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Energy costs unsustainable says Orsini
Energy costs are unsustainable for Italian industry, industrial employers' group Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini said Wednesday saying that finally the decoupling of electricity prices from those of natural gas had come onto the government...

Prime Minister Skerrit welcomes new Spanish Ambassador to Dominica
PM Skerrit welcomes Spain’s Ambassador to Dominica- Photo credit OPM DominicaPrime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, on Wednesday, welcomed His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary-designate of...

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Fixes Most of the Franchise's Mistakes In Season 3's Visit to Spain
The phrase, "Third time's a charm," is a concrete fact in The Walking Dead franchise. While the flagship series' second season had shots of riveting authenticity, it wasn't universally loved by critics and fans. The Walking Dead responded with a...

I asked 10 travel experts for Europe's best beach — the one named twice was not in Spain or Greece
Steffan Rhys Deputy Content Hub Director 18:32, 04 Sep 2025Updated 18:33, 04 Sep 2025 Europe is brimming with stunning beaches, with people discovering the incredible beaches available beyond the traditional holiday favourites of Spain and Greece...

36 Hours in the Costa Brava, Spain: Things to Do and See
9:30 a.m. Breakfast by the sea Start your day with a leisurely beachfront breakfast at Bar Casino, in a 19th century mansion with a facade adorned with portraits of famous explorers including Magellan and Columbus. The building never actually...
Elmya Energy and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Launch Joint Venture to Bring Online 4 GW of U.S. Power Projects
Elmya Energy and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd announced the formation of Elmantic, a new joint venture to develop 4 GW of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the United States. The Elmya Energy USA team, together with the...

Israeli court refuses to enforce €20m ruling against Spanish gov't
German company Sunflower cannot enforce in Israel a binding arbitration award requiring the Spanish government to pay it €18.4 million plus €1.5 million in costs. Tel Aviv District Court Judge Judith Shevach ruled that Israel is not the proper...

Spain and UK Finance News Round-Up, September 3
Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels UK appointments THE UK Prime Minister announced on September 1 the appointment of Darren Jones MP as Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Baroness Minouche Shafik as Chief Economic Advisor,...

‘That’s how you deal with narco traffickers’: Spain’s police union stokes controversy by lauding US strike on drug boat that killed 11
A HEATED social media debate sparked after the National Police Union spokesperson publicly defends the United States’ methods in combating drug trafficking in the Caribbean. US President Donald Trump announced that the US military bombed a “ship...

Extreme weather driven by climate change made wildfires in Spain, Portugal 40 times more likely
“Adaptation plans in both of these countries are definitely moving in the right direction, but the challenge is obviously scale and speed, and climate change is shifting the conditions really a lot faster than many systems can adjust,” said Maja...

IRB Barcelona Researchers Uncover a New Strategy to Tackle Obesity by Activating Brown Fat
Newswise — Barcelona, 4 September 2025 – Is it possible to treat obesity without reducing food intake? A new study co-led by Dr. Antonio Zorzano and Dr. Manuela Sánchez-Feutrie at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) suggests...
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AI and Renewable Energy Drive Corporate Travel Growth on US West Coast
Corporate travellers are switching from the East to the West Coast with demand for US West Coast corporate housing across key locations including California, Washington, Seattle and Silicon Valley rising by 44% YOY for the last quarter. At the...
Q ENERGY Expands Iberian Footprint with a 252 MW Hybrid Solar Portfolio
All projects are under construction and in the process of hybridization with battery storage. Q ENERGY is the sole owner, EPC contractor and O&M contractor to all projects. Taurus B also marks Q ENERGY's first IPP portfolio on the Iberian...

Energy Transition Minerals gains ground as critical mineral force in Europe
Energy Transition Minerals confirmed as successful bidder for Europe’s only tin-tantalum-niobium mine amid global uncertainty. Pic: Getty Images Energy Transition Minerals named as successful bidder for the Penouta mine in Spain which, following...

Oil Prices Up 2% Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the...

How climate change is fueling wildfires in Spain, Portugal
Intense wildfires that burned through large swathes of Spain and Portugal this summer — claiming at least eight lives and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate — were massively fueled by climate change, according to a new reportpublished on...

Octopus Energy issues 'remarkable' announcement affecting 2.3 million customers
Octopus has powered up 2.3 million homes with latest renewable solar and battery storage investments. The energy provider, which is rivalled by EDF, EON, Ovo and British Gas, has boosted Spain’s energy transition with 600 MW of solar and battery...

Climate change fuelling Spain’s wildfire crisis
The hot, dry and windy conditions this summer that fueled the worst wildfires in Spain for at least three decades are 40 times more likely to recur due to human-caused climate change, according to an analysis by World Weather Attribution. World...

Spanish climate activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group Just Stop Oil stain Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia with red powder
TWO climate activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were arrested by Catalan police on Sunday after staining Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica with a red dye. Two women, named only as Luna and Victoria...

Fossil-Fueled Climate Heating Set the Stage for Devastating Fires in Spain and Portugal This Summer
A new attribution report published Thursday shows that global warming made the extreme hot and dry conditions preceding this summer’s wildfires in Portugal and Spain 40 times more likely and 30 percent more intense than in pre-industrial climate...