Inicio / Notas de prensa / The Palos de la Frontera power plant celebrates 20 years of guaranteeing Andalusia’s electricity supply and increasing competitiveness in the region The Palos de la Frontera Combined Cycle Power Plant in the province of Huelva has been operating for 20 years guaranteeing the security of the electricity supply in Andalusia and boosting the region’s economic activity the facility has produced a cumulative total of more than 50 TWh which is equivalent to the consumption of more than 700,000 households each year for the past two decades today numerous authorities took part in a ceremony and visited the plant alongside several Naturgy executives The Palos de la Frontera combined cycle power plant came into commercial operation in December 2004 and more than 500 million euros were invested in its construction This facility has an electricity production capacity of 1,200 MW it generates more than 200 direct and indirect jobs every year and receives an average annual investment of 8 million euros The event was attended by the mayoress of Palos de la Frontera Milagros Romero; the Secretary General for Energy of the Regional Government of Andalusia Manuel Larrasa; the delegate of the Regional Government of Andalusia in Huelva José Manuel Correa; the director of the Andalusian Energy Agency Natalia Márquez; the secretary general of the Huelva Federation of Business Owners Daniel Caldentey; and the president of AIQBE the event was attended by the Director General of Networks Pedro Larrea; the Director of Thermal Generation Luis Zarauza; the Director of Combined Cycles Manuel Doblado; the Director of Resources and People of Thermal Generation Celestino Martínez; and the Head of Operations at the Palos Combined Cycle Power Plant Pedro Larrea pointed out the decisive role of combined cycle plants in guaranteeing electricity supply driving the energy transition and ensuring the competitiveness of companies and the comfort of households “Combined cycle plants offer a high level of flexibility and guarantee almost 100% operational availability which gives them a crucial role in the energy transition ensuring economic competitiveness and supply security” Combined cycle plants are power plants that convert natural gas into electricity by means of two consecutive generation processes These infrastructures have high availability for the energy system compared to the intermittency of other power generation sources they play a key role in guaranteeing supply at times of low renewable production or when demand increases Naturgy has 11 power plants located throughout Spain with a combined capacity of 7.4 GW Three of these facilities are in the province of Cadiz and have a combined capacity of 2.4 GW: Palos The group invests around 100 million euros each year in its combined cycle plants which enable it to maintain an availability rate of 98% and a high capacity to respond to the needs of the electricity system Naturgy has a steadfast commitment to Andalusia where the group operates through very different businesses The company has just commissioned its third photovoltaic farm in the region which joins the five wind farms already in operation to bring the company’s total installed renewables capacity in the region to 305 MW Naturgy is working on the development and construction of a further ten photovoltaic and six wind power projects has been present in the region for more than 30 years with a distribution network of more than 6,000 kilometres which allows it to supply more than 90 municipalities throughout the region’s eight provinces Currently around 1.6 million Andalusians already enjoy the advantages and convenience of natural gas and will be able to benefit from the potential decarbonisation that the progressive penetration of renewable gases will bring The company also generates around 4,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region the company has a portfolio of half a million customers in both electricity and gas Cepsa Bioenergia San Roque SLU (CBSR), a joint venture of Compañía Española de Petróleos SAU (Cepsa) and Singapore-based RGE Pte. Ltd.’s AAA Oils & Fats Pte. Ltd. (Apical Group) renewable energy subsidiary Bio-Oils Energy SA has let a contract to Worley Ltd to deliver services for a new renewable fuels plant to be built next to Cepsa’s La Rábida industrial energy park at the Port of Huelva in Palos de la Frontera in Spain’s southernmost autonomous community of Andalusia and field engineering support services for CBSR’s new plant that will produce 500,000 tonnes/year (tpy) of renewable diesel—or hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO)—and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a feedstock of agricultural waste and used cooking oils (UCO) the service provider said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange Worley said its scope of work under the contract—which also will benefit expanded operations of Bio-Oil Energy’s existing 500,000-tpy renewables fuels plant co-located at the site—will cover feedstock pretreatment installations outside battery limit (OSBL) fuel pretreatment units CBSR’s plant will boost overall production of the combined renewable fuels complex to 1 million tpy making it southern Europe’s largest second-generation biofuels plant Worley did not reveal the value of the contract This latest contract for the project follows CBSR’s previous award of detailed engineering for the proposed plant to Técnicas Reunidas SA in first-quarter 2023 Cepsa said Técnicas Reunidas will provide engineering and construction management support for the new plant with the service provider’s scope of work specifically to cover the renewable fuels unit (RFU) as well as the ship-and-tanker loading and unloading installations to be built as part of the project Cepsa confirmed the European Investment Bank (EIB) entered a €285-million loan agreement for the project as part of EIB’s commitment to investing in private companies within the European Union (EU) advancing their own decarbonization strategies in line with accelerating the energy transition A core component of Cepsa’s 2030 Positive Motion decarbonization strategy that outlines a corporate goal of producing 2.5-million tpy production in Spain and Portugal by 2030 CBSR’s proposed €1.2-billion renewable fuels plant project is also supported by InvestEU an EU program to mobilize more than €372 billion of additional investment in the period 2021-27 based on the project’s meeting the program’s main objectives of developing the EU energy sector and a sustainable bioeconomy which will secure most of its feedstock supply from Apical's agricultural waste and residue operations via a long-term agreement will be equipped to process as much as 600,000 tpy of mixed organic waste With construction activities initiated earlier this year CBSR’s renewables plant is designed for minimal environmental impact as plant processes will be powered with renewable hydrogen and 100% renewable electricity feature alternative heat-recovery and energy efficiency systems and—due to installation of an advanced water-treatment plant—only use reclaimed water that limits impacts to the surrounding ecosystem Cepsa confirmed in a February 2024 release a raw material for production of green hydrogen essential for decarbonizing operations of both the plant and the adjacent La Rábida energy park Biogas treatment at the proposed plant additionally will enable capture of biogenic CO2 for production of green methanol for decarbonizing maritime transport as part of the Cepsa-led Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley ecosystem program While it has produced biofuels across its conventional refining system for more than a decade Cepsa began producing HVO at its La Rábida energy park—one of two now belonging to the operator that also houses the company’s 11.1-million tpy La Rábida refinery—in 2022 using a feedstock of UCO Cepsa’s current move to aggressively expand renewable fuels production follows the operator’s realignment of its business objectives following decreased demand for hydrocarbon-based products resulting from the global Covid-19 pandemic the operator has committed to focusing on transformation of its remaining two Spanish downstream energy parks—which includes the San Roque energy park in Cádiz province that houses the 12-million tpy Gibraltar-San Roque refinery—for production of renewable fuels and green hydrogen Robert Brelsford joined Oil & Gas Journal in October 2013 as downstream technology editor after 8 years as a crude oil price and news reporter on spot crude transactions at the US Gulf Coast He holds a BA (2000) in English from Rice University and an MS (2003) in education and social policy from Northwestern University We’ve just sent you an email with a link so you can complete your subscription All the latest news and the best topics on Innovation and Sustainable Mobility and the Environment at the click of a button ProductionSpanish government criticised for withdrawing €500m in promised subsidies from 560MW green hydrogen projectThe opposition Partido Popular in Huelva claim that 'no technical or economic criteria' justify the exclusion of Iberdrola's Palos de la Frontera project from recently awarded state aid a provider of shipping and logistics services in the Iberian Peninsula has opened a new office at the Port of Huelva to support the country’s shipping and energy industry the opening of the office strategically positions the company to serve its existing dry and liquid bulk customers The expansion follows the opening of an office at the Port of Algeciras to cater to vessels passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and support Spain’s growing green energy sector commented: “As development of infrastructure for both green hydrogen and renewable energy continues to gain momentum in the south of Spain our presence in both Huelva and Algeciras become increasingly vital for supporting our customers.” “We are committed to supporting our ship owner and ship management customers wherever they go we are better placed than ever to serve them in true GAC style leveraging our global reach and local knowledge to support their strategic goals.” the port is a part of the Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley aims to accelerate the shift towards sustainable energy with the construction of two green hydrogen production facilities in Palos de la Frontera in Huelva and San Roque in Campo de Gibraltar These facilities will have a combined