Featured in Fault lines – 11-2025

No time to stand still

Magazine director Mark Hutchins introduces the November 2025 edition, in which we take a closer at the causes and impacts of the April blackout that hit Spain and Portugal.

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Mark Hutchins

03 Nov 2025

It might have taken a nationwide blackout, but Spain and the European Union have moved decisively to identify the causes of events on April 28 (pp. 12-15) and ensure it can’t happen again. The country has approved new regulations for voltage control and now looks set for a boom in energy storage as well (pp. …

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