On the morning of the 28th of April, Spain lost electric power equivalent to that generated by ten nuclear plants, leaving the whole of the Iberian Peninsula, including Portugal and parts of France, without electricity for up to 12 hours. We examine the cause of the blackout that affected millions of people, and the role of renewable energy.If you'd like to email us, our address is businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresented and produced by Ashish Sharma(Picture: People shop for groceries using their phone as a flashlight during the widespread power outage that struck Spain and Portugal in April 2025. Credit: Getty Images)
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Folge vom 24.08.2025Spain's power blackout: what went wrong?
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Folge vom 21.08.2025Business Daily meets: Spencer HorneThe South African entrepreneur tells us about his experience growing up under the apartheid regime, before securing a scholarship that would take him to Harvard University in the US.He's now returned home to set up Cloudline, an airship company which aims to deliver goods and carry out surveys in remote parts of Africa.Airships are seeing something of a comeback, with investors seeing an opportunity for quick, green transportation without the need for complex infrastructure.The sector is still in its early stages, but Spencer Horne explains why he's so passionate - and why he believes the technology is the answer to African growth. If you'd like to get in touch with our programme, you can email us at businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresented and produced by Russell Padmore(Image: Spencer Horne. Credit: Cloudline)
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Folge vom 20.08.2025Are you a personality hire?The trend has taken off on social media as it's resonated with office workers around the world. So what value does an extroverted colleague bring to a company? And is it fair, or even legal, for businesses to recruit for specific personality types?Produced and presented by Imran Rahman-Jones(Image: Two colleagues laughing together. Credit: Getty Images)
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Folge vom 19.08.2025Denmark's "burp tax"Farmers in Denmark are getting ready for an ambitious new scheme that will transform the country's landscape from 2030.As well as giving land back to nature, the Green Tripartite Agreement will see farmers taxed on the greenhouse gas emissions coming from livestock - the first country in the world to do so.Animals like cattle, sheep and pigs release the greenhouse gas methane as part of their digestive processes. Will the tax push up the price of food as some fear, and put farmers out of business? Or is it a model that other countries can and should follow?Plus - we meet Hilda, the Scottish calf bred to emit lower levels of methane.if you'd like to get in touch with the programme, you can email us at businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresented and produced by Lexy O'Connor(Picture: Calves - including Hilda - in a shed.)