electrolysis capacity of 2 GW capable of producing up to 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually Their construction is expected to enhance the production of 2 GW of biofuels and derivative products such as green ammonium and methanol GAC also emphasized the port’s Sustainable Cold Logistics Hub which is designed to enhance energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of logistics operations The company said the hub utilizes residual cold from the LNG port terminal to power refrigerated storage facilities within the port adding that this system optimizes energy usage and lowers operational costs the Port of Huelva saw a handling of over 7.8 million tonnes of goods the total movement of bulk liquids surged by 9.16% to over 6 million tonnes during the same period Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups The Heraldo and the Three Wise Men of Seville will pass through the city a day earlier than planned In light of weather forecasts for January 4 and 5, the Three Kings Parade of Seville and the Herald are brought forward the popular Christmas procession will be held on January 4 and the Royal Postman will travel the streets of Seville on Friday 3 This is the first time in 106 years of history that the date in question is modified the Heraldo and his procession will depart from Orfila Street at 17:00 hours and is expected to return around 20:00 hours it will leave from the Rectorate of the University of Seville at around 16:15 hours it is expected to return to the faculty around 22:00 hours the Three Wise Men will begin their journey in the old Tobacco Factory at 16:15 hours The procession in question will consist of 30 floats, 17 of them new that you can check here and following the itinerary of the past 2024 Spain’s most ambitious renewable hydrogen project and one of the largest in all of Europe we continue to develop the ‘Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley’ It will accelerate the energy transition and endow the continent with greater energy autonomy helping our customers in the manufacturing and heavy road transportation sectors with their decarbonisation efforts In 2023 we announced the development of an hydrogen ring in Huelva (Spain) The pioneering engineering feat implied by the construction of this piece of infrastructure lies with connecting up hydrogen producers with consumers secure and competitive supplies and tapping synergies across all neighbouring industries Green hydrogen is a key tool for our own decarbonization and that of our customers especially in sectors that are difficult to electrify will prevent 6 million tons of CO2 emissions per year as well as emissions from other gases and particles thus improving air quality and contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Agenda 2030 goals Generating the renewable energy needed for these plants will be possible thanks to the development of wind and solar projects we will work alongside other renewable energy producers in Andalusia and the rest of Spain to promote integrating our plants into the electrical system The Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley will turn Andalusia and Spain into a European energy power with export capacity contributing to Europe's security of supply and energy independence thus supporting the REPowerEU strategy and helping to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda to combat climate change Furthermore, the development of this valley will position Andalusian ports as world leaders in international green hydrogen corridors and in supplying new green fuels for maritime transportation. Proof of this is the agreement signed with the Port of Rotterdam to create the first green hydrogen corridor linking southern and northern Europe also linking with other ports such as Singapore Developing the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley will generate 10,000 jobs and it will boost the economic activity of more than 400 SMEs in the area It will also boost industrial activity in the region by facilitating access to affordable and sustainable energy that is close to production centers Andalusia already consumes 40% of the hydrogen used in Spain today The region already has important industrial clusters which is why our objective is to promote partnerships and collaborations to make the region more competitive the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley will be a center of attraction for other links in the hydrogen value chain this project will generate new opportunities for local talent At Cepsa we will invest in training new job profiles through the training centers at our Energy Parks as well as through other partnerships with universities in the region Andalusia has the best conditions to be one of the most competitive and efficient regions in the world in the production of green hydrogen It is one of the places in Europe with the most competitive wind and solar photovoltaic generation capacity: more than 80% of the cost of green hydrogen production is derived from the cost of renewable electricity Andalusia consumes 40% of the hydrogen currently used in Spain where there is already a significant industrial fabric are prime sites to implement large-scale projects with access to a broad mix of renewable sources and high end-user demand The location of the plants will contribute to the increased integration of renewable projects in the autonomous community and will improve their utilization by taking advantage of surplus renewable energy generation during off-peak hours accelerating compliance with the region's and Spain's decarbonization objectives An ally for the decarbonization of industry and heavy land Green hydrogen can be used to produce derivative products such as ammonia or methanol Inicio / Notas de prensa / The El Tesorillo Wind Farm The first wind turbines forming part of the El Tesorillo Wind Farm – the renewable generation project being built by Naturgy in Jimena de la Frontera (Cadiz) – have now been installed work will continue on installing the other wind turbines until all 12 are in place The wind farm is expected to reach completion during the second half of this year The El Tesorillo Wind Farm represents an investment of some 25 million euros and will create approximately 200 jobs during the various stages of construction It will generate 26 MW to produce approximately 84 GWh per year equal to the annual electricity consumption of 24,000 homes – more than twice the inhabitants of Jimena de la Frontera Naturgy operates four combined-cycle power plants in Andalusia: Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) with an installed power capacity of 1,200 MW; two in San Roque (Cadiz) both with an output of 400 MW; and a fourth in Malaga that also has an output of 400 MW Naturgy has 55 MW of wind power generation installed in Andalusia (Malaga and Cadiz) The renewables subsidiary of the multinational power company closed 2018 with an installed capacity in operation of 1,179 MW in Spain (1,012 MW from wind 109 MW from mini-hydroelectric plants and 58 MW from cogeneration and photovoltaics) Naturgy is making a strong commitment to increasing renewable generation which aims to double its capacity before the end of this year the company plans to invest 1 billion euros throughout Spain by 2020 We aspire to lead biofuel manufacturing in Spain and Portugal by 2030 we aim to have an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons of biofuel of which 800,000 tons will be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) In 2022, we will start producing 2G biofuels at our "La Rábida" Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera in Huelva by converting some of our production facilities which will allow both companies to advance in our decarbonization objectives.The objective is to boost the biomethane market through collaborating in the supply of this renewable gas by PreZero Spain as well as the joint development of biomethane plants We are building the largest 2G biofuels complex in southern Europe At the end of 2022 we conducted a pioneering test in Seville and more than 200 flights departed from the airport with SAF produced by Moeve We supply enough SAF to cover 400,000 kilometers the equivalent of ten times around the world This was the first time that SAF was used at an airport in southern Europe Last July we became the first company to the first company to offer SAF in four of the main Spanish airports: Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, and Seville. And in October, we extended the sale of this biofuel to the Malaga airport these five locations account for around 60% of the country's passenger traffic We have partnered with Air Europa to supply SAF for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight This is the first time that two companies in Spain have established a regular supply of this sustainable fuel for a specific air route At Moeve we are leaders in Spain in the supply of energy to maritime transport and aim to continue to hold that position in the supply of sustainable fuels. We can deliver biofuel by barge in the area of the Strait of Gibraltar and in Barcelona and also by tanker at the more than 60 ports where we operate At the end of 2022 we successfully carried out the first test in Spain of 2G biofuels on one of the ships we use for ship supply we test the efficacy of these fuels before selling them to our customers In August 2023, Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using second-generation biofuels produced at our San Roque Energy park It was the first time that passenger ships used this type of sustainable fuels in Spain In August of this year, we made the first direct supply of second-generation biofuels for the cruise industry specifically to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings at the Port of Barcelona In November 2023, we began marketing 100% renewable diesel (HVO) both at our service stations and directly at our professional customers' facilities The objective is to provide them with an immediate solution to promote the decarbonization of road transport Also in 2023, we have successfully completed in rail transport, this year, together with Maersk and Renfe, the first test in Spain with 2G biofuels in the rail sector More than 100 trips have been made between Algeciras and Cordoba a section of the corridor between Algeciras and Madrid that is not electrified with renewable diesel (HVO) produced at our La Rábida Energy Park Access to feedstock