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2023-05-24
Green hydrogen grows from north to south of the country
So far the Government has launched a €185 million helpline, which has resulted in 25 contracts for the production of 113 MW of hydrogen and biomethane by 2025. A second notice of 83 million euros is open for applications until the end of July.
2023-05-24
Renewable gases: A "robust" business but with few projects in the final phase
The latest Hydrogen Council report lists more than 1,040 projects announced between May 2022 and January 2023 globally.
2023-05-24
Investment in solar energy should surpass this year oil extraction
The International Energy Agency admits, however, that there will be "a resumption" of fossil fuel financing.
2023-05-24
Costa wants hugher cooperation with Algeria on green hydrogen
Algeria "is one of the main suppliers of natural gas to Portugal", and has a "fundamental role" in the country's energy supply.
2023-05-24
Brussels calls on Portugal to end energy support and speed up PRR
The EU Executive calls for new measures to support further increases in energy prices to be "targeted at protecting vulnerable households and businesses, that they are fiscally accessible and that they preserve incentives to save energy".
2023-05-24
The challenges of decarbonisation and the production of new renewable gases
The statements of the protagonists of the Lisbon Green Summit where the importance of renewable alternatives was discussed.
2023-05-24
Portugal breaks record for renewable energy production
For the first time, wind and solar power produced more than half of Portugal's electricity.
2023-05-23
Europe seeks "critical minerals" in Latin America and Africa for energy transition
Minerals such as lithium are considered essential for achieving the so-called "energy transition" from the world's fossil-fuel-dependent economies to less polluting production and consumption systems based on renewable sources.
2023-05-23
Solar energy in Portugal: when the small isn't enough and the big is not too much
Despite all the advantages of photovoltaic energy and the obvious strategic advantages of Portugal, being one of the countries with the most hours of sunshine in Europe, there are challenges that have to be overcome.
2023-05-22
Portugal will demonstrate sustainable Artificial Intelligence applications for the Electricity and Mobility sector
INESC TEC is part of a European project that wants to develop and demonstrate distributed and energy-efficient Artificial Intelligence solutions for the objectives of the European Green Deal.