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2024-12-19
Blue economy: the importance of offshore wind
Pedro Amaral Jorge said that bringing together the business sector with academia and technological institutes is fundamental, since only then is it possible to create technologies and innovations.
2024-12-19
Carmona wants DGEG in the light of the Climate Agency, with its own money and flexible management
"Transforming DGEG into a public institute could change things for the better, especially in terms of flexibility in terms of management," said Paulo Carmona.
2024-12-16
Storage and hybridization: uncertainties, resistances and return
A clear regulatory framework is needed, combined with reforms that guarantee the competitiveness of the national market in terms of investment.
2024-12-16
How will Portugal ensure the evolution of the biomass sector?
It is essential that the Portuguese Government adapts the regulatory framework to the national reality, in terms of forest biomass, in order to ensure the viability of biomass as an energy vector.
2024-12-16
The sun and wind have left Germany, but the energy crisis has not returned
 "We are not heading for an energy crisis", since "this is an episode very limited to a period of the year".
2024-12-12
The myth of importing electricity
By meeting consumption needs by importing electricity, taking advantage of the most competitive offers in the market, it is possible to keep electricity prices lower in Portugal.
2024-12-11
Renewables weighed more than 80% on electricity production in Portugal this year
Solar energy doubled its weight in electricity production in November compared to a year ago. The data were released today by APREN.
2024-12-05
Is it acceptable to cut down trees to build solar power plants?
Pedro Amaral Jorge | The question can be asked in another way: are there alternatives for the location of solar plants in order to avoid the removal of trees altogether?
2024-12-02
The benefits of the Iberian electricity market
Portugal and Spain joined forces to ensure the conditions between both electricity systems, and in 2007 the Iberian Electricity Market (MIBEL) began to operate. 
2024-12-02
Has electricity become more expensive because of the closure of coal-fired power plants?
The answer is a clear "No, electricity in Portugal has not become more expensive because of the closure of coal-fired power plants.