is one of the industry's greatest challenges in 2G biofuel production That is why we use different suppliers and are committed to researching different feedstocks to complement our sources of supply for the production of this type of biofuels In April, we reached a global, long-term agreement with Apical to secure the majority of the feedstock supply for the new 2G biofuels plant we are going to build in Huelva We have also signed several agreements that will allow us to promote greater strategic self-sufficiency for Spain in terms of energy supply and independence while also fostering new economic and development opportunities for rural areas: 2G biofuels have a central role to play in meeting the targets set out in the Fit for 55 package a set of legislative proposals that will help the European Union reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 (compared to 1990) and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 The development and use of biofuels also contributes to several of the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production) Our goal is to lead 2G biofuel production in Spain and Portugal we will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons Cepsa and Bio-Oils, a subsidiary of Apical, are beginning construction of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in southern Europe which will flexibly produce 500,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (hydrogenated vegetable oil or HVO) annually will allow the joint venture formed by both companies to double its current production capacity along with the existing facilities operated by Cepsa and Bio-Oils in Huelva will form the second largest renewable fuel complex in Europe with a total production capacity of 1 million tons per annum.The new facility will be built in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) Its development involves a 1.2-billion-euro investment and the creation of 2,000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction and operation phases.The start of construction of this project was celebrated today at a ceremony attended by Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla President of the Regional Government of Andalusia Third Vice-President and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge which manages a group of resource-based manufacturing companies including Apical and Bio-Oils You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed UK supermarkets heavily reliant on strawberries from southern Spain where workers allege they are regularly underpaid have passports withheld and are forced to live in unsanitary shacks with workers telling the Guardian they have been regularly underpaid and forced to live in dilapidated shacks at least 60% of strawberries eaten in the UK are likely to be from vast farms across the south-west Spanish province of Huelva the UK imported €310m (£272m) worth of the fruit from the Andalucia region of which 91% is believed to be grown in Huelva But the fruit-picking workforce in the region – dominated by migrants from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa – are frequently paid less than the minimum wage and required to work overtime without pay, according to a new report from the organisation Ethical Consumer Some workers also allege that they are docked up to three days’ pay if they do not meet employers’ demands and have their passports or wages withheld to keep them working it’s not the occasional supplier – it’s widespread across the major exporting areas,” said Jasmine Owens View image in fullscreenPolytunnels for strawberries stretch across the Moguer area of Huelva Photograph: Susana Girón/The GuardianIn a recent visit to the Huelva region the Guardian spoke to 10 workers and two former farm workers Nine of the workers claimed they were being paid less than the legal minimum daily a 53-year-old undocumented worker from Morocco earning about €40 a day – under the legal daily wage I don’t have the right to file a complaint,” she said View image in fullscreenA shanty settlement for the immigrant workers getting in the strawberry harvest Photograph: Susana Girón/The GuardianThousands of workers live next to the polytunnels in which the strawberries are grown in shacks cobbled together out of scrap and plastic sheets foraged from greenhouses The workforce in Huelva also includes those who are part of a bilateral programme which brings thousands of Moroccans to Huelva for up to nine months a year to work on the strawberry harvest Free newsletterGet a different world view with a roundup of the best news Trade unions and rights organisations have long documented the programme’s preference for mothers between 25 and 45 years of age as they are considered more likely to return to their home country after their contract ends As the government scheme contractually ties the worker to an employer and requires officials’ authorisation to change jobs the organisations allege that it creates the conditions for forced labour View image in fullscreenWomen harvesting strawberries in Palos de la Frontera The Spanish-Moroccan work scheme prioritises hiring mothers aged 25 to 45 Photograph: Susana Girón/The GuardianThe result is that the women were highly vulnerable to exploitation and less likely to report abusive situations a sociologist who works with a group of lawyers in Andalusia that provides legal assistance to workers “It’s not that they happen to be vulnerable,” she said “It’s that they are specifically chosen that way.” While there were companies in Huelva’s strawberry fields that paid their workers fairly, these companies were a minority, said José Antonio Brazo, of Soc-Sat, a local farmworkers’ union that fielded more than 1,000 complaints in Huelva related to exploitation and working conditions in 2019. In a statement to the Guardian, Spain’s labour ministry said it was “fully committed” to resolving the issue, adding that it was in constant contact with workers’ unions and other “affected groups” in the sector. Read moreLast year the ministry carried out 4,245 inspections on farms in Huelva A total of 189 violations were detected – involving more than 2,800 people – resulting in fines of €1.6m which represents the UK’s major supermarkets said that retailers were committed to upholding the rights of all workers in the supply chain “Retailers are concerned by these reports and take these allegations very seriously,” said Sophie De Salis “Once those behind the original report share the evidence retailers will be in a position to thoroughly investigate and take any necessary action.” Spanish Cepsa has selected German Siemens Energy for the supply of 100 megawatts (MW) of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis technology for green hydrogen production at the company’s La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera The PEM electrolysis will complement the use of alkaline water technology that Cepsa has decided to implement for the remaining 300 MW of the 400 MW green hydrogen production project which the company is developing with partner Fertiberia Cepsa said that the combination of technologies is a decisive step for its Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley said to be one of the largest projects of its kind in Europe aimed at creating a European green hydrogen value chain and delivering decarbonization solutions for industry and heavy transport The green electricity required for the project’s production process is to come from solar and wind energy The company also noted that the region has access to strategic ports forming the basis for the maritime corridor that Cepsa has set up with partners to transport hydrogen between the South and North of Europe ensuring decarbonization solutions across the continent This production in Huelva is part of Cepsa’s wider plans for 2 GW of capacity by 2030 1 GW of capacity is expected in Huelva and 1 GW in Cádiz The first phase of the plan is still pending the final investment decision (FID) Executive Vice President of Commercial and Clean Energies at Cepsa commented: “Cepsa continues to execute important strategic agreements to develop the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley enabling us to bring crucial green molecules to our customers as we support their decarbonization journeys green hydrogen can power Europe to a zero-carbon energy system Through a combination of electrolyzer technologies Cepsa can manage technology risk to ensure supply for our customers.” Head of Sustainable Energy Systems at Siemens Energy stated: “We are delighted to be part of Cepsa’s ‘Green Hydrogen Valley’ project as there will be no energy transition without green molecules production capacity of electrolyzers is no longer the bottleneck in ramping up the hydrogen economy Our Berlin multi-gigawatt electrolyzer factory is a good example of this But we need a faster pace of funding approvals and fewer technocratic hurdles to ensure that such projects can make their decisive contribution to decarbonization across Europe.” the hydrogen business of German-based thyssenkrupp as the preferred supplier of the 300-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer for the project Thyssenkrupp nucera will assist in the design and engineering of the hydrogen facility through to the FID and the project will use 15 of its standardized scalum electrolyzer units with a capacity of 20 MW each The audiovisual exhibition Life and Work of Frida Kahlo produced and promoted by ACCIONA’s cultural management and production division ACCIONA Cultural Engineering It will take place in Madrid’s Delicias neighbourhood (Teatro Instante at an innovative exhibit space created ad hoc for this event Life and Work of Frida Kahlo combines cinematic and traditional museum experiences featuring large-scale audiovisual elements literary pieces and photographs pay tribute to the renown Mexican painter the exhibition brings Frida Kahlo's masterpieces to life ACCIONA Cultural Engineering designed the innovative event space which boasts 1,129 m2 of HD projection surface (including walls and floors) and 38 state-of-the-art projectors The exhibition was curated by Roxana Velásquez Martínez del Campo executive director of the San Diego Museum of Art curator of the exhibition Frida and Me at the Georges Pompidou Museum in Paris Life and Work of Frida Kahlo invites the audience to contemplate on some of the painter's well-known masterpieces (including her famous self-portraits The Wounded Deer or The portrait of Doctor