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2025-03-06
More than 50 million electric vehicles in Europe by 2030
By 2030, electric vehicles will account for 15% of the total European car fleet.
2025-03-05
WMO: Extreme weather forecast can support energy transition
Report reveals that dry climates, strong winds and heavy rains can be used to increase solar, wind and hydroelectric power generation.
2025-03-04
Renewables supplied more than three-quarters of consumption
In the first two months, renewables supplied 77% of consumption, with hydropower leading with 38%, followed by wind with 28%, photovoltaic with 6% and biomass with 5%.
2025-03-04
DGEG clarifies procedure in the unification of registrations of Small Production Units
The DGEG published an explanatory note about the possibility of unifying two or more Small Production Units (UPPs). According to the DGEG, requests for the unification of UPPs with an installed capacity of more than 1 MW will not be accepted.
2025-03-04
Germans set new world record for solar cell efficiency of 24.6%
The combination of two thin-film semiconductors in a tandem solar cell allows high levels of efficiency to be achieved with a reduced environmental impact.
2025-03-03
Student simplifies century-old mathematical problem that could revolutionize wind energy
An engineering student has made a major breakthrough in maximizing the power coefficient of wind turbines, based on an old mathematical problem proposed by Hermann Glauert.
2025-03-01
The (imperative) need to accelerate renewables (and not only)
The creation of EMER – Mission Structure for the Licensing of Renewable Energy Projects 2030, gave the sector a signal that the Government is committed to overcoming the constraints that prevent the country's empowerment with more renewables.
2025-02-28
Strengthening energy interconnections with France is "critical"
The Minister of Economy said that he "counts a lot" on France to establish the connection of energy produced in the Iberian Peninsula with central Europe.
2025-02-28
Energy efficiency and building policies in the EU
In the EU, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings establishes a common framework for calculating energy performance.
2025-02-28
Energy transition of buildings: "Portugal has everything to be a leader"
Portugal has a new challenge ahead of it in the name of real estate sustainability: transposing the new European Directive on Energy Efficiency by May 2026.