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2024-03-24
Public Prosecutor's Office challenges construction of Europe's largest solar power plant
The Public Prosecutor's Office says that the licensing of Iberdrola's project in Santiago do Cacém violated "legal regimes for the protection of natural resources".
2024-03-24
Portugal can gain 10% to 20% of GDP by 2030 in the energy transition
A McKinsey study guarantees that Portugal can be a leader in the energy transition. 
2024-03-21
How is the country doing in the green marathon?
Investment in solar energy is advancing, but targets for 2030 are far from guaranteed.
2024-03-21
EIB finances more solar energy in Portugal
The European Investment Bank has approved €5.5 billion for innovation, energy and education projects in several European countries, including the construction of more than gigawatts of solar energy in Portugal.
2024-03-21
Evolution of natural gas consumption in Portugal
There are 2 major market segments for Natural Gas: the Electric Market and the Conventional Market.
2024-03-21
Electricity Prices: A Puzzle
These days the news is dominated by one theme: the political future of Portugal.
2024-03-20
Nuclear power to decarbonize Europe is unnecessary, environmentalists say
Extending the life of nuclear energy in Europe is unnecessary for decarbonisation, according to a report by the European Environment Bureau (EEB) released on Wednesday.
2024-03-19
Wind energy will double its share of European GDP and reach 50 billion by 2030
In 2010, the direct contribution of the wind sector was €10.6 billion, just 0.05% of European GDP. In 2023 this contribution reached 26.2 billion euros (0.11% of GDP), reveals the report presented by WindEurope.
2024-03-19
Heat from GPUs harnessed to create algae that will produce energy
Part of one of Europe's largest data center companies that wants to harness the heat from its graphics cards, as well as other components, to grow sustainable marine flora — but is it worth it?
2024-03-18
Three farms from the 2019 solar auction are expected to start operating "very soon"
Of the projects that "filled" the 23 lots awarded in the auction and that already have a production license, only 12 are built.