‘Net Zero Madness’: Spain’s Reliance on Solar Energy Blamed For Massive Nations-Wide Power Cut
Spain’s energy network remains silent on the cause of the European blackout, but said a solar power failure was “very possible”.

Spain’s energy network remains silent on the cause of the European blackout, but said a solar power failure was “very possible”.
A major power outage has been reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked allied foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on Thursday to increase their defense spending to five percent of their gross domestic products (GDP) – a very substantial increase for most members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and considerably more than the even the United States spends as a percentage of GDP.
Russian captain of a ship that rammed into a U.S. govt-contracted jet fuel tanker off England has been arrested on a Manslaughter charge.
U.S. Under-Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez on Monday accused China of over-producing lithium in a predatory scheme to push down market prices and drive competing suppliers out of business.
A pod of killer whales sank a yacht in the Mediterranean Sea in a “terrifying” attack that lasted for two hours.
A “vast conservative shift is well under way” in Europe according a survey which found voters are rejecting the globalist agenda of Brussels.
Europe is continuing its shift to the right, as the populist Chega party saw major gains in the elections in Portugal on Sunday.
Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador who just won reelection, will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) just outside Washington, DC, this month, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
Donald Trump told Breitbart News that the recent wave of populist and conservative victories, from Italy to Argentina and more, show that international populist conservatives’ movement is “stronger” than it was in 2016.
New Year’s Eve this weekend has ushered in the most eventful of political seasons in America: a presidential election year.
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said Tuesday he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe.
A wave of withdrawals has hit the prestigious Web Summit based in Lisbon, Portugal after its CEO, Paddy Cosgrave, made contentious comments about Israel’s military actions, sparking a significant backlash from the tech and AI community.
A man who identifies as a woman has been crowned “Miss Portugal,” making him the second man in the race for this year’s “Miss Universe” title.
A group of climate activists with the Climáximo movement was shoved out of the way Tuesday when it blocked heavy traffic in Lisbon, Portugal.
Locals woke up on Sunday morning to a torrent of red wine flowing through the town after two enormous storage tanks at a local winery burst.
The famous car brand Porsche is in hot water due to its video advertisement that erased an iconic statue of Jesus Christ in Lisbon, Portugal, from the background.
Pope Francis began his four-day visit to Portugal for World Youth Day by blasting capitalism, populism, and insufficient attention to migrants and climate change.
The U.S. Women’s National Team is limping badly through the Women’s World Cup this year and on Tuesday barely eked by to advance.
First Lady Jill Biden will skip Israel on her current trip to the Middle East and North Africa, visiting Jordan and Egypt to “strengthen our relationships” with allies in the region but flying over the country between them.
Afghan asylum seeker arrested for the fatal stabbing of two women in a Shia Muslim centre in Portugal in a potential terrorist attack.
A few weeks after naming a dog the oldest one living, Guinness World Records has given the title of oldest dog ever to another canine.
An activist ran across the field putting a halt to Monday’s World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay to protest for gay rights.
Pope Francis called for zero tolerance of the sexual abuse of children, telling Portuguese television that such crimes are “diabolical.”
Brazil received from Portugal the preserved heart of Dom Pedro I, a 19th-century Portuguese monarch who granted Brazil independence from Portugal in 1822, on Tuesday with honors reserved for a head of state to mark the nation’s 200th independence day, Reuters reported.
Portugal’s government will liberalise migration rules, using immigration as a quick fix for gaps in the labour market.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari claimed his country was ready to fill a natural gas supply gap in Europe.
Police in Portugal said Thursday they found just over 8 metric tons (8.8 short tons) of cocaine concealed inside banana shipments from Colombia.
A 41-year-old migrant from Pakistan has been arrested after being accused of sexually abusing a six-year-old Ukrainian refugee child.
The Spanish leftist government, along with neighbouring Portugal, have moved to cap gas prices at 50 euros per megawatt-hour in a bid to reduce growing electricity costs for citizens and businesses. Both Spain and Portugal announced Tuesday that they have
A man has been named an official suspect connected to the disappearance of a British girl named Madeleine McCann, a Portuguese prosecutor said Thursday.
The leftist leaders of Germany, Spain, and Portugal urged the French public to back incumbent President Macron over Marine Le Pen.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe, with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers amid a truckers’ strike Friday and farmers in France and Greece snarling traffic with their protests.
A ship transporting about 4000 vehicles – including roughly 1,100 Porches and 189 Bentleys – across the Atlantic to the U.S. has been abandoned at sea and left ablaze.
Portugal’s Socialist Party won a third straight general election, as the country prepares to deploy billions in EU coronavirus cash.
A Spanish court has ruled that a mother who attempted to flee to Portugal to prevent her two children from being vaccinated cannot have any contact with them or approach them.
TOKYO (AP) – Portuguese health authorities said Monday they have identified 13 cases of omicron, the new coronavirus variant believed to be more contagious, among team members of a professional soccer club.
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday paid a visit to the turbulent northern province of Cabo Delgado to introduce the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standby Force, a unit including troops from several southern African nations deployed against the Islamic State jihadis wreaking havoc in Mozambique for years.
The EU on Monday formally established a military mission for Mozambique to help train its armed forces battling jihadists.
LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese authorities have confirmed suspicions that the new delta variant of the coronavirus is driving a spike in new cases in the Lisbon region.