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The Energy Efficiency Cluster of Catalonia, together with the members of the operations group that promoted the project “Operating, legal, economic and financial models for the implementation of sustainable and competitive photovoltaic energy in agricultural installations”, have organized for the coming 25 October the event “Electric self-consumption in the agriculture sector in Catalonia”. The event … Continued

On 5 October 2017 at the Canal Theatres in Madrid (Calle Cea Bermúdez 1) the Third Nissan Forum on Mobility will take place, an event of reference in the debate regarding new developments in sustainable mobility. Below, we provide the agenda:   From our firm we will attend in accordance with our objective to promote … Continued

Yesterday we had the opportunity to hear first-hand about Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) from Jane Elias, the Director of the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program. PACE is an innovative and alternative form of financing for energy upgrades that have a positive impact on the environment. The improvements are affixed to property and they can … Continued

“Countries differ on how to empower consumers as part of a long-term regional energy plan. Battle lines are being drawn over the future of renewable energy self-consumption in Europe following the publication of legislative proposals last fall. Spain is among the European Union member states expected to fight renewable energy self-consumption proposals contained in the … Continued

“Spain’s National Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers (ANPIER) has opened a permanent office in Brussels to help direct European Union policy on renewables by publicising the historic financial suffering of thousands of Spanish solar consumers at the hands of retroactive legislative changes. ANPIER believes its is necessary to have a solid representation in Brussels to … Continued

After a period of increasing optimism in the renewable sector, which has generated a new wave of green field projects, M&A activities , renegotiations of contracts and new auctions in which we are playing an active role advising our clients, the new Secretary of State has come up stating that the theoretical profitability of 7.39% … Continued

“Renewable energy companies in Spain are making claims against banks for misleading them over complex financial products since the economic crisis. Helena Badger, lawyer at Spanish renewables specialist law firm Holtrop, which is representing several solar claimants on IRS-based issues, told PV Tech the claims are based on banks allegedly not providing sufficient information to investors on the … Continued

“Twin brothers are now running Spain’s energy ministry with the surprise appointment of Alvaro Nadal as the new Spanish energy minister. Formerly director of the economic bureau of the president, Alvaro Nadal takes charge of the country’s energy policy over and above his twin brother Alberto Nadal, who will remain in his current role as … Continued

Spain’s new minority government is set to herald a new wave of gigawatt-scale renewable tenders and its lack of a majority may even lead to the lifting of a controversial ‘Sun Tax’ on solar self-consumption. Spain has been rudderless without a government since last year, but the Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally voted to allow … Continued

This is the sum that Jeremy Rifkin gave last week in his participation in a conference in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona) and it represents the stranded costs to the global energy industry for the transition to a new energy model. Continuing with the numbers, forty eight billion dollars is what, according to the International … Continued

Coming September 28, 2016 the Catalan Energy Efficiency Cluster (Clúster d’Eficiència Energètica de Catalunya) and Holtrop S.L.P. Transaction & Business Law will organize a  debate on Photovoltaics, called “Spain: Government against Renewables” together with Fundación Renovables, Som Energia, ANPIER and the actor César Vea including  the premiere of the documentary  “El Camino del Sol” in Barcelona.   Place of celebration: Auditori Pompeu Fabra del COEIC – Vía Laietana, … Continued