Eloesser) and to discover other lesser known artworks (such as The Suicide of Dorothy Hale all the while contextualizing Kahlo’s persona and highlighting her resilience and personal strength The exhibition offers an artistic interpretation of the artwork and life of Frida Kahlo allowing visitors to understand her multiple aspects: as a woman The event's narrative is structured into three main thematic areas The first part focuses on the artist in all her splendor connecting Frida's work with the testimonies of her peers as a way to showcase her relevance in both the intellectual and artistic movements of her time The second part reveals Frida’s more intimate side delving into the artist's roots and friendships and analyzing a key event in her history: the traumatic accident that led to her rebirth as a painter The creative and production techniques selected for the sensory elements serve to reproduce and reinterpret the artist's pictorial style A detailed graphic research of her paintings was necessary to bring the elements and characters of her work to life to recreate atmospheres and contextualize events in her life illustrations were created that combine photographic imagery symbolizing a dedicated and surreal interpretation of Frida's world Each scene is accompanied by an original musical soundtrack created by Goya-nominated composer and pianist Arturo Cardelús creating emotional rhythms and enhancing the desired visual narrative The melodies include a wide variety of instruments and sound effects combined with traditional European and Mexican music in clear reference to the origins of the artist The soundtrack was recorded with the Budapest Art Orchestra under the direction of its conductor The overall experience has an estimated duration of one hour and a maximum capacity of 230 people which will be adjusted according to health protocols to ensure visitors’ safety during Covid-19 This exposition is committed to generating a positive social and environmental impact both in Madrid Since the very conception of the exhibition its regenerative design and purpose prioritized analyzing the life cycle of all materials used as well as a thorough evaluation of energy efficiency Life and Work of Frida Kahlo will be a CO2 neutral exhibit as are all the events carried out by ACCIONA Cultural Engineering all CO2 emissions are minimized and those that are unavoidable are offset through the acquisition of Certified Emission Reductions (CER) granted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ACCIONA is going 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Also attach a photo to illustrate your article, no more than 100kb Do you have a positive or negative outlook for the biofuels industry in 2025 View Results We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Learn more. Barriers to the UK market could create supply surpluses and ripple effects across EU Glance at the food map of Spain which crops up on children’s jigsaw puzzles and teaching aids and you’ll find Valencia dotted with orange trees and Castilla-La Mancha sitting under a heavy round of manchego is marked with a leg of Iberian ham – and an enormous strawberry that represents a billion-euro export market The fruit might almost be to scale. More than 85% of all the strawberries Spain exports are grown in the province and much of Huelva’s countryside sits under huge plastic tunnels over which hovers the occasional raptor Also keeping a beady eye on the fields – and the very near future – is José Antonio Martín The family business, AgroMartín began with a single hectare of strawberries planted by his mother and father in 1980 It now comprises 140 hectares (350 acres) of strawberries and almost 200 hectares of nectarines As his 8,000 tonnes of strawberries ripen, Martín ponders what Brexit will mean for his business Around 15% percent of his strawberries are exported to the UK; the rest go elsewhere around the EU and to Norway and Switzerland View image in fullscreenA strawberry farm at sunset in Huelva soft fruit exports from Huelva alone were worth €994m Martín knows that Brexit will have a negative impact on free trade and increase the administrative burden “How Brexit will affect us depends on the deal that’s agreed between the Europe and the UK,” he says the main problem will be customs and getting all the right paperwork as each load will need to clear customs we don’t know and there’s a lot of uncertainty we don’t know what’s going to happen with border agreements.” The 36-year-old farmer hopes a deal will be reached as border restrictions would be be terrible for both the UK and the EU View image in fullscreenJosé Antonio Martín Photograph: José Antonio MartínIf growers such as him have trouble exporting soft fruit to the UK the consequences will be felt across the sector – and by both exporters and non-exporters raspberry and blackberry markets are stable and the blueberry market has grown a bit,” he says “Supply and demand are pretty well balanced in the market right now A hard Brexit and a border closing could trigger an important crisis over its initial years We could have a couple of difficult years that could even mean we have to reduce our crop hectarage a bit to adapt our supply to the demand all over again.” the surplus resulting from the closed UK market would upset the balance drive prices down and force farmers to rethink their planting “That would be keenly felt in the early years – and especially at this time of the year April and May are the busiest time of year for us We may have to scale back planting next year This is a pretty uncertain time and I don’t think it’s good for anyone According to Freshuelva, the industry association for Huelva’s strawberry producers and distributors, the UK is the third biggest export market for strawberries after Germany and France and the biggest for raspberry exports. Sixteen percent of Huelva’s strawberries ended up in the UK in 2018, as did 34% of its raspberries and 26% of its blueberries. “Brexit is obviously generating uncertainty as the UK has traditionally been our second biggest market,” says Freshuelva’s manager, Rafael Domínguez. “But what’s really worrying us is not the controls themselves, but the border hold-ups when it comes to produce as perishable as berries.” Domínguez says the sector is planning for a no-deal Brexit, with all the stress and paperwork – tariff rights, customs declarations and phytosanitary certificates – that a UK crash-out would bring. “The imposition of customs and phytosanitary controls on exports of produce to the UK would affect transport logistics, slowing down or blocking access to the British market. Paying tariffs, meanwhile, would do serious economic damage and affect the competitiveness of our exports.” “the economic consequences would be extremely serious” who has worked the land since he was a young boy says Brexit’s ripples will be felt well beyond the strawberry fields of Huelva “Strawberries move a lot of money and employ a lot of people,” he says A surplus and lower prices could affect employment Strawberries are one of Huelva’s flagship products.” Total value of soft fruit exports from Huelva Total value of Huelva’s strawberry exports in 2018: €437m Total area of strawberry cultivation in Huelva: 6,095 hectares (15,052 acres) Total value of Spanish strawberry exports in 2018: €580m Biggest markets for Huelva soft fruit: Germany (31%) (Sources: Andalucían regional government; Spanish federation of associations of producers and exporters of fruits specifically of undocumented migrants and those hired in their country of origin but without legal residence translates into a cheap and flexible pool of labour a group of migrant workers talk in front of the greenhouses where they work the countryside of Huelva in southern Spain transformed into a monotonous landscape of greenhouses and made Spain one of the world’s leading exporters of strawberries and red fruits The strawberry companies mainly employ women and these women have increasingly been migrant workers The berry sector requires the labour of 100,000 people every season In addition to seasonal workers from Spain they include women hired from Morocco through programmes organised by the strawberry employers’ association along with the Spanish and Moroccan authorities as well as male and female migrants from countries like Senegal Many of these workers survive in slums such as those in Lepe and Palos de la Frontera According to the former United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights the thousands of residents of these settlements “live like animals,” with no electricity while being subjected to all manner of blackmail and abuse Residents are regularly forced to pay for a work contract in order to gain access to coveted residency permits or to simply register themselves with authorities. Once strawberry season is over, many embark on a nomadic route that takes them to the greenhouses of Almería and Lleida in Spain but also “of the fundamental rights of personal dignity and the rights to freely assemble and to form trade unions” several female seasonal workers from Morocco denounced repeated sexual abuse and called for support for a burgeoning feminist movement the association Jornaleras de Huelva en Lucha (JHL) was formed day labourers from Spain and Morocco respectively have become the visible faces of a struggle that brings together many women who prefer to remain anonymous because they know that anyone who speaks out is liable to be punished (usually three days without work and pay) or lose their work entirely With scant trade union representation in the area “The issues at stake in our struggle include labour and sexual abuse and ecological consequences because red fruit monocultures in mega-greenhouses are drying up our water resources and are already impacting the aquifers of Doñana we will not only be left without irrigation but also without water to drink,” warns Pinto In the fields of Huelva, abuse and exploitation are the rule rather than the exception. According to a report by the Italian organisation Terra! E(U)xploitation the same is true in other agricultural regions throughout southern Europe Their study concludes that abuses at tajos (places of work) are widespread and include piece-rate wages as well as failure to report all days actually worked Agro-industrial employers utilise such measures to offset recent increases to Spain’s interprofessional minimum wage which has been a major thorn in their side it is common for workers