https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sun-drenched Spain should be a natural for solar energy, and it is here that the technology is making an effort to stand on its feet financially without subsidies. https://www.thelocal.es/20180402/solar-seeks-its-place-under-spanish-sun Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:12:51 +0200 solar-seeks-its-place-under-spanish-sun The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on Monday on its way to Egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar-powered airplane's landmark round-the-world journey. https://www.thelocal.es/20160711/solar-plane-leaves-spain-for-penultimate-leg-of-world-tour Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:49:30 +0200 solar-plane-leaves-spain-for-penultimate-leg-of-world-tour Bank creditors are tipped to meet on Monday to discuss the next steps in a restructuring process as the renewable energy giant looked set to become Spain's biggest ever bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.es/20151130/crisis-talks-at-spains-abengoa-as-firm-teeters-on-bankruptcy Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:23:07 +0100 crisis-talks-at-spains-abengoa-as-firm-teeters-on-bankruptcy Spaniards stepped outside on Friday morning to witness the first solar eclipse visible to the country in 10 years, managing to share some stunning pictures on social media as well. https://www.thelocal.es/20150320/spaniards Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:25:04 +0100 spaniards Astronomers in Hawaii will soon have the chance to view the clearest image of the sun yet, thanks to a huge €216 ($300) million telescope designed and developed by a Spanish consortium. https://www.thelocal.es/20140311/spanish-made-solar-telescope-to-be-worlds-biggest Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:20:00 +0100 spanish-made-solar-telescope-to-be-worlds-biggest In an embarrassing blow to Spain's electricity industry, the national markets and competition watchdog CNMC has said that so-called 'smart meters', which are being fitted compulsorily across the country, will benefit only energy companies because users are unable to access the information they gather. https://www.thelocal.es/20140210/smart-power-meters-leave-spaniards-in-dark Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:32:00 +0100 smart-power-meters-leave-spaniards-in-dark It's been a controversial year for Spain's energy sector, but new figures reveal the country's greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by a staggering 23 percent thanks to its new number one power source: wind. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/wind-power-surge-slashes-spains-emissions Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:34:00 +0100 wind-power-surge-slashes-spains-emissions The latest nail in the coffin for Spain’s solar energy producers is an Energy Law amendment which allows inspectors to enter private properties without a court order. It's a move lawyers believe could set a worrying precedent. https://www.thelocal.es/20131112/spains-solar-police-to-kick-in-your-door Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:43:00 +0100 spains-solar-police-to-kick-in-your-door Spain's controversial new energy laws have prompted Brussels to open a case against it for failing to explain how it intends to meet its 2020 target of generating 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources. https://www.thelocal.es/20130930/eu-opens-case-against-spain-over-sun-tax-plans Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:37:00 +0200 eu-opens-case-against-spain-over-sun-tax-plans A new tax on solar power introduced two weeks ago by the Spanish government has been described as "ludicrous" and "stupid" in two leading international publications. https://www.thelocal.es/20130821/spanish-solar-law-hits-international-headlines Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:27:00 +0200 spanish-solar-law-hits-international-headlines