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2025-07-18
Brussels threatens Portugal with legal action if it does not transpose rules to speed up renewable permitting
The lack of action in the next two months may result in legal actions to impose financial sanctions.
2025-07-17
University of Coimbra develops guide to assist in the decarbonization of buildings in Europe
Developed under the RENOVERTY project, the initiative offers practical solutions to combat energy poverty, taking into account the social, economic, and cultural specificities of European rural communities.
2025-07-16
Floating solar on a large scale is still a mirage
Why the plants are being rejected on top of dams.
2025-07-16
Artificial Intelligence as a driver of efficiency and flexibility in the energy systems of buildings
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) places special emphasis on the digitalization of the building sector, leading member states to implement measures for buildings to be equipped with automation and control systems.
2025-07-16
Opposition in block calls on the Government to restore the 6% VAT on solar panels
For three years, the VAT applied to the purchase and maintenance of renewable energy production equipment was temporarily at the reduced rate of 6%. With the end of the transitional measure, the rate automatically returned to the normal rate of 23% on...
2025-07-15
Energy bridge between continents: Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan launch green corridor to Europe
This new green energy corridor could become the first transcontinental link of clean electricity between the Caspian Sea and the European Union.
2025-07-15
Renewables as a superior public interest: a new paradigm
It is necessary to balance environmental goals and ensure that crucial climate and energy security projects are not indefinitely blocked by overly localized or restrictive views.
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.