to be paid around €24 for a full day’s work The report’s conclusions are overwhelming: exploitation and illegal employment is the norm in the fields of southern Europe Such widespread abuses are made possible by laws on foreign nationals “Agricultural labour is the main occupation to which people without regular administrative status have access Due to all the obstacles standing in the way of regularisation they are easily prayed upon and blackmailed all with no certainty that they will be paid,” says Paone “It’s clear that the law on foreign nationals must be modified If thousands of people are completely unprotected [due to irregular status] this will create a labour pool that will not complain because they face expulsion,” she adds therefore translates into a cheap and flexible pool of labour that additionally serves to discipline local workers: they’ll tell you ‘If you don’t like it get out I have 3,000 people out there who will do it for half the money,’” says Pinto they stoke conflict and hateful rhetoric.” Indeed Vox and other far-right parties that encourage xenophobia and racism have become the majority The demand for flexible labour in European agriculture is thus linked with restrictive immigration laws whose doctoral thesis deals with the plight of seasonal workers in Huelva calls this “institutional racism” that “favours exclusion and racism” by constructing a category of undocumented migrants who are exposed to all kinds of abuses the European border system requires “structural changes not just quick fixes that don’t address the model itself” “Recruiting workers in their countries of origin is very useful for the berry sector,” says Reigada The border system facilitates the cheap labour that the sector demands while a handful of large multinationals completely control value in global chains Of the three major phases of agribusiness (research, production and distribution), local entrepreneurs only control the second phase. In the case of the strawberry sector in Spain, laboratories in California and Florida largely control innovation formats and quality standards thanks to their oligopolistic power: six large groups control 55 per cent of the distribution of all food products (in Spain) Caught between the rising prices demanded by laboratories for raw materials and the increasingly low prices offered by distributors local entrepreneurs ensure their profitability at the expense of workers who face increasingly miserable conditions they require solutions that address the complexity of the situation labour inspections should be carried out at the European level because “the problem is European If it is treated as nothing more than a local problem we may be able to do away with abuses in Huelva Equal Times is a trilingual news and opinion website focusing on labour politics and the economy from a social justice perspective The renowned berry brand Fresón de Palos has launched its own online store; a virtual space that will allow consumers to order and receive exclusive assortments of strawberries and blueberries among other products that will be included in the portfolio customers will be able to purchase fruit harvested on that same day and receive it via refrigerated courier within 24 hours The berry e-store is now live at www.tiendafresondepalos.es which also features numerous recipes including these healthy fruits The fruits of Fresón de Palos are characterized by their large size and natural color as well as their smoothness and consistency A beautiful appearance with a matching intense flavor capable of delighting the most demanding palates For more information:Fresón de PalosPolígono Industrial San Jorge Camino de la Cocola s/n21810 Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, SpainTel.: +34 628 652 821www.fresondepalos.es FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com M&S and Unilever among companies demanding urgent action over unsustainable water usage destroying ecosystem in Doñana region say supermarketsThis article is more than 9 years oldM&S and Unilever among companies demanding urgent action over unsustainable water usage destroying ecosystem in Doñana region The Doñana Strawberry and Sustainable Water Management Group which includes retailers such as the UK supermarkets and accounts for 20% of strawberry sales in the region says it backs the Andalucía regional government’s land use plan The proposal includes the eradication of 1,500 hectares of unauthorised strawberry cultivation But despite being approved in December 2014 “We strongly support the land use plan issued by the government of Andalucía and urge all parties involved to cooperate on its urgently needed implementation,” read a group statement continued pressure will ultimately lead to severe environmental degradation of the ecosystem and in particular the Doñana national park as well as to a reduction in the long-term availability of strawberries from the region coordinated by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI) believes that water demand could be reduced without affecting production pilot projects have shown that strawberries can be produced in the region using significantly less water with no impact on yield or quality The group added that it plans to bring together all those groups with an interest in the land to look at ways of improving the sustainability of the industry View image in fullscreenStrawberry fields in Cartaya which has campaigned extensively on the issue welcomed the calls urging the government and producers to act “The WWF applauds the commitment of the supermarkets and food companies The defence of legitimate producers and the conservation of Doñana are non-negotiable for European consumers,” said WWF spokesman Felipe Fuentelsaz “Those who disagree are against the survival of the strawberry industry.” The situation is normal at the start of the 2020 campaign for Fresón de Palos which expects its production to peak in spring and the total volume until early June to exceed 80 million kilos These figures will help the company consolidate as a leader in the strawberry sector while continuing to become stronger with other berries The famous Huelva-based firm continues to fill the Spanish shelves with its products and also has a great presence in twenty other countries One of this year's launches is the Sustainable Fresón line a registered trademark in six languages with which it will market fruit in a fully biodegradable container This once again confirms the cooperative's commitment to environmental responsibility Fresón de Palos is developing a powerful campaign with Sony Pictures and the movie Peter Rabbit: The Runaway encouraging family consumption and adhering to a brand positioning strategy which involves rejuvenating the target and expanding the consumer profile presenting itself as a healthy eating alternative Fresón de Palos has inaugurated a new storage center this year This is a response to the increase in volumes and new formats that have been introduced in recent years for the entire range of berries it has updated and modernized an important part of its automated production machinery making it more efficient and adapting it to the new products manufactured at its three production centers in Palos de la Frontera as well as in the Spanish regions of Catalonia and Aragon where St George is considered the patron saint In Andalucía there are several places dedicated to San Jorge and a town that celebrates 23 April with a bang The search for something English in Andalucia often leads to Huelva province one of the most English-influenced areas of Spain The town of Palos de la Frontera has the parish church of San Jorge Martir (St George the Martyr) It is thought that the dedication of the church to St George the Martyr may be due to English influence the English royal house venerated St George both through the trading relationships of its sailors and through the Crusades it is known that after the discovery of America the seafarers of Huelva maintained commercial relations with the various European ports of the time Historians emphasise that the Iglesia de San Jorge in Gothic-Mudejar style does not seem to be the result of a project in general but perhaps an evolution resulting from chance It is believed that the building retains the body of an ancient temple built on a hill The church consists of three Mudejar naves and a Gothic altar The main door of the church is made entirely of stone and framed by two abutments It is known as the 'Puerta de Américas' because much of the preparation and negotiation for the departure of the expedition that discovered the Americas took place in front of this doorway of the church the town council and neighbours gathered to read the Royal Pragmatic Decree ordering certain residents of Palos de la Frontera to deliver two caravels to Christopher Columbus is one of the most beautiful spots of the parish church This doorway is known as the 'Puerta de los Novios' (Bride and Groom Door) because of the custom of couples to enter through it while they are still engaged and exit through the main door when they are married this door is also associated with discoveries If Columbus is said to have opened the gateway to the New World The door was a direct access to the descent leading to the Palos Canal led by the Pinzón family and Christopher Columbus after praying and receiving the sacraments passed through this door to set out on their voyage of discovery in the early morning hours of 3 August 1492 Next to this door is a commemorative tile with the names of various evangelisers from Palos de la Frontera who carried out their mission in the New World in 1931 the building of San Jorge Church was declared a national monument and is a part of the so-called Lugares Colombinos ('Columbian places') tourist route Seville has a castle named after Saint George a site with ruins where a medieval fortress was once built on the west bank of the Guadalquivir River the first fortifications here were built by the Visigoths a defence complex called Castillo de Gabir was erected here The castle was a key position for the conquest of Seville by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248 the castle belonged to the military order of St George Then the castle was named in honour of St George It is reported that the Order of St George of Alfama disappeared in 1400 the defensive importance of the castle diminished and in 1481 it became the headquarters of the Spanish Inquisition and its prison It is believed that