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2025-03-07
Floating photovoltaic plant in the Cabril reservoir foresees more than 82 thousand solar panels
The non-technical summary said that "the expected annual electricity production will reach" about 73,799 megawatts per hour, and the energy generated will be injected into the Public Service Electricity Grid.
2025-03-06
European Investment Bank financing in Portugal exceeded €2000 million in 2024
It leveraged investments mainly in energy, infrastructure and transport.
2025-03-06
The notion of trust and the energy transition
The country is plunged into uncertainty, Europe doesn't know what to do with Trump, and the world is a complicated place, where carbon dioxide emissions continue to escalate.
2025-03-06
More than 50 million electric vehicles in Europe by 2030
By 2030, electric vehicles will account for 15% of the total European car fleet.
2025-03-05
WMO: Extreme weather forecast can support energy transition
Report reveals that dry climates, strong winds and heavy rains can be used to increase solar, wind and hydroelectric power generation.
2