News & Events
Welcome to the POWER Project’s News & Events page, your go-to source for the latest updates, milestones, and activities. Here, you’ll find insights into our progress, upcoming events, and key highlights as we work together to combat disinformation and promote clean energy resilience. Stay tuned to stay informed!
Publications
| Title | Authors | Publication | Year | Citation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communicative power in energy transitions: Media discourse on biorefineries in Spain | Manuel Gertrudix; Alejandro Carbonell-Alcocer; Nerea Benítez-Aranda; Carlos Álvarez Barroso; Cristina M. Arribas; Rubén Arcos; Valeri Codesido-Linares | Open Research Europe | 20-Nov-25 | Gertrudix, M., Carbonell-Alcocer, A., Benítez-Aranda, N., Álvarez Barroso, C., Arribas, C. M., Arcos, R., & Codesido-Linares, V. (2025). Communicative power in energy transitions: Media discourse on biorefineries in Spain. Open Research Europe, 5, 356. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.21523.1 | View |
News
POWER project presented at the University of Groningen’s STeP Talks series
The second Spanish edition of the Clean Energy Café with Science Communicators brought together researchers, science communicators, journalists, institutional representatives and experts in renewable energy acceptance to discuss one of the key challenges of the energy transition: how to communicate it effectively in a context increasingly shaped by uncertainty, polarisation and disinformation.
Clean Energy Café Spain 2026 explores how to communicate the energy transition and strengthen public acceptance of renewables
The second Spanish edition of the Clean Energy Café with Science Communicators brought together researchers, science communicators, journalists, institutional representatives and experts in renewable energy acceptance to discuss one of the key challenges of the energy transition: how to communicate it effectively in a context increasingly shaped by uncertainty, polarisation and disinformation.
POWER project presents CONECTA initiative to strengthen critical thinking through OER
The POWER project was featured at the V Culture and Open Knowledge Conference (OfiLibre) at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, where María del Carmen Gertrudis presented CONECTA, an associated initiative focused on the development of open educational resources (OER). As...
POWER project presented at DISTUM Erasmus Week to address disinformation on clean energy
On 26 March 2026, the POWER project was presented at the DISTUM Erasmus Week 2026 at the University of Urbino by Prof. Manuel Gertrudix, highlighting its role in tackling disinformation related to the clean energy transition. The presentation, titled...
XR Workshop on Clean Energy Communication at URJC Summer Courses 2026
The Ciberimaginario Research Group at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) is organising the workshop “XR Workshop: Communicating the Energy Transition through Virtual Worlds”, to be held on 30 June and 1 July 2026 at the URJC Aranjuez Campus, as part of the XXVII...
Engaging Young Audiences in the Energy Transition: POWER at Madrid es Ciencia 2026
The POWER project took part in Madrid es Ciencia 2026, held at La Nave, as part of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) stand, with a clear objective: to bring the challenges of the energy transition and the risks of disinformation closer to pre-university...
POWER launches the “Clean Energy Cafés with science communicators” series to tackle communication and disinformation challenges
The European project POWER has launched the “Clean Energy Cafés with science communicators” series aimed at creating spaces for exchange between professionals and experts to address one of the key challenges of the energy transition: effective communication in a...
POWER celebrates its 2nd Transnational Project Meeting in Malta
The European project POWER held its second Transnational Project Meeting on 17–18 February 2026 at the University of Malta, bringing together partners to advance ongoing work on understanding and countering disinformation around clean energy. The meeting focused on...
Future Technological Trends Workshop — Anticipating Disinformation Risks in Emerging Clean Energy Innovations
On 14 January the POWER project organised the WP2.7 Future Technologies Workshop focused on the identification of emerging clean energy technologies and their potential vulnerability to weaponisation through disinformation The event was held in a hybrid format and...
Future Technological Trends Workshop — 14 January 2026 (Online)
We are pleased to announce that the Future Technological Trends Workshop, part of the POWER Project activities, will take place on 14 January 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 CET, in an online format. Designed to bring together European experts from research, policy,...
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