Beethoven's opera Fidelio about Seville prison where prisoners of conscience were kept at the end of the 18th century The buildings were demolished due to the constant destruction of the walls as a result of heavy river floods and in the 19th century a food market was established there Seville city hall inaugurated the Castillo de San Jorge project which created a visitor centre that tells the story of the ruins and religious repression of the Spanish Inquisition This St George-themed tour in western Andalucía might end in Alcalá de los Gazules this small town with white-washed houses located in the Los Arcornocales natural park is immersed in a special festive atmosphere for a week This is one of the few towns in Andalucía where San Jorge is the patron saint and 23 April is a feast day and the climax of the activities The main scene is the church (Iglesia Parroquial de San Jorge) The church is celebrating a jubilee this year It is 500 years since three hermitages merged into the current parish church of San Jorge which was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (Bien de Interés Cultural) in 2006 You can stay in a hotel with the name of San Jorge Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Hispanic Day is celebrated every October 12 to mark Christopher Columbus’ first landfall in the Americas Did you know that Columbus was seeking a direct route to Asia when he discovered the Americas also known as Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad is an official holiday in most Hispanic America under different names All government administrative buildings and offices The day shines a light on Spanish identity and heritage — the bond between the old European country and Spanish-speaking Latin America Learn about the historical significance of this day in Spain Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas significantly changed the continent and Europe making Spain the first modern superpower and shaping the Americas’ ethnic Columbus’ first voyage to the New World began on the evening of August 3 He left the harbor of Palos de la Frontera with three ships: Santa Maria with Christopher Columbus traveling on the first ship the crew on the Pinta sighted land and informed Columbus Columbus and his men landed on an island and were received by the indigenous Arawak people though it was called Guanahani by the locals He also referred to the indigenous people as Los Indios creating a generalized term that will be used to describe the indigenous people of North exploring northeast of Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola Columbus founded the settlement of La Navidad in present-day Haiti and left 39 men there Columbus arrived in Spain with native prisoners His discoveries were received with great celebration and quickly spread across Europe Columbus set sail for the New World with 17 ships and about 1,500 men he returned to Hispaniola and established a temporary settlement in La Isabela The Spanish settlers soon introduced the encomienda system where indigenous people provided labor for the Spaniards in return for food along with the introduction of European diseases and the exportation of enslaved locals led to a drastic reduction in the indigenous population locating the regions of modern-day Central and South America Columbus was accused of tyranny and corruption The Columbus brothers were later absolved of all charges by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and got sponsored for their fourth voyage to the New World Columbus returned to the Americas with a fleet of 30 ships he was impeded by a storm and shipwrecked in Jamaica where they remained stranded for six months In a desperate attempt to induce the natives to keep providing for him and his men Columbus used the lunar eclipse of February 29 He accurately predicted the event using Abraham Zacuto’s astronomical charts Spain’s National Day today is a celebration of the country’s heritage The day is an homage to over 400 million people across continents united by a common language The quintessential Spanish lifestyle is fully displayed – concerts The National Day of Spain has faced many changes throughout the 20th Century but many still regard it as one of the most important days in Spanish history Spain officially commemorates the fourth centenary of Columbus’ discovery of the Americas Madrid celebrates the first ‘Día de la Hispanidad.’ It’s also an off day when government offices Solemn acts of tribute to the Spanish National Flag take place in the capital That is followed by the Armed Forces and State Security Forces parade The day’s celebrations usually extend up to a week giving people an opportunity to travel to the countryside and explore historical places in Spain Common destinations for this trip include Aragon and Zaragoza Book your flight early so you don’t miss out on the celebration Several Spanish historical sites and museums have an Open Doors Day today From the Baroque and Renaissance to Gothic influences Spain’s contribution to art and architecture is immense and fideuá are some of the best the Spanish nation has to offer Check for a nearby Spanish restaurant and indulge your taste buds with these delicious Spanish cuisines The ‘Marcha Real,’ Spain’s national anthem is one of four national anthems in the world with no lyrics Spain is the only country in Europe to have a border with Africa through Morocco Spain has the third-highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites globally — 47 There are about 440 million native Spanish speakers globally and dates like this one both shine a light on it and inspire reflection on how the times have changed Aside from the Spanish discovery of the Americas Spain Hispanic Day also celebrates its impact and influence over the Americas Spain Hispanic Day is also a celebration of Spanish culture and language It commemorates the shared history between Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries We keep track of fun holidays and special moments on the cultural calendar — giving you exciting activities ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " just three days after the deadline given to Spain’s large and vibrant Jewish community to convert to Christianity or leave the country for ever and Santa Maria – set sail from the port in Palos de la Frontera West They were heading for the rich spice markets in Asia Much has been written about the supposed “concealed” Jewish identity of Christopher Columbus and is based on rather strained circumstantial evidence.Yet one person on the voyage had unarguably been a Jew though he converted shortly before setting out to the deep blue sea Luis de Torres was apparently born Yosef ben HaLevi HaIvri believing that he could converse with the Jews they would find in the court of the Chinese emperor and with the merchants in the markets of the Orient After a brief pit stop in the Canary Islands They reached a small island in what is known today as the Bahamas (or the Turks and Caicos) though which island exactly remains disputed the voyage continued in search of the mainland though they didn’t actually reach it on this voyage Instead they landed on the shore of Cuba on October 28 Columbus sent a two-man expedition inland to scout the island and make contact with the native inhabitants The two men were de Torres and the sailor Rodrigo de Jerez who received them amicably and with great honors When they returned four days later they reported smoking tobacco thereby becoming the first westerners to partake in this vice The car manufacturing mogul and confirmed anti-Semite Henry Ford had this to say about the incident in “The International Jew”: “Luis de Torres was the first man ashore the first to discover the use of tobacco; he settled in Cuba and may be said to be the father of Jewish control of tobacco business as it exists today.” The fleet set sail back to Spain on January 15but de Torres and 38 other sailors stayed behind in Cuba in a settlement that Columbus called La Navidad De Torres was not however to become a tobacco magnate as Ford implies he found the village destroyed and its inhabitants De Torres’ widow Catalina Sánchez received a grant to compensate her for her loss over a decade later established in Freeport in 1972 was named after de Torres Thus the life of the first “American Jew” was short and ended abruptly and violently but over the following decades many Jews would follow in de Torres’ footsteps The first were Spanish and Portuguese “Marranos,” recent converts who took the colonization of the Americas as an opportunity to escape the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition – though Inquisition tribunals were set up in the New World by the 1570s A group of Marrano Jews fleeing persecution in Brazil in 1654 settled in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam These were the first Jews in North America That very year they founded Congregation Shearith Israel a group of Sephardic Jews settled in Newport In 1763 this congregation inaugurated the Touro Synagogue the oldest synagogue still standing in the United States Jews were living in many of the colonies of North America and synagogues were springing up in every major city But the Jewish community remained small until the second half of the 19th century when a mass migration from the Russian Empire brought hundreds of thousands of Jews to America’s shores For more stories, go to Haaretz.com or to subscribe to Haaretz, click here and use the following promotional code for Forward readers: FWD13 I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward American Jews need independent news they can trust At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S rising antisemitism and polarized discourse This is a great time to support independent Jewish journalism you rely on See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs subject line “republish,” with any questions or to let us know what stories you’re picking up Copyright © 2025 The Forward Association The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden a team of archaeologists from Huelva University have unearthed the remains of a port in the southern Spanish town of Palos de la Frontera According to Spanish radio station Cadena SER they’ve discovered a large potter’s workshop which showcases how La Fontanilla port was the vibrant point of craftsmanship and trade historical accounts had described it as being The finding has helped to locate the point where ships including Columbus’s three