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2024-12-26
Ten energy challenges to keep an eye on in 2025
With 2024 coming to an end, the energy transition in the country remains firm, with the share of renewables in electricity rising to 71%, well above the 61% of 2023, and the wholesale price of electricity in the Iberian market falling by almost 30%...
2024-12-24
Energy communities were born to democratize solar energy, but a computer issue is preventing them from growing
The design of the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology's platform for energy communities has prevented existing projects from adding new members for months.
2024-12-24
Biden sets tougher CO2 reduction targets for the U.S.
A month before giving way to Donald Trump, President Joe Biden committed the US to reduce emissions more ambitiously.
2024-12-23
Hydrogen production from solar energy takes a step forward
Experts in nanometer-scale chemistry have taken another step to boost the development of sustainable and efficient hydrogen production from water using solar energy.
2024-12-23
Greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.3%
The data were revealed in the Environmental Statistics, of the National Statistics Institute (INE), which presents a detailed analysis of the sector compared to last year.
2024-12-22
"If there are no shocks", the price of electricity will continue to fall
The price of electricity will continue to decrease in the coming years and the criteria for allocating the social tariff for electricity, which will cover fewer people in 2025, may be considered. Guarantees from the Minister of Environment and Energy.
2024-12-20
Renewables and EU energy markets make progress in the last quarter of 2024
The European Commission published, this Friday, the last quarterly report of the year 2024, which reports "new structural progress in the field of renewable energy and security of supply in the European Union (EU) energy markets.
2024-12-19
Renewables account for 24.5% of energy use in the EU in 2023
In 2023, 24.5% of gross final energy consumption in the European Union (EU) came from renewable sources, an increase of 1.4 percentage points compared to 2022. The data are from Eurostat published this Thursday on its website.
2024-12-19
Portugal is the 7th EU country with the most energy from renewable sources
35% of final energy consumption in Portugal came from renewable sources last year, four tenths more than in 2022. Target set by the Government is 80% by 2026.
2024-12-19
New discovery could revolutionize renewable energy storage
Researchers at Monash University have made major progress in energy storage technology that could significantly advance the global shift away from fossil fuels.