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2025-05-06
We need a more interconnected and smarter network
It is extremely premature to blame anyone, let alone the use of renewable energy in electricity production, as many hastily suggested.
2025-05-01
"Thinking about coal to solve a blackout is like thinking about the hammer to perform surgery"
The representative of the renewable sector, Pedro Amaral Jorge, accuses of "populism and opportunism" those who used the blackout to attack the cleanest sources of energy.
2025-04-30
Maria Inês Monteiro from UMinho wins APREN Award for her master's thesis on renewable energy
The student has developed a technology that could make lithium batteries safer by introducing tiny spheres into them that expand with heat.
2025-04-30
"Atribuir a culpa do apagão às renováveis ​​é absurdo"
In statements to TSF, the president of Apren explains that there is no excess energy and that it is possible to turn off the system at any time
2025-04-29
"The path to a cleaner electricity system must be made in parallel with the construction of a more advanced network"
APREN argues that the energy transition should be done in parallel with the construction of a more robust, interconnected and advanced network.
2025-04-29
Did renewable energies have an impact on the blackout in Portugal?
The president of APREN understands that the blackout that left the country in the dark is not related to renewable energies, but rather to "a problem of evolution of the grid management system".
2025-04-08
Renewables say that the proposal to change the IMI "is anti-investment"
"Erratic policies make money more expensive. I don't understand when uncertainties are generated in the market in a sector as vital as energy", says CEO of the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association.
2025-04-01
What are the major challenges of the energy sector in Portugal?
For APREN, it is essential to reduce the bureaucracy of licensing processes to accelerate the implementation of new renewable projects.
2025-03-27
The impact of the political crisis on the achievement of European goals
The future and competitiveness of the Portuguese economy, which can benefit greatly from attracting the aforementioned investment, especially in the generation, transmission, distribution and electricity consumption sector, cannot be held hostage to...
2025-03-18
"Nobody resorts to removing trees" for solar plants when they have an alternative
The position of renewable energy companies follows a statement from the environmental association Zero, where it considers that "renewable energies cannot justify the destruction of nature" and criticizes the "inadequate compensation" for this...