vessels to America as the shipyard’s remains could not withstand the passing of time and the rise of the river bed With the help of Palos de la Frontera Town Hall the team have also managed to identify the remains of an inn “We’ve unearthed the place where Cristopher Columbus allegedly recruited sailors for his expedition to America,” archaeologist Juan Campos told Cadena SER Mayor Carmelo Romero is now hoping the remains of the real Santa María - Columbus’s flagship – as well as his other two caravels the Pinta and Niña will be discovered and brought to back to their rightful home Unfortunately for him, recent claims that the Santa María had been found off the coast of Haiti were scuttled by UNESCO on Monday who argued the wreck is that of a ship from a later period Genoese explorer Cristoforo Colombo set sail from Palos de la Frontera on August 3rd 1492 in search of a shortcut to Asia Although he believed he would reach Japan he ended up landing in what is modern-day Bahamas Under the auspices of Spain’s Catholic Kings Ferdinand and Isabella his ‘discovery’ of the New World led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas and colonization of the continent over the course of several centuries Please log in here to leave a comment A runaway hippopotamus that escaped from a circus in Spain has been spotted casually wandering the streets eating grass from a central reservation and stopping traffic The heavyweight escapee had made a break from a circus in Palos de la Frontera near Huelva in the south west of the country It is unclear how the hippo made its escape from the nearby circus and the animal was quickly detained and returned to the circus The sub-Saharan herbivores may look placid but they are known for their grumpy nature They have a ferocious charge, can reach speeds of up to 20mph (32kph) and are renowned as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa But the residents of Palos de la Frontera were clearly unaffected by the beast wandering through the town One onlooker said: "Rather than causing any sort of alarm or panic everyone seemed pretty cool with the situation." A video of the happy hippo was quickly posted to social media with one post saying: "A hippo has escaped from a circus It's walking around Palos de la Frontera!" @A3Noticias "Hipopotamo se escapa del circo". Esta ocurriendo en Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) pic.twitter.com/OodMsDYZnZ Emergency services were called and police and circus staff were able to round him up It is not the first unexpected urban animal escape a black bear went on the loose in Los Angeles climbing trees to avoid capture before eventually returning to the Angeles National Forest In February last year two escaped llamas led authorities in Phoenix on a long chase through the city as audiences worldwide were captivated by live video of their escapades filmed from television news helicopters The so-called "llama drama" began when a large white llama and a slightly smaller black companion were spotted roaming the north-western Arizona suburb of Sun City They were pursued by deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and members of the public often skipping away from capture at the last moment They were eventually lassoed and brought back to their owners This investigation is a cooperation with RTL Nachtjournal and BuzzFeed News in a café in the Southern Spanish town of Palos de la Frontera when Kalima takes a life-changing decision She works on a strawberry farm few kilometres away and life there is hell: No kitchen “He has the phone numbers of all the women.” He forces them to have sex with him that of her supervisor and boss have been changed She has been here since March and she has nothing more to lose She will return to the farm for only a last time These women typically remain silent out of fear to lose their job which makes it hard to grasp the scope of the problem Their silence is perpetuated by a civil society and justice system that does little to nothing to help them CORRECTIV spoke to dozens of female workers in Spain’s Huelva region physically assaulted or insulted by their superiors Kalima on the day she filed a complaint against her harasser Palos de la Frontera is a town that grew rich from strawberries. Around 80 per cent of the strawberries Germany imports come from the region of Huelva in Andalusia Under a white sea of plastic greenhouses over 300.000 tons of strawberries are harvested each year making Andalusia — the so called “California of Europe” – the biggest producer of the fruit in Europe do not want to discuss the business with the press and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Andalusian Council did not answer CORRECTIV’s repeated requests for comment “Everyone has heard that abuses happen, but nobody talks”, Pastora Cordero Zorrilla from the union Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) writes in a statement During her previous job this worker was left with no other option Workers call it the house of the weeping women Located within the labyrinth of hundreds of greenhouses Around a hundred women from Morocco and Romania live here rising early in the morning to collect crates full of berries whilst the mist still hovers over the fields Nobody dares to speak to journalists close to the house Two Moroccan workers come to a nearby farm so they are not seen around with strangers They close the kitchen door and carefully watch the small window Sabiha has been working here since early March A sign reading „immigrants“ between the towns of Almonte and Palos de la Frontera in Andalusia “shouts because we speak in Moroccan He insults us constantly.” Sometimes they are not allowed to shower for an entire week With temperatures well over 40 degrees during the summer and hard labor in the fields even when her back aches painfully from bending over to collect the fruit “He tells me to fill more crates of strawberries Coming from regions of Morocco where jobs are scarce Sabiha and her co-workers  saw the opportunity to work in Spain as an escape from economic precarity Starting work at 6am in the morning until lunch and then again in the afternoon They do not earn more than 30 euros per day Companies do not compensate them in case of bad weather temporary reduction of production or for completely arbitrary reasons Perpetrators use this financial dependence of the female workers Hiba (upper left) is a Moroccan woman with two children “Five years ago I was working for a company where I was sexually harassed by the boss telling that if I didn’t have sex with him he would fire me I was afraid of losing my job because I had to take care of my children I’m still taking sleeping pills and often have nightmares.“ they have been abandoned by local institutions local women’s rights organisations showed a considerable amount of ignorance and denial Repeated attempts by CORRECTIV  to discuss violence against women with local charities Caritas or the women’s  organisations Huelva Acoge and Women in Conflict Zones (Mujer en Zone de Conflictos) were unsuccessful Turning to the justice system seems impossible because the women do not speak Spanish and have a hard time proving the abuse in front of a court When asked about any statistics or ongoing investigations regarding sexual violence and abuse a local police officer in Palos de la Frontera answered: “Sexual abuse is not a thing of Spain.”  As a consequence only few cases are brought to trial Carlos Ramon and Ambrosio guilty of an “offense against moral integrity and sexual harassment” The court documents do not provide the perpetrators’ surnames Their victims were Moroccan workers who worked for Martin in 2009 Carlos Ramon and Ambrosio would insult women with phrases like: “Bitches There in your country you’re starving” The workers were obligated to urinate in the field and sometimes physically assaulted by the men They were demanded „sexual favours“ in order to keep their job There is another indication: The abortion rate in Palos de la Frontera is very high with most of the women seeking abortion being migrant workers A social worker at the local center for public health who has to sign off every abortion request that goes through the center says: “During the season of gathering fruits with majority of request coming from  Moroccan in Palos and the neighbouring town Moguer there were 185 abortions in 2016 90 per cent chosen by immigrant workers in the field She presumed that many abortions could be due to rape living in Palos: “I have a terrible headache in the night and an allergy because of the industrial site We take a lot of anti-inflammatory medicine because of the factory We cannot breathe because of the smell of the factory but the boss doesn’t care and says we have to work” She asked: “Are we humans or animals to them?” The only union that speaks out about the issue is the Sindicato Andaluz de Trabajadores (SAT) In Huelva they have only two representatives he lays out his theory on why abuse is such a taboo in Huelva “The feeling of powerlessness is huge As a small union SAT cannot help victims of abuse either because they rely on women to openly report and many are too afraid — a vicious cycle “Huelva has the worst exploitation of agricultural labour in Andalusia look the other way.” His union is not allowed to visit workers in the fields Trying to do so results in farmers threatening Regalado Once strawberries leave the field and are packaged for final consumption they receive a Global GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) number Global GAP is a company that certifies that a producer in the field of crops livestock or aquaculture is “safe and sustainable.” According to the organisation it is the most widely accepted private sector food safety certification in the world Using the Global GAP certificates CORRECTIV was able to find that the employer of Kalima is supplying a larger cooperative called Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluz Santa Maria de la Rabida better known by their brand name “Fréson de Palos”  As of 2014 Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluz Santa Maria de la Rabida claimed to be the “biggest strawberry producer in all of Europe” Global GAP said in a statement that it had not been aware of sexual abuse in the Huelva region It said it would investigate the situation now It said that the social well-being of workers was one of the most important criteria in its certification decision “Fréson de Palos” strawberries are exported to countries all over Europe as a company spokesperson confirmed in a phone call with CORRECTIV in early March During this call the spokesperson also confirmed that the employer of Khadija is a „business partner“ and supplies them with strawberries The company did not respond to a written request for comment It is very likely that strawberries from the fields of Huelva in which sexual exploitation of women is happening One example: CORRECTIV found strawberries from the Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluz Santa Maria de la Rabida in a Lidl supermarket in a town near the Western city of Münster Lidl said social and ecological responsibility was part of its company codex to which its suppliers also need to adhere to It said that its supply chain was certified by Global GAP and that its suppliers were undergoing regular checks „We distance ourselves from any violation of human and labour rights“ adding that it would investigate any violations A female worker in Palos: „We would like to tell the buyer of the strawberries that they need to think of us and to think under which conditions we work what we go through and how much we suffer.