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2025-12-11
"Solar energy boom over": Panel installation rate fell 21% in Portugal in 2025
According to Solar Power Europe, for Portugal to reach its target of nearly 21 GW of solar by 2030, it must install at least 3.5 GW per year (290 MW per month)
2025-12-11
Battery storage costs fall, making solar energy viable at any time
Ember's analysis reveals that the price of storage fell to $65/MWh in 2025, making it feasible to turn daytime solar electricity into energy available when needed.
2025-12-11
Energy is a competitive advantage for Portugal
António Coutinho emphasized that strategic autonomy in energy is now more important, especially when it comes to renewables, as is the case with Portugal.
2025-12-10
Brussels wants Iberian interconnections and a hydrogen corridor from Portugal to Germany
The European Commission has chosen this Wednesday, the 10th, future 'Energy Highways' that will receive support from the European Union (EU), including electrical interconnections of the Pyrenees with the Iberian Peninsula and a hydrogen corridor from...
2025-12-10
Carbon tax on buildings and transport postponed to 2028 under the EU climate agreement
An EU law setting a goal of a 90% reduction in emissions by 2040 was supported by lawmakers, ending a controversial political debate over the bloc's green transition - but the introduction of a carbon tax on construction and road transport has been...
2025-12-10
Energy transition continues to be 'inevitable' but 'is no longer linear'
The conclusion comes from a report released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which explains that safety and prices are "two variables that should remain aligned with decarbonization goals."
2025-12-10
Brussels wants to speed up power grids to combat high prices
The price of electricity for industry in the EU is more than double that recorded in the USA and China. European countries also require NATO protection for electricity supply in the face of increasing threats.
2025-12-10
European Commission presents new Strategy for the Bioeconomy
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable European Union Bioeconomy, which sets out the path for developing a clean and resilient European economy.
2025-12-09
U.S. federal judge overturns Trump's order that suspended wind farms
The presidential order suspended the approvals of wind energy projects on federal lands and waters. Judge Patti Saris described the suspension as 'arbitrary and capricious.'
2025-12-08
Energy system based on renewable energies would save the European Union 9% of GDP
An energy system based on renewable sources would save the European Union (EU) 1,637 trillion euros by 2050, compared to a slow transition system, which would be equivalent to 9% of the EU's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).