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2023-08-14
Government postpones Biomethane Action Plan to 2024
One of the most technologically mature renewable gases has a major outstanding diploma.
2023-08-14
University of Évora: study reveals potential of floating photovoltaic solar energy
The University of Évora has revealed that floating photovoltaic solar energy has the ability to exceed the national target set in the National Energy and Climate Plan 2030 (PNEC 2030) for photovoltaic energy in Portugal.
2023-08-14
EU is surprised by explosive growth in solar energy: most countries will meet targets sooner than expected
The explosive growth of solar energy in the European Union will mean that most countries will reach their renewable energy targets, set for 2030, ahead of time, according to a study by the lobby group SolarPower Europe.
2023-08-11
How quantum computing research is revolutionizing the efficiency of solar panels
Solar panel yield optimized by a quantum computer
2023-08-10
The growing pains of renewables
The war in Ukraine has made it particularly urgent to accelerate Europe's commitment to diversifying energy supply sources, but also to exploiting its endogenous resources. Portugal has strengthened its commitment to decarbonisation.
2023-08-09
The path for Portugal in the European solution for natural gas
Portugal was right to fight for the exceptional measures contained in the agreed final text.
2023-08-09
Alto Tâmega Power Station in operation in March 2024
The Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex is one of the largest energy projects ever built in Portugal.
2023-08-08
Euromonitor's Global Energy Vulnerability Index highlights risks and opportunities in countries around the world
The energy vulnerability is based upon six groups of indicators: energy self-sufficiency, alternatives to fossil fuels, energy reserve potential, energy accessibility, energy efficiency and economic resilience.
2023-08-07
In Spain, the construction of a small town of positive energy is rehearsed from a sixteenth-century palace
A building that once was "in ruins" is preparing to become a building of positive energy and to inspire the construction of a major urban development project in the south of the country.
2023-08-07
Solar energy helped relieve energy pressure on the heat wave
Solar energy is particularly suitable for coping with the summer heat, as solar radiation is strongest in the hottest part of the day, when the demand for electricity for cooling is also higher.