“ As for all the women CORRECTIV interviewed in Italy reporting her abuse to the police did not improve Kalimas situation in which a gynaecologist and a forensic doctor state “sexual aggression” for example a sample of sperm it would be hard to persecute Abdelrahman Kalima is transferred into a woman’s shelter the same day she reports to the police After she testified in court against her rapist he continues to threaten Kalima with death over the phone CORRECTIV accompanied her from the moment she took the decision to report until she was moved into a safe house CORRECTIV stayed in touch with Kalima over phone She returned to Morocco a few months later But working in Spain was the only way for her to generate income and feed her family and her bedridden husband A local charity is giving her vegetables and flour for free Kalimas family does not know what has happened to her in Spain workers confirmed to CORRECTIV over the phone that he continues to work in the same company According to the Spanish union CCOO 3,666 women traveled back and forth from Morocco to Huelva region to work as fruit pickers in the first half of 2017 2018: We wrote in an earlier version that the company Global GAP certifies agricultural producers the company develops standards based on which products are certified by separate institutions Faten Akhatou Bouchkaren contributed to this story This investigation was funded by crowdfunding.correctiv.org We thank the supporters for their contribution: This investigation was also funded by the Swiss Volkart Foundation If you would like to securely leak information and documents to us, please visit this page Unsere Reporterinnen und Reporter senden Ihnen Recherchen was Journalismus für unsere Gesellschaft leisten kann – regelmäßig oder immer dann La subida del gas y la caída del consumo de fertilizantes afectan a esta industria Estaba previsto que este mes volviera a estar a pleno rendimiento pero se atrasa La crisis de precios está poniendo a prueba al sector industrial como la de Fertiberia en Palos de la Frontera se están viendo obligadas a parar su producción Estaba previsto que este mes retomara su producción pero el elevado precio del gas y el descenso en el consumo de fertilizantes por la sequía hace que la fábrica siga sin volver a pleno rendimiento El consumo de fertilizantes han caído en torno a un 30% en nuestro país Fertiberia tiene dos plantas que fabrican la base para ellos: una en Huelva capital y otra en Palos de la Frontera.  Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Exolum y Moeve han anunciado que realizarán una inversión de 291 millones de euros en instalaciones logísticas para la planta de biocombustibles que ambas compañías están construyendo en Palos de la Frontera presentados hoy junto a la Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva incluyen la creación de un muelle para carga y descarga de buques además de nuevas líneas de transporte que conectarán la planta con la instalación de almacenamiento de Exolum en el puerto de Huelva La idea es promover la sostenibilidad y la eficiencia, para dar mayor agilidad al transporte de los biocombustibles y de esta forma aportar su ‘granito’ de arena en el proceso de descarbonización y transición energética del puerto de Huelva Exolum y la Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva han presentado hoy en el Puerto de Huelva las nuevas infraestructuras de carga y descarga con las que se mejorarán las capacidades operativas y se dará servicio a la nueva planta de biocombustibles 2G que Moeve y su socio construyen en el Parque Energético La Rábida de Palos de la Frontera denominados ‘Muelle Sur’ y ‘Poliducto’ representan una inversión de 299 millones de euros y suponen un avance significativo en el compromiso de las compañías con la eficiencia y un paso real más en el proceso de transformación para liderar las energías sostenibles basadas en moléculas verdes Moeve y Exolum han comenzado la construcción de un nuevo terminal para productos energéticos en el Puerto Exterior de Huelva Este proyecto incluye la creación de un nuevo muelle de atraque con una longitud de 511 metros que permitirá modernizar la infraestructura logística del Parque Energético La Rábida optimizando las operaciones de carga y descarga de buques El proyecto Muelle Sur permitirá realizar operaciones combinadas de carga y descarga de materias primas y productos conectando las instalaciones de Moeve y Exolum mediante nuevas líneas de transporte Estas líneas se extenderán desde el muelle hasta el Parque Energético La Rábida y la Instalación de Almacenamiento de Exolum en Huelva Muelle Sur será una instalación clave para la estrategia de descarbonización de Moeve, actuando como uno de los puntos de entrada de materias primas y salida de productos del complejo de producción de biocombustibles de segunda generación que la compañía ya construye en Palos de la Frontera El proyecto «Poliducto» sustituye todo el sistema de tuberías que conecta las instalaciones industriales del Parque Energético y de EXOLUM con el Muelle Torre Arenillas por líneas nuevas y de mayor capacidad además de mejorar las instalaciones del muelle y mejorar notablemente la seguridad de las operaciones permitirá una mayor flexibilidad operativa y versatilidad en las instalaciones existentes reforzando el compromiso de Moeve con la eficiencia y la innovación Estas nuevas instalaciones mejorarán notablemente la seguridad de las operaciones ya que reemplazan a otras existentes y mejora la instalación en el muelle permitiendo operaciones de carga y descarga de buques más sencillas y seguras Exolum y la Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva reafirman su compromiso con el desarrollo económico y la mejora de infraestructuras en Huelva Moeve continúa apostando por la sostenibilidad y la innovación en su estrategia empresarial que tiene uno de los pilares fundamentales en las alianzas con otras empresas y administraciones «la modernización de nuestras instalaciones existentes es un paso fundamental a la hora de desarrollar nuestros proyectos estratégicos que ya están en marcha El talento del equipo humano del Parque Energético La Rábida está siendo clave para afrontar este proceso de transformación con éxito» destacó la importancia de estos proyectos para la estrategia de la compañía: «Las nuevas infraestructuras en el Puerto de Huelva son pasos cruciales en nuestra misión de mejorar la eficiencia operativa y avanzar en nuestra estrategia de descarbonización Estas inversiones no solo mejorarán nuestras capacidades de carga y descarga sino que también reforzarán el desarrollo y la producción de biocombustibles de segunda generación» El presidente del Puerto de Huelva, Alberto Santana, ha asegurado que el puerto onubense «como clúster energético e industrial ha apostado, como recoge su Plan Estratégico, por liderar la transición energética y la descarbonización portuaria de su entorno. apoyamos los proyectos orientados hacia la producción de energías sostenibles que llevan a cabo las empresas de la comunidad portuaria como la iniciativa conjunta que hoy ponen en marcha Moeve y Exolum que contribuirá a modernizar sus infraestructuras mejorará la operativa portuaria y generará empleo» líder logístico en combustibles líquidos en España se trata de un paso importante en la estrategia de adaptación de las infraestructuras en soporte de la transición energética en España director de la Unidad de Negocio de España y Aviación de Exolum «estamos muy satisfechos de colaborar con Moeve ofreciéndole las infraestructuras necesarias para descongestionar el Puerto de Huelva y dar cabida a los nuevos tráficos verdes junto con las inversiones en Muelle Sur y Poliducto nos coloca en una posición privilegiada para ofrecer soluciones eficientes a los flujos logísticos de graneles en Huelva Esta ubicación tiene una gran proyección futura como hub verde y estamos comprometidos a liderar este proceso de transformación hacia la sostenibilidad.» ha subrayado que «los proyectos presentados hoy se encuentran alineados con la política industrial del Gobierno andaluz muy centrada en respaldar actuaciones que ayuden a la industria andaluza a avanzar en el proceso de descarbonización y transición energética« Sánchez ha incidido en la puesta a disposición del tejido industrial de instrumentos de agilización como la Unidad Aceleradora de Proyectos (UAP) que está agilizando la tramitación de las instalaciones industriales de Moeve y Exolum para la carga de biocombustible en el Puerto de Huelva así como otros proyectos estratégicos para la provincia como la nueva planta de biocombustibles que construye Moeve en Palos Hace un año se colocó la primera piedra de la planta de biocombustibles 2G en Huelva a la que darán servicio una parte importante de los proyectos que se han presentado hoy Esta nueva planta representa una inversión de más de 1.000 millones de euros y aumentará la capacidad de producción de biocombustibles de Moeve y Bio-oils alcanzando 1,6 millones de toneladas anuales Se espera que la planta comience a operar en 2026 consolidando a Moeve y sus socios como líderes en la transición hacia energías sostenibles AZOR PARTNERS SL tratará los datos facilitados con la finalidad de enviar un boletín informativo entre los suscriptores Para obtener más información acerca del tratamiento de sus datos y ejercer sus derechos