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2025-07-08
Solar grows 2,000% in Portugal in less than a decade
Portugal has increasingly more solar panels - it increased from only 515 MW installed in 2016 to 6,175 MW in 2025 (+5,660 MW or +2,000%) - but the overwhelming majority of renewable electricity production in the country continues to come from wind...
2025-07-08
Researcher from Porto with funding to reduce the energy cost of waves
The funding will, in the next two years, develop the WEC-Pro project, "a wave energy converter (WEC), 3D printed, that transforms the mechanical energy of ocean waves into electricity."
2025-07-08
Parliament approves working group on the blackout. It will look into the causes and prevention.
The expectation is that the members of this working group in Parliament, as well as the individuals and entities to be heard, will only be known in September.
2025-07-08
1% of investments in offshore wind energy could restore millions of hectares of marine life.
This is the main conclusion of a study published in the journal BioScience by an international team of scientists.
2025-07-07
The government will launch a new tender for 300 MW of renewable energy with storage.
Energy must be generated exclusively from renewable sources, with the obligation of integrated storage at the power generation center.
2025-07-07
Solar Heat Worldwide 2025: solar thermal energy on the rise
The recently released report Solar Heat Worldwide 2025 presents the latest data on the main applications of solar heating and cooling, including the preparation of domestic hot water and space heating, heating of urban district heating networks, and...
2025-07-07
Renewable procurement in Europe increased by 3.4% in 2024
According to preliminary data released by Eurostat, the supply of renewable energy in the EU increased by 3.4% compared to 2023, reaching about 11.3 million terajoules (TJ) in 2024.
2025-07-03
Renewable energies were the main source of electricity in the EU in 2024.
According to preliminary data from Eurostat, renewable energies generated 1.31 million gigawatt-hours (GWh), an increase of 7.7% compared to 2023.
2025-06-30
Europeans want more ambitious climate and energy action, reveals the European Commission
Most citizens of the European Union consider combating climate change and supporting the energy transition to be a priority, according to a Eurobarometer survey released this Monday by the European Commission.
2025-06-30
Portugal's energy dependence fell in 2024 to a historical low
Renewables play a decisive role.