{"id":4585,"date":"2024-12-17T13:18:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/historia\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:24:08","slug":"recent-history-of-the-basque-energy-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/driving-the-transition\/energy-in-euskadi\/recent-history-of-the-basque-energy-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent history of the Basque energy system"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"module p-0\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<div class=\"timeline\">\r\n<ul><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: visible; animation-name: fadeInRight;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1970s<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Production in a steel mill.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-01.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">World oil crisis<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Euskadi extremely weak in energy terms.<br>\r\n\t(Inefficient energy consumption, high dependence on oil and limited generation capacity).<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1980 \u2013 1990<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Bilbao city, urban panoramic.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-02.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Start of Basque energy policy<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>After the approval of the Statute of Autonomy of Euskadi in 1979 (The Statute of Gernika) an energy policy for the Basque Country was begun based on improving efficiency, diversification and renewable energy sources.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow bounceIn animated special-box animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number special-year\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer font-counter\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"1981\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center\">ENERGY POLICY STUDY IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY<\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-6 special-right\">\r\n\t<p class=\"maintext\">The Basque General Council carried out an initial study on the energy situation of Euskadi, with the aim of having in-depth knowledge on which a planned energy policy could be developed, as a solution to the grave weakness of the Basque energy sector.<\/p>\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t<p class=\"maintext\"><span class=\"title-destacado\">MAIN OBJECTIVES:<\/span><br>\r\n\tEnergy efficiency and diversification of energy sources and their origin.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-6 img-destacada text-center\"><img alt=\"Publication cover.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/destacado-01.png\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1981<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Former CADEM Society logo.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-04.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">The company CADEM<br>\r\n\t(Centro para el Ahorro y Desarrollo Energ\u00e9tico y Minero, S.A.) was created.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>It is now part of the structure of the Ente Vasco de la Energ\u00eda group.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"1982\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Graph of the Basque Energy Mix.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-05-en.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">ENERGY MIX IN EUSKADI<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The Basque energy demand mix has changed radically in recent decades. In the early 1980s, the situation was characterised by the overwhelming consumption of fossil fuels, mainly in heavy industries that were obsolete and inefficient. The use of coal was widespread and the participation of natural gas and renewables was testimonial.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Historical evolution of the logo of the Basque Energy Agency.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-06.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Ente Vasco de la Energ\u00eda<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The creation of the Energy Agency of the Basque Government. Over the following decades, it would play a key role in the evolution of the Basque energy system, both in terms of the gasification of Euskadi and its participation in strategic energy products for the country.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Sociedad Gas de Euskadi for the implementation of gas policy.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>It speeded up the implementation of the natural gas transport and distribution network and triggered the gasification of industry -which replaced coal and oil with this new energy-, which allowed the modernisation of productive processes using high-efficiency technologies that were unthinkable if coal or oil were used. These competitive advantages opened the door to international markets for Basque companies.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Windmill prototype in the 80s.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-07.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">First wind turbine installed in Euskadi. A 12-kW POLENCO, on the hills of Karrantza, Bizkaia<\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1982 \u2013 1987<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Industrial cogeneration facilities.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-08.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">First cogeneration plan<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>As part of the energy efficiency policy, pilot cogeneration projects were set up, with high yields. Cogeneration reached 10% of all electricity production.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1983<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Historical evolution of the logo of the public company Hidrocarburos de Euskadi.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-09.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Constitution of Sociedad de Hidrocarburos de Euskadi (SHESA)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>To research into stocks of local energy resources (natural gas), mainly in the Basque Country-Cantabria basin, with the aim of reducing energy imports from third countries.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1984<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Gaviota natural gas marine platform.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-10.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Gaviota gas field<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The start of installation work on the Gaviota platform, the biggest marine natural gas exploited to date in the Spanish State. In its years in service \u2013 from 1987 to 1992 \u2013 it produced the equivalent of gas consumption in Euskadi every year (3 TCM). Since 1994 it has been used as an underground storage facility for natural gas.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1986<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Ecomovil program, review of car emissions.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-11.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Start of the ECOMOVIL programme<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>For the revision of diesel and petrol engine vehicles. 104,846 vehicles were checked up to 2000.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Bertxin hydroelectric mini-central, Andoain.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-12a.