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2023-04-13
Green transition requires four to six times more critical raw materials
OECD highlights that countries are increasingly exposed to the use of export restrictions on critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt or titanium. Portugal appears in the top 3 for lithium production, along with Australia and Chile.
2023-04-12
PRR proposal wants to integrate RePowerEU funds to support energy efficiency and renewables
A new proposal to strengthen the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) by €2.3 billion is on the table.
2023-04-12
Wind and solar energy production broke records last year
Experts are calling for an end to the fossil age at a time when they show that wind and solar power produced a record amount of energy around the world last year.
2023-04-12
Government relies on offshore wind and hydrogen for energy autonomy
Solar energy permitting, wind tower renovation, hydrogen support, and offshore wind production will allow Portugal to reach 80% renewables by 2026, says the environment minister.
2023-04-11
Economy day by day: there is more and more use of the sun for energy
The investment in energy production units for self-consumption in Portugal translates into more than 131 thousand units divided irregularly by the country.
2023-04-10
Portugal has to reorganize value chains and South Korea is important
The prime minister argues that South Korean companies can be important partners, particularly in renewable energy and semiconductors.
2023-04-10
Renewable energy leads primary energy production in the EU
Several European countries have renewable energy as their primary energy production. Portugal had a share of this type of source of 97.7%.
2023-04-08
Portugal will have pilot wind farm with innovative technology
Pilot project of offshore wind power park will be developed in Aguçadoura.
2023-04-07
Government channels 50 million euros of the reinforcement of the PRR only for studies for wind farms at sea
The Government has proposed to update the RRP and one of the novelties is the reinforcement of funds for the energy area, including new measures supported by the European REpower EU programme.
2023-04-06
New energy storage system increases renewables to 50% on Terceira Island
Budgeted at around €14 million, the new battery energy storage system was 85 per cent financed by EU funds.