Energy expert highlights Spain's full gas storage as winter comes

STORY: Energy expert highlights Spain's full gas storage as winter comes SHOOTING TIME: File/Nov. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas facilities and tanks in the Port of Barcelona, Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Energy expert and economics professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 3. various of ships unload LNG at terminals 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Energy expert and economics professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 5. various of gas facilities STORYLINE: As winter approaches, Spain is in a good position regarding its abundant gas reserves while other European Union countries seek to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) to compensate for the reduced supply of Russian natural gas, a Barcelona-based energy expert Albert Banal-Estanol told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday. Spain's underground gas storage have been 100 percent full since August, well ahead

Spanish energy expert mulls future of H2Med green hydrogen project

STORY: Spanish energy expert mulls future of H2Med green hydrogen project DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University STORYLINE: Germany's decision to join Spain, France and Portugal in the H2Med project means that the plan, which foresees the construction of an underwater pipeline to carry green hydrogen between Barcelona in