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2023-11-01
Rain and wind allow for several days of renewable consumption
"When we have days when all electricity in Portugal is 100% supplied from renewable sources, this is a journey into the future", underlines Pedro Amaral Jorge.
2023-10-27
Applications for the APREN 2023 Award have begun
The APREN Award, which recognises the best academic works in the area of renewables, is back, and with new features.
2023-10-27
"Hydrogen: which path to Portugal?"
With the war in Ukraine revealing the weaknesses of the European energy sector, the bet on hydrogen has jumped to the center of the debate.
2023-10-30
How to accelerate investment in electricity grids without weighing on the bill at the end of the month?
Portugal will need massive investment in electricity grids for new renewable energy.
2023-10-25
Figures of the month
Pedro Amaral Jorge: We have an ambitious undertaking ahead of us and a desire to expand the municipal and offshore licensing component".
2023-10-25
After all, what is sustainable energy? And how can it benefit businesses?
APREN data for the year 2022 show that renewable incorporation last year was 78%, out of a total of 4,074 GWh produced. This represents an increase of 37.7% compared to 2021, and is mainly due to the increase in hydro and wind production.
2023-10-25
APREN Award | Academic Award in the Area of Renewables returns with news
MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho is the new President of the Jury of the APREN Award, which has been expanded and now includes seven professors from various universities in the country. The award will also have its own ceremony in February 2024.
2023-10-24
Could H2 put Portugal at the centre of Europe?
In our country, the green hydrogen produced comes essentially from the 50 MW project in Seixal, which injects hydrogen produced with electricity from solar photovoltaics into the gas grid.
2023-10-20
The challenges of the new National Energy and Climate Plan
Only an integrated perspective of the energy system, in terms of the need for flexibility, security of supply and consumption forecasting, can ensure network planning that optimises its use in parallel with the need for network expansion.
2023-10-06
Government prepares IUC increase to compensate for reduction in tolls
If the Government moves forward with the aggravation of the old IUC, of the cars that are more polluting, it is also responding positively to a claim from APREN.