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2025-09-11
EIB will finance companies for support in energy efficiency
The aim of these loans is to reduce the energy bill and enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
2025-09-11
New value chains for the sustainable reindustrialization of Portugal
Portugal is going through a decisive moment for its energy, territorial, and industrial policy.
2025-09-11
Carbon tax will be applied to residential heating starting in 2027
The new EU Emissions Trading System – known as ETS2 – will start to price harmful carbon emissions from buildings and road transport.
2025-09-11
The future of construction: cement with bacteria can store electricity and reduce energy costs
A new construction material created with bacteria can support loads and also store electricity, paving the way for more efficient buildings that are independent of the power grid.
2025-09-10
ERSE publishes Electricity Self-Consumption Report for 2024
This document indicates that the number of self-consumption production units (UPAC) has increased by around 44% per year between 2021 and 2024, with the installed capacity for self-consumption growing on average by 57% per year.
2025-09-10
Energy self-consumption has significantly intensified
Number of installations grows 44% per year.
2025-09-10
The Contribution of the SMARTER System and the SMARTER4EU Project
The evaluation and classification systems for the sustainability of buildings play a key role in transforming the construction sector by allowing for the objective quantification and communication of the environmental performance of the built environment.
2025-09-09
Still about the blackout
It is confirmed what APREN had already stated on April 29: renewables were not the cause of the blackout.
2025-09-09
EU accelerates climate transition, but funding continues to hinder progress.
Despite advances in clean technologies and green jobs, the lack of investment and infrastructure threatens the European goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, warns a new report.
2025-09-08
Portugal has abundant resources to produce energy from waves and tides.
The sector is in the research and development phase at the international level.