November 28, 2023 | 10am, Fausto Elhuyar
Registration for the ETSIME-UPM university community here
In the search for an economy without greenhouse gas emissions, there are different paths within renewable technologies. However, given the required speed, the presence of other non-renewable resources such as gas or uranium is contemplated, even if temporarily.
The uranium-based supply chain has always attracted interest. Doubts arise, at the supply level and therefore at its price, motivated by greater demand in the face of energy security and commitments to decarbonization that suggest increasing nuclear generation.
In this context, there is a structural shortage in its supply, caused by a decade of low investments after the Fukushima accident, with talk of the possibility of a deficit in 2035 after global nuclear policies that resume nuclear energy. In this in-person session of the Robeco Chair, we will analyze the possibilities of Europe, and of Spain specifically, to achieve the sought-after energy security.
Speaker
Francisco Bellon
Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Berkeley Energía, Ltd.
Mining engineer with more than 25 years of experience, he is currently Executive Director and General Director of Operations of Berkeley Energía, Ltd., and President of its Spanish subsidiary Berkeley Minera España. In addition, he is a member of the Sustainable Mining Subcommittee of UNE, a member of the Regional Mining Commission of Castilla y León, Member of the Advisory Committee of Abenójar Tunsten, SL and member of the Executive Committee of CONFEDEM. Previously, for more than 10 years, he held senior management positions at Rio Narcea Gold Mines, before it was acquired by Lundin Mining. At Rio Narcea he worked on the development, construction, commissioning and operation of new mines in Spain and West Africa, including El Valle-Boinás (gold-copper), Carlés (gold-copper), Tasiast (gold). He was Director General of the Aguablanca (nickel-copper) mine in Spain. He subsequently joined Duro Felguera, where he held the position of Mining Director, being responsible for project management, as well as the construction and start-up of various large-volume mining operations in Africa and South America.
