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2025-04-30
ZERO Association says that "it makes no sense to think about a return to coal-fired power plants"
Francisco Ferreira argues that the solution is renewable energies and interconnections. He says that Portugal has already been 100% supplied by renewables for several days, without any inconvenience.
2025-04-29
"Coal-fired power plants are not needed": the problem is not in photovoltaic energy, it is in the "traffic policeman"
Nuno Ribeiro Silva, former president of Endesa, analyzes what may have been at the origin of the blackout.
2025-04-29
Regardless of the technical details of what happened, the problem will be in the investment in the networks
The problem is not a hypothetical generation deficit and lack of firm power, such as coal (or nuclear).
2025-04-24
Government will help 319 electro-intensive industries with 60 million per year
In return, companies must invest at least 50% of the amount of aid received in projects that reduce the carbon intensity of their installations and ensure that at least 30% of their electricity consumption comes from renewable sources.
2025-04-24
Wind at sea: what is missing to auction?
The government wants to define by October the rules of the first auction for offshore wind farms in Portugal, a dossier that has been dragging on for almost three years.
2025-04-24
European Commission approves Portuguese government aid of €612 million to energy-intensive companies
The programme aims to reduce the risk of energy-intensive companies shifting activities to countries outside the European Union (EU) with less ambitious climate policies.
2025-04-21
Offshore wind: order that determines competitive model published, auctions should go ahead in six months
The document stipulates the need to "opt for the sequential centralized model for the competitive procedure for the development of offshore wind production in order to meet the objectives defined in the National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC 2030)".
2025-04-10
Offshore wind: European association proposes 100 GW auction by 2040
WindEurope stresses that Europe faces "unprecedented challenges" and "must solve the problem of using energy as a weapon and strengthen its energy security.
2025-04-10
RAISE PT: Boosting Investment for the Energy Transition in Portugal
The project wants to contribute with answers and has developed a platform to attract investment and promote innovation in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions.
2025-04-10
Artificial intelligence data centers will consume four times more energy by 2030
The International Energy Agency's latest "special report" analyzes the impact of AI on global energy consumption for the coming years.