VIII SDG Breakfast: Technologies for the energy transition
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:35 am
Last Wednesday, January 29, we held the eighth edition of our SDG Breakfasts at Mediapost. This initiative, organized within the framework of Mediapost's commitment work together with the Spanish Network for Sustainable Development (REDS-SDSN), aims to disseminate and communicate the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations initiative based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and to generate debate around it.
After having previously featured personalities such as Leire Pajín , Miguel Ángel Moratinos , Carlos Mataix , María Cortés Puch , Joaquín Nieto , Roberto Ballester, Marike advertising phone number data de Peña, Isabel Vasserot and Rémi Parmentier , this eighth edition had as speaker Agustín Delgado, director of innovation and sustainability at Iberdrola.
The meeting focused on SDG number 7 , “Ensure access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy for all.” Agustín Delgado referred to the need to reduce the carbon footprint, the future of sustainable energies and the different technologies that will make this energy transition possible.
5.- Conference _Agustin Delgado
74% of energy will be renewable in Spain by 2030
«We will be able, with sun, water and wind, to produce 74% of the electricity in Spain with renewable sources, at a competitive price, without producing CO2 and with the same quality as now. It is not an energy transition, it is an energy revolution» . This statement has been the cornerstone of Delgado's presentation. The director of innovation and sustainability of Iberdrola has given several clues about what the energy panorama will be like in ten years: «In Spain, a fossil fuel power plant will never be built again, they will only be closed. It will be the private sector that will be responsible for providing alternatives. Almost all the energy that comes from a socket will be renewable and, possibly, the prices will be lower».
Delgado has mentioned the reasons why we must carry out this transition towards sustainable energies because "society demands it, it is essential for the environment and it is more efficient and competitive. In addition, investing in this transformation ensures that we can reach out to developing countries - with a larger carbon footprint - so that they can also carry it out."
Technologies for the energy transition
Regarding technology, Delgado highlighted two developments: the heat pump and the electric vehicle. The first demonstrates 300% efficiency and the new building code (December 2019) favours its installation. "If we electrified all heating in Spain we would reduce emissions by 90%," he explained.
Regarding electric vehicles , Agustín Delgado has highlighted their importance because "they not only have an effect on climate change but also on improving air quality in cities. By 2030, they will already represent 20% of the entire global fleet."
After having previously featured personalities such as Leire Pajín , Miguel Ángel Moratinos , Carlos Mataix , María Cortés Puch , Joaquín Nieto , Roberto Ballester, Marike advertising phone number data de Peña, Isabel Vasserot and Rémi Parmentier , this eighth edition had as speaker Agustín Delgado, director of innovation and sustainability at Iberdrola.
The meeting focused on SDG number 7 , “Ensure access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy for all.” Agustín Delgado referred to the need to reduce the carbon footprint, the future of sustainable energies and the different technologies that will make this energy transition possible.
5.- Conference _Agustin Delgado
74% of energy will be renewable in Spain by 2030
«We will be able, with sun, water and wind, to produce 74% of the electricity in Spain with renewable sources, at a competitive price, without producing CO2 and with the same quality as now. It is not an energy transition, it is an energy revolution» . This statement has been the cornerstone of Delgado's presentation. The director of innovation and sustainability of Iberdrola has given several clues about what the energy panorama will be like in ten years: «In Spain, a fossil fuel power plant will never be built again, they will only be closed. It will be the private sector that will be responsible for providing alternatives. Almost all the energy that comes from a socket will be renewable and, possibly, the prices will be lower».
Delgado has mentioned the reasons why we must carry out this transition towards sustainable energies because "society demands it, it is essential for the environment and it is more efficient and competitive. In addition, investing in this transformation ensures that we can reach out to developing countries - with a larger carbon footprint - so that they can also carry it out."
Technologies for the energy transition
Regarding technology, Delgado highlighted two developments: the heat pump and the electric vehicle. The first demonstrates 300% efficiency and the new building code (December 2019) favours its installation. "If we electrified all heating in Spain we would reduce emissions by 90%," he explained.
Regarding electric vehicles , Agustín Delgado has highlighted their importance because "they not only have an effect on climate change but also on improving air quality in cities. By 2030, they will already represent 20% of the entire global fleet."