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2024-04-15
Solar developers criticize the impact of the social tariff on the profitability of the parks
APREN criticizes the existence of "retroactive effects" and the fact that "the funding entities have not been allowed to take the necessary measures to minimize the impact".
2024-04-14
President of APREN defends the end of the extraordinary contribution on the energy sector
Pedro Amaral Jorge stressed the need for the Government to resume tenders in the area of renewable energies that were suspended by the previous executive for offshore wind and renewable gases, green hydrogen and biomethane.
2024-04-15
Challenge to the largest solar plant is "bizarre" and hydrogen "is not cooling"
After the Engie/Shell project was cancelled in Sines, Pedro Amaral Jorge says that there is no "cooling of interest in green hydrogen", but rather a "cooling down" in export-focused projects.
2024-04-15
APREN argues that two gigabytes of offshore wind should advance by 2030 in the two stages planned
Pedro Amaral Jorge believes that 2 GW of offshore wind should be built by 2030, as foreseen in the PNEC, rejecting that the power will be below.
2024-04-12
Operation Influencer "may have an effect" on investment
The Renewable Energy Association has received many contacts from companies due to Operation Influencer.
2024-04-12
Production of electricity from renewable sources reached 82.9% in March
The data are from APREN in the Renewable Electricity Bulletin for March.
2024-04-11
Renewable Energy Communities accelerate in Portugal
Pedro Amaral Jorge believes that it is "necessary to simplify the legal framework, so that these communities can be created more quickly".
2024-04-08
Portugal: Average electricity price is €0.41/MWh
Pedro Amaral Jorge says that zero prices will not have an impact on consumers' next monthly bill.
2024-04-03
Bioenergy as a tool for sustainable forest management
The use of firewood as a heating source, a practice that has been going on for thousands of years, is still present today, as can be seen by the considerable expression that biomass continues to have in primary energy consumption in Portugal.
2024-04-08
Low energy prices threaten to put the brakes on new solar investment
Pedro Amaral Jorge points out that the current situation is like "wanting to produce a product, having costs to produce electrons and the market will pay zero for it."