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Creation of the company for the rehabilitation of the Bertxin small hydro plant in Andoain<\/h2>\r\n\t<span style=\"color:#999; font-size: 15px\">Small hydro plants recovered in Euskadi:<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"text-center\"><span class=\"counter-timer\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"15\" style=\"color:#598ebe; font-size: 36px;font-weight:bold\">0<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Creation of Naturgas<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>For the marketing of domestic and commercial gas.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1988<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Panoramic of countryside and mountains.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-12.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Gasification plan for the service sector<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The introduction of piped natural gas to homes begin, replacing the use of gas bottles and other fuels on a large scale. The gasification of the service and domestic sectors extended high well-being levels to all citizens.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1990<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Graph of the Basque Energy Mix.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-13-EN.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">ENERGY MIX OF EUSKADI<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">Oil consumption was received by around 20%, while natural gas rose by 12%.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow bounceIn animated special-box-2 animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number special-year\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer font-counter\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"1991\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center maintext text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\">ENERGY STRATEGY FOR EUSKADI 3E2000<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center maintext text-center\">MAIN OBJECTIVES:<\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 maintext\">A boost to the Energy Strategy through the promotion of industrial cogeneration, the technological development of renewables, the strengthening of gas networks and an environment-based vision.<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box text-center\">Reduction in the use of coal\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">20<span>%<\/span> al 5%<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box text-center\">Increase of natural gas up to\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">29%<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-6 m-b-40\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box text-center\">Increase of\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">renewable energy sources<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-6 m-b-40\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box text-center\">Containment of end consumption\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">5% higher<br>\r\n\tthan in 1990.<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center p-b-20\"><a class=\"btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\">See strategy<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1993<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Panoramic of the Artigas landfill.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-13-1.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">First biogas plant.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Landfill at Artigas, Bilbao<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">First certificate for buildings.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>New boost for energy efficiency in construction.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow bounceIn animated special-box-2 animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number special-year\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer font-counter\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"1996\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\">Energy strategy for Euskadi 3E2005<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<p class=\"maintext texto-destacado\">Update to the Energy Strategy, going into greater detail in efficiency programmes, the incorporation of renewable installations, improvement to energy supplies and the environmental contribution of Basque energy policy.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 img-destacada text-center wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\"><img alt=\"Energy strategy for Euskadi 3E2005 publication cover.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/destacado-02.png\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center p-b-20\"><a class=\"btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\">See strategy<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">1998<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Plaque reminder of the constitution of Bah\u00eda de Bizkaia Gas y Electricidad.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-16.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Bah\u00eda de Bizkaia Gas<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The creation of the biggest strategic project in gas infrastructures: the terminal for the import of liquefied natural gas and a regasification plant.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"2000\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Graph of the Basque Energy Mix.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-17-ENG.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">ENERGY MIX OF EUSKADI<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Dependence on oil fell from 62 to 50% and on coal from 25 to 8%.<br>\r\n\tNatural gas reached a share of 14%.<br>\r\n\tRenewables went above 4%.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Energy intensity<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Improved by 24% overall thanks to the promotion of saving and the efficiency use of energy. Industrial intensity increased by 30%.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow bounceIn animated special-box-2 animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number special-year\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer font-counter\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"2001\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">ENERGY STRATEGY FOR EUSKADI 3E2010<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<p class=\"maintext texto-destacado\">Overall review of the 3E2005 Strategy with the horizon at 2010, defining targets in the fields of efficient use of energy and the development of renewables and strategic energy infrastructures for Euskadi.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 img-destacada text-center wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\"><img alt=\"Cover of the publication Euskadi Energy Strategy 2010.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/destacado-03-a.png\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center p-b-20\"><a class=\"btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">See strategy<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2002<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Wind turbine.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-19.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>Final approval of the Wind Power Territorial Sector Plan.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Solar installations on roofs of High Schools.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-20.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>The Basque Government and EVE start the installation of <strong>solar panels<\/strong> in all secondary schools of the public network in Euskadi.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2003<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Panoramic view of the wind farm.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-21.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>Entry into service of the Elgea-Urkilla wind farm (Araba-\u00c1lava). 32 MW.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Aerial view of the regasification plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-22.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>Opening of <strong>Bah\u00eda de Bizkaia Gas BBG<\/strong> (plant for the import, storage and regasification of LNG) and <strong>Bah\u00eda de Bizkaia Electricidad BBE<\/strong> (combined cycle plant \u2013 800 MW).<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Bionor facilities.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-23.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>Opening of Bionor, a biodiesel production plant.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2004<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"View of a wind turbine\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-24.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>Start-up of the combined cycle plant Santurtzi IV (400 MW).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Start-up of the Oiz wind farm. 34 MW.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2005<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Sunrise in a wind farm.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-25.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<p>Start-up of the Badaia wind farm.<br>\r\n\t50 MW.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Aerial view of the Zabalgarbi plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-26.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Start-up of the incinerator at Zabalgarbi.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>With energy recovery of non-recyclable waste (99.5 MW).<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Exterior view of the Combined Cycle plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-27.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Start-up of Bizkaia Energ\u00eda<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>A combined cycle plant at Boroa (786 MW).<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"View of the Euskadour regulation center.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-28.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Entry into service of Euskadour<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>a gas pipeline to connect with the European gas network through France (capacity 0.2 TMC [thousand million cubic metres]).<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2006<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Wind turbines in the port of Bilbao.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-28-a.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Start-up of Bizkaia Energ\u00eda<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>A combined cycle plant at Boroa (786 MW).<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2008<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Exterior panoramic view of the micronization plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-29.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Opening of Micronizados naturales<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>A mine and plant for the micronization of calcium carbonate. Turtzioz, Bizkaia.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Researcher woman in a laboratory.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-30.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Opening of CIC Energigune<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>An advanced research centre into energy storage.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2009<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Exterior view of the chimneys of the plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-31.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Closure of the fuel-oil plant at Santurtzi<\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Electric vehicle charging points.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-32.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Constitution of IBIL<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>A company for the implementation and exploitation of an electric vehicle charging network.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow bounceIn animated special-box-2 animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number special-year\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer font-counter\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"2011\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">ENERGY STRATEGY FOR EUSKADI 3E2020<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<p class=\"maintext texto-destacado\">A strategy aimed at the progress of the energy sector over the 2011-2020 period. The objective is to make Euskadi competitive, sustainable and dynamic in economic terms. Three strategic areas have been identified: consumers, the energy markets and technological and industrial development.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 img-destacada text-center wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\"><img alt=\"Cover of the publication Energy Strategy for Euskadi 2020.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/destacado-04.png\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center p-b-20\"><a class=\"btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/estrategia-energetica-de-euskadi-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">See strategy<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Aerial view of the Mutriku Marine Power Plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-34.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Wave energy plant at Mutriku<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The first commercial centre in Europe to generate electric power continuously from wave power. It is located on the jetty that shelters the town of Mutriku, from which it takes its name. It is also a major test centre for research into new marine technologies, as a prior step to testing development in the open sea.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2012<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Cierre de la central de carb\u00f3n de Pasaia\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/pasaia.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content m-t-20\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Closure of the coal-fired power plant at Pasaia<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Euskadi stops consuming coal \u2013the most polluting energy- to produce electricity.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">The digitalization of the electric power network in Euskadi begins through the Bidelek Sareak project.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>A total of 407,179 meters will be installed, 2,306 transformer centres modified, and 2 substations will be equipped with smart technology.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2013<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Night view of the Petronor refinery in Muskiz.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-34-a.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">URF plant \u2013 Petronor<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>URF means \u201cUnit for the reduction of fuel-oil\u201d, to recover this fuel \u2013 whose use is increasingly restricted \u2013 and obtain higher-value products for the market, reducing waste in the process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<p>It is one of the biggest investments in the energy sector in the history of Euskadi: 850 million euros.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2014<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Control valves of the gas pipeline.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-35.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Bilbao-Treto gas pipeline<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>It links the Basque gas network with Cantabria and Asturias, strengthening the security of gas supplies and consolidating the BBG regasification plant as the main entry point of gas in the Atlantic Arc.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2015<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RN7bLKOlaAo?rel=0\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Opening of BiMEP<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>A marine energy testing centre located in the open sea for floating devices, both of wave energy and wind power.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content fondo-verde\">\r\n\t<p><span style=\"color:white\">Euskadour multiplies its gas transport capacity (2.1 TCM).<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3cJ6BnkwRk?rel=0\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Third tank in Bah\u00eda de Bizkaia Gas (BBG)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Extension of the storage capacity of LNG (liquefied natural gas) up to 450,000 m3. The gas in liquid state is held in the tanks at a temperature of -163\u00baC.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow bounceIn animated special-box-2 animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter h6\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-number special-year\">\r\n\t<div class=\"counter-timer font-counter\" data-from=\"0\" data-to=\"2016\">0<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"maintitle text-center maintext text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/basque-energy-strategy-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\">ENERGY STRATEGY FOR EUSKADI 3E2030<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 maintext\">An adverse economic cycle, regulations that reduce remuneration and put new renewable facilities on hold, international technological changes and new, more ambitious European objectives make it necessary to review the Basque Energy Strategy up to 2030:\r\n\t<p class=\"m-t-20\"><span class=\"title-destacado\">Main targets::<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-3 m-b-40\"><img alt=\"Cover of the publication Energy Strategy for Euskadi 2030.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/destacado-05.png\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-3 m-b-40\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box-2 text-center\">Energy<br>\r\n\tsaving of\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">17%<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-3 m-b-40\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box-2 text-center\">improve energy intensity by\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">33%<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-3 m-b-40\">\r\n\t<div class=\"data-box-2 text-center\">Renewables<br>\r\n\tde\r\n\t<h3 class=\"text-center white-text data-box-content\">21%<\/h3>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center p-b-20\"><a class=\"btn btn-sm btn-circle btn-brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/publications\/basque-energy-strategy-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\">See strategy<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Graph of the Basque Energy Mix.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-37-ENG.gif\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">ENERGY MIX OF EUSKADI<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Natural gas represents 32% of consumption, to the detriment of oil and coal. The latter disappears from energy uses and is maintained as a residual source in production processes. Renewables account for 7.5%.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content fondo-azul\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\"><span style=\"color:white\">Energy intensity<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p><span style=\"color:white\">Energy intensity in 2016 improves by 3% against 2015, and CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions are reduced by 900,000 tonnes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Buoy for electricity generation.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-38.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">MARMOK A-5<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>Manufacture and installation in the sea of the first Basque technology device for energy generation from waves.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Turbine hall of the Mutriku Power plant.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-39.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Mutriku reaches production of 1 GW<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The first time in the world that this figure has been reached through wave energy.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2017<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Derrick.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-40.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Pozo Viura<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The Viura project for the production of natural gas is started.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-left\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2018<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><img alt=\"Two ships in the process of Bunkering.\" data-src=\"\/assets\/media\/historia-eve-41.jpg\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">First ship-to-ship bunkering operation with LNG<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>In the Port of Bilbao, the Oizmendi carries out the first pilot trial for ship-to-ship bunkering with LNG in the Spanish State, in the Mediterranean area.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ----------------><!-- ----------------><!-- module timeline-->\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp animated animated\" style=\"visibility: hidden; animation-name: none;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fecha-right\">\r\n\t<div class=\"dia\">2020<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-box\">\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-thumb\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jdTi1h_RODA?rel=0\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">Ekian solar park<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>The largest solar park in the Basque Country to date: 24 MW.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<!-- ---------------->\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1970s World oil crisis Euskadi extremely weak in energy terms. (Inefficient energy consumption, high dependence on oil and limited generation capacity). 1980 \u2013 1990 Start of Basque energy policy After the approval of the Statute of Autonomy of Euskadi in 1979 (The Statute of Gernika) an energy policy for the Basque Country was begun based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1825,"parent":5428,"menu_order":90,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4585","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4585"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25527,"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4585\/revisions\/25527"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eve.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}