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2023-07-04
"Offshore wind will be a great opportunity for the Portuguese industry"
Says Ben Backwell, the CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), an association that brings together producers and the industry producing components for wind energy.
2023-07-04
Renewables supply 61% of electricity consumption by June
According to REN, until June, photovoltaic production supplied 7% of electricity consumption and biomass 6%, while natural gas production accounted for 19% and the remaining 20% corresponded to the import balance.
2023-07-04
Natural gas consumption fell 21.1% in the first half of the year
The United States of America was a leader in the supply of natural gas to Portugal, dethroning Nigeria, the main supplier in the first half of 2022.
2023-07-04
Future administrator of ERSE argues that the regulator has ensured stability of electricity prices
For Isabel Apolinário, the regulator has been successful in trying to promote stability in energy prices, in particular in regulated electricity tariffs.
2023-07-03
More action plans, carbon capture, self-consumption: what news does the Energy and Climate Plan bring to 2030?
Integrating self-consumption and batteries into the electric car charging network or supporting innovation in carbon capture are some of the measures in the new National Energy and Climate Plan for 2030.
2023-07-03
Oil giants step up demand for new deposits as profits outweigh climate concerns
Oil and gas companies have stepped up demand for new deposits in a long-term gamble while reinvesting some of the record profits from rising fossil fuel prices driven by the war in Ukraine.
2023-07-03
Wind farm off Matosinhos will be transferred to a distance of 38 kilometers from the coast
The potential installation of offshore wind farms just three kilometres from the coast has drawn opposition from the fishing community.
2023-07-03
Europe could surpass 30 GW of annual photovoltaic production by 2025
However, these ambitions will only be realised with the appropriate actions and policies.
2023-07-03
"Energy in Numbers": Portugal is less energetically dependent on the outside world
The fifth edition of "Energy in Numbers" portrays Portugal as a consumer and producer of energy, with special emphasis on the capacity to generate renewable energy.
2023-07-02
Electric companies face "precipice" in prices from 2026
Renewables could be affected, analysts estimate.