración de la Sesión de Escucha y Participación Energías Renovables y Territorio celebrada en la sede del ministerio.
3. More than €1 billion awarded to European hydrogen projects under EU auction
The European Commission has awarded more than €1 billion in funding to nine hydrogen production projects across Europe, in a move aimed at accelerating the bloc’s clean energy transition, strengthening industrial competitiveness and reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors.
The projects, selected under the third auction of the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB), are located in seven countries within the European Economic Area and are expected to deliver nearly 1.1 GW of electrolyser capacity.
Over their first decade of operation, the projects are projected to produce more than 1.3 million tonnes of hydrogen while avoiding around 9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions. Funding will come from the EU Innovation Fund, financed through the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), with total support amounting to approximately €1.09 billion.
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