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2025-08-17
Projects to share solar energy face permitting issues
There have been 2233 registered requests since 2019, but only 410 communities are being explored. The solution allows savings of between 35 and 60% on the monthly cost of electricity.
2025-08-14
Port of Aveiro launches public tender for works on the collective self-consumption renewable energy project
The announcement was published this Monday, August 11, in the Official Gazette, and refers to the contract for the construction of infrastructure for photovoltaic production for self-consumption at the Port of Aveiro, which is part of the Strategy for...
2025-08-12
Europe needs to increase the efficiency of buildings to meet climate goals, experts reveal.
A new analysis by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) shows that only 0.4% of commercial buildings on the continent undergo energy renovations each year – ten times lower than the established target.
2025-08-06
Blue Economy: A sea of opportunities for Portugal
Tourism, aquaculture, robotics, shipbuilding, renewable energies, cellular food. These are just a few of the sectors, among others, that are investing in the so-called Blue Economy, the activity related, directly or indirectly, to the sea and that...
2025-08-05
Global demand for electricity will continue to rise
Renewables, natural gas, and nuclear will meet the additional demand in industry, appliances, air conditioning, data centers, and photovoltaics.
2025-08-04
Report analyzes the short-term progress of energy efficiency in the European Union
The Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission published the report 'Better Data for Energy Efficiency.'
2025-08-04
Solar sets a new record in July
Electricity consumption in Portugal continued its growth trend in July, with a year-on-year variation of 3.8%, or 2.1% after correcting for the effects of temperature and the number of working days, REN reported.
2025-08-03
This is the largest wind farm in the world: Each blade is bigger than a football field and produces energy to power 55,000 homes.
China has just put into operation the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, a mega structure capable of generating enough energy to power about 55 thousand homes for a year.
2025-08-01
Parliament recommends a reduced VAT rate for renewable energy equipment
The measure aims to reverse the increase of the tax to 23%, in effect since July 1.
2025-07-31
António Guterres wants all data centers in the world to operate on renewable energy by 2030.
Energy consumption is one of the major concerns for companies that build data centers, which is why the continuous supply of electricity with guarantees is one of the parameters taken into account when locating these large infrastructures.