Gender in energy transition, gender in fair and just rural futures
Despite most renewable energy production plants being situated in rural areas, most demand for its consumption is concentrated in large cities. However, according to what is set out in the 2030 Agenda, the energy transition’s rural component has been almost completely overlooked by both the UN and the European Union in its Green Deal. Effacing […]
Towards better Property Impact Assessments (PIAs)
The concept of Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is derived from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) but, as a result of the calls for attention made by ICOMOS, the international community has considered how to improve these procedures for the management and protection of heritage. With the incorporation of the concept of heritage value, the aim […]
Las ZAPRAEs andaluzas de tierra calma: paisaje, avifauna y estado de conservación
The Zones of Application of the Action Program of the Plan for the Recovery and Conservation of Steppe Birds in Andalusia (ZAPRAE) are areas with populations of these bird species which, according to the Andalusian Catalogue of Threatened Species, present some degree of threat: two endangered species (Great Bustard and Andalusian Bullfinch), and five vulnerable […]
Calidad del hábitat para las aves esteparias en Andalucía según un modelo InVEST
The use of spatial models to assess habitat quality represents a powerful and innovative approach to biodiversity conservation. In particular, the application of InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Tradeoffs) models allows a detailed and quantitative characterization of how anthropogenic threats impact habitat quality in complex landscapes. In this work, an InVEST model has […]
Issues at the nexus between gender and energy transition
The nexus between gender and energy transition is becoming increasingly relevant in social research. We may ask, why so much insistence on gender in this particular context? The insistence on the inclusion of gender in the energy transition can be explained by two overlapping factors. On the one hand, there are the governmental socio-political mandates […]
Is the Digital Transition compatible with the Energy Transition?
Portugal and Spain are well on track for the Energy Transition. Recent reports, such as the one by the think tank Ember, show that the Iberian Peninsula has one of the cleanest electricity mixes in Europe. Renewable energies will account for 62% of the electricity generated in 2024. With the closure of coal and gas […]
Sufficiency, the forgotten side of the energy transition in Spain
The energy transition model, sponsored by government strategies and large and “renewed” energy companies, focuses its development on a new model that replaces the production capacity from a fossil model with one based on renewable energies. The key aspect focuses on maintaining the level of production by changing the source of energy production. The search […]
Where is the Energy Transition Headed?: STEP Team Research and Preliminary Results
Table 1. Conversations was developed as the first activity of the “Seminar on Energy Transition in the Iberian Peninsula”. In this space, the members of the team intervened to present the preliminary result, discoveries and advances of the research. In addition, a place was provided for the interchange of ideas with those attending the seminar. […]
Armonización de geodatos sobre uso y ocupación del suelo para el análisis transfronterizo de nuevos paisajes de energías renovables en el suroeste de la Península Ibérica
Land use/land cover (LULC) analysis is fundamental in sustainable development planning and landscape interpretation. The study explores the potential of the proposed harmonization of LULC geodata from SMOS (Portugal) and SIOSE (Spain), and updated with Sentinel-2. The spatial scope is the transboundary Lower Guadiana (SW Iberian Peninsula), where the aim is to assess the formation […]
Positive rainfall erosivity trends compared with the reduction in soil erosion in a Mediterranean area (1996-2020)
This work describes a procedure that uses the regression line slope to calculate the time trend of any variable in a raster image with ArcGIS Pro Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. The procedure is applied to estimated mean soil erosion and mean annual rainfall erosivity in the Andalusian territory (Spain) using data from the regional […]
Reflections, reviews and lessons learned at the “Energy Transition Roundtable”
In order to generate a plural and diverse reflection, from the different positions of the guests invited to the “Seminar on Energy Transition in the Iberian Peninsula”, had the opportunity to discuss several issues that are part of the process of changing the energy model we are attending. General Plan Round Table. Attended by: Joaquín […]
Energy Communities in the face of depopulation: challenges and opportunities
Since the middle of the 20th century, many of the rural areas of Spain have been undergoing a significant depopulation process.It is precisely in the fight against depopulation, and especially in municipalities with less than 100 habitants, where rural energy communities (RECs) have acquired greater prominence in recent years. (…) energy communities are positioned as […]
Empoderando a las mujeres en el medio rural: Experiencias a través de Comunidades Energéticas en la Península Ibérica
Preliminary results on Gender Governance for Energy Transition are presented, with a focus on: the description of the incorporation of gender in energy governance, the positive changes induced by prosumers in the transition process and the analysis of the current scenario of the gender perspective from the experiences in the constitution of Energy Communities.
RENEWABLE ENERGIES vs. AGRICULTURE: there is land for everyone, but “ with head ”, please!
Since 2019, there has been a boom of applications for renewable energy projects focused on the creation of macro-plants to produce photovoltaic and wind energy (…) “wars” have arisen following the occupation by large energy complexes of soils with high agronomic value, especially when they are highly productive and if they are irrigated lands. (…) […]
MINIHYDROPOWER IN SPAIN: NOTES ON THE CRISIS OF A RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION SECTOR
Hydropower is an internationally recognized clean and renewable energy source that plays an important role in global energy supply. Driven by growing energy demand and global climate change, many countries have prioritized hydropower development when expanding their energy sectors. A singularity of this electricity production technology, and of great relevance compared to other renewable energies […]
HISTORIC HERITAGE AND RENEWABLES
Within the framework of the STEP project, and through its specialist members belonging to the IAPH, we have participated in the conference “Historical Heritage and Renewable Energies: reflections for a challenge”, on June 26 and 27, 2024 at the Baluarte Conference Center, Pamplona. We attended an update on the debate about the generation and application […]
Social acceptance of renewables and energy transition: impacts and citizen reactions
One of the decisions inherent in the signing of the Paris Agreement is to electrify the economy. This electrification is necessary to provide us with energy that does not come from fossil fuels and will be the expressway along which energy generated from renewable sources will circulate. However, to date, the focus has tended to […]
Seminar on Energy Transition in the Iberian Peninsula
The Seminar on Energy Transition in the Iberian Peninsula was celebrated on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in the framework of the transfer of knowledge and results of the project, from the “road map” proposed in the last decade by the Council of the European Union, however, in this case we have referred to the particular […]
Invitation: Seminar on Energy Transition in the Iberian Peninsula
The STEP team is pleased to invite you to the: Seminar on Energy Transition in the Iberian Peninsula It will take place at the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage – IAPH, Conference Room of Building A (Monasterio de la Cartuja, Av. Camino de los Descubrimientos s/n.41092 – Seville), on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 9h. […]
First insights on women’s participation in energy communities
The STEP team, within Line V – Gender Governance for Energy Transition, has initiated a process of qualitative information gathering aimed at women who participate in the creation of Energy Communities and transition processes.For this purpose, the technique of semi-structured interviews is applied to learn about experiences and points of view from the participation, in […]
