US EditionThe 'Wall Street Journal' Links Spain's Blackout to Renewable Energies and Warns that Its Solution Will Be "Costy"
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The American newspaper The Wall Street Jornal linked on Tuesday the blackout that left the entire Peninsula in the dark on April 28 to renewable energies, just as the British newspaper The Telegraph did just over a week ago. This is indicated by an op-ed signed by Danish professor Bjørn Lomborg, who accuses the Spanish government of continuing to be committed to renewable energies despite being aware that solar and wind energy "are not reliable.…
Lomborg: ‘Spain’s recent blackout wasn’t just a fluke—it was a physics lesson’ – ‘Wind & solar is making grids more fragile & power bills more expensive’
Spain’s recent blackout wasn’t just a fluke—it was a physics lesson. The push for wind and solar is making grids more fragile and power bills more expensive. I break it down in @WSJ:https://t.co/vinCtUvrzuhttps://t.co/Pth0SNMk5z — Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) June 4, 2025 WSJ: The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout: Madrid knew solar and wind power were […]
The panel of experts that investigates from Europe the blackout that occurred in Spain and Portugal on 28 April, the worst incident in the history of the Iberian electricity system, has sent a letter to the Government of Spain to ask for help after warning him that it is finding lack of collaboration by the large electrical companies to obtain relevant data that could clarify the reasons for what happened. That scenario, he adds, could cause del…
On April 28, Spain suffered a total blackout that left millions of citizens with many doubts about everything related to energy. What seemed impossible to happen in a country like ours, did take place and paralysed for hours virtually all corners of the national territory. Although there are those who defend that this is an isolated fact, the reality is that NASA is warning that it will not be so and has set a date for the next blackout, which w…
Did Spain cause the massive power outage following a technical experiment gone wrong? Some are convinced this is the case following revelations made by a British media outlet. For its part, the government firmly denies any involvement in any experiment. [Read more] Every morning, WhatsApp is buzzing with the latest tech news. Join our Frandroid channel to never miss a thing!
The widespread power outage on the Iberian Peninsula at the end of April and other events raise questions about the stability of the European interconnected grid. There are increasing warning voices pointing to the risks of the transformation of our energy supply.
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