In brief | 29 April '25
Bloomberg: Spain slowly returning to normal after crippling blackout
Spain and Portugal were returning to some semblance of normality early on 29 April, with many questions remaining about what caused one of Europe’s worst blackouts in years across the Iberian Peninsula the previous day.
The Guardian: Explainer – Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?
Several countries in Europe have been scrambling to restore electricity after a huge power cut caused blackouts.
BBC: Spanish power company rules out cyber-attack as cause of major power cuts, as travel chaos continues
Spanish power company Red Eléctrica has ruled out a cyber-attack as the cause of Monday's mass blackouts that left millions without power.
BBC: Liberals led by Mark Carney win election in Canada
Mark Carney's Liberal Party wins the Canadian election, in a remarkable turnaround for the centre-left party.
Energy Mix: Climate and energy experts react as Liberals likely to form minority government in Canada
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is on track to form a government to take on the overlapping issues of climate change, affordability, housing, and energy transition—all amid the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to the country’s sovereignty and economic security.
Bloomberg: US urges eastern Europe to split from EU energy transition aims
The US wants central and eastern European countries to join its path of “energy freedom” instead of following the wider region’s transition to a net zero economy, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in Warsaw.
Solar power Europe: Solutions for PV cyber risks to grid stability
The European solar sector issued recommendations to EU policymakers and regulators to address cybersecurity risks associated with its technology in an increasingly digital energy system.
Reuters: EEX bourse saw 16% revenue growth in 2024 as power volumes grew
The European Energy Exchange's (EEX) revenue rose 16 percent last year, mainly driven by higher electricity trading volumes in its European, North American and Japanese markets and with new international trade participants joining.
Reuters: Porsche cuts outlook as US tariffs, China weakness hit in Q1
The US tariffs are expected to raise car prices by thousands of dollars, reducing demand and hurting job growth, rattling an automobile industry already struggling with a slowing transition to electric vehicles.
UFZ: Climate change increases the risk of simultaneous wildfires
Increasing overlap of fire weather between Australia and North America complicates international firefighting efforts, says the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).
