Spain’s ‘globally important’ green steel plant gets €60m - Global Construction Review

Alberto Gonçalves comments on the “apangão”.

A few minutes had passed from noon in Spain, local time, when much of the country, and also in Portugal, was left in the dark, without light. Thus, suddenly and without any explanation. The energy company then reported that, “after the zero occurred in the peninsular system” plans were activated to reactivate the power supply. According to the chart of the company Red Eléctrica, shortly after 12.30, when the consumption was around 25,184 megawat…

Spain’s ‘globally important’ green steel plant gets €60m - Global Construction Review

Spain has approved a €60m grant from EU funds to build a hydrogen-powered steel mill, which the World Economic Forum has described as one of the “five most important industrial decarbonisation initiatives in the world”. Hydnum, which was formed specifically to build the zero-carbon plant, said last year it was planning to build it in the town of Puertollano in the province of Castile–La Mancha, about 100km south of Madrid. The aim is to use gr…

An unprecedented energy blackout collapses throughout Spain. The so-called energy zero refers to the complete loss of electricity supply in one area, one country or even several countries at a time. It is not a punctual or localized blackout, but a complete interruption in the generation and distribution of energy, leaving without service to industries, essential services and homes. The electrical system literally shuts down.