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2025-11-27
Looking for fertile ground for a serious commitment
Check out this number: 0.14% is approximately the area of the Portuguese mainland territory that would be covered by photovoltaic plants today, if we consider a generous ratio of two hectares for each megawatt (MW) installed.
2025-11-27
Government regulates auction for new biomass plants
Ordinance establishes that Capacity Reserve Certificates will be allocated through electronic auction. Self-consumption and reequipment are exempt.
2025-11-26
Advanced bioenergy could be an alternative to decarbonize hard-to-electrify transport
ABA report highlights that biofuels produced from biowaste can reduce CO2 emissions by more than 88% per ton.
2025-11-26
China tests 5,000 m² 'paper kite' to harness high-altitude wind energy
The world's largest high-altitude wind energy 'sail' recently completed all scheduled tests and achieved stable recovery in the air.
2025-11-25
Government ends contest earlier than planned, residents' association reports
The Support Program for More Sustainable Neighborhoods was only supposed to end at the end of this month.
2025-11-24
Energy efficiency is advancing, but the IEA warns of the risk of missing global targets
The International Energy Agency's Energy Efficiency 2025 report reveals modest but insufficient progress toward meeting the COP28 commitment. The building sector is identified as key to catching up.
2025-11-24
European Commission advocates increasing biofuels to 'clean up' heavy duty transport
Aviation and maritime transport continue to be the 'Achilles' heel' of decarbonization within the framework of the EU27's energy and climate transition goals.
2025-11-21
"What happens today to make an investment is, in some cases, hellish," laments Artur Trindade about renewable energy projects
Artur Trindade, former Secretary of State for Energy, was faced with two central questions: Is it possible to reconcile the objectives of the PNEC 2030 and the action plan for critical raw materials with the preservation of the environment and the...
2025-11-21
COP30: New proposal without reference to a roadmap for ending fossil fuels
The idea of a script for withdrawal and the first draft presented on Tuesday by Brazil included options to be negotiated.
2025-11-21
COP30. New draft agreement 'is not ambitious enough,' says Environment Minister
On the last day of COP30, the Portuguese minister expressed hope that it would be possible to reach an agreement 'that has some ambition, that is ambitious'.