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2025-07-10
Will we have batteries for the next big leap in the energy transition?
Isolated or integrated into vast areas of solar panels, batteries may play an essential role in our energy system in the coming years.
2025-07-10
Government moves forward with a new auction of 300 MVA in Pego by the end of 2025
The DGEG announced this week that the Ministry of Environment and Energy will open a competitive procedure for the allocation of 300 MVA of injection capacity into the Public Utility Electric Grid.
2025-07-09
Brussels approves methodology to define low carbon hydrogen in the EU
On June 9, the European Commission approved a new methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from low-carbon fuels and hydrogen, as outlined in the Hydrogen and Gas Markets Directive.
2025-07-09
Europe is breaking solar energy records this summer, but the price isn't coming down. Why?
Portugal, Spain and their neighbors swim in photovoltaic energy, but pay for electricity at gold prices at sunset. The extreme heat, shutdowns in nuclear power plants, and the lack of storage capacity or better interconnections have made nights the...
2025-07-09
China is building almost all the solar and wind projects underway.
Almost three-quarters of all solar and wind energy projects under construction in the world are in China.
2025-07-09
Solar energy becomes the largest source of electricity in the EU and coal hits a new low
The new data from the think tank Ember shows that solar energy accounted for 22.1% of the EU's electricity mix in June 2025, just surpassing nuclear energy and, notably, fossil fuels.
2025-07-08
Solar grows 2,000% in Portugal in less than a decade
Portugal has increasingly more solar panels - it increased from only 515 MW installed in 2016 to 6,175 MW in 2025 (+5,660 MW or +2,000%) - but the overwhelming majority of renewable electricity production in the country continues to come from wind...
2025-07-08
The European Parliament wants to strengthen energy security and end Russian imports by 2027.
The European Parliament approved a report with proposals to strengthen energy security in the European Union, highlighting the need to reduce dependence on external sources and ensure a more resilient and sustainable energy system.
2025-07-08
Researcher from Porto with funding to reduce the energy cost of waves
The funding will, in the next two years, develop the WEC-Pro project, "a wave energy converter (WEC), 3D printed, that transforms the mechanical energy of ocean waves into electricity."
2025-07-08
Parliament approves working group on the blackout. It will look into the causes and prevention.
The expectation is that the members of this working group in Parliament, as well as the individuals and entities to be heard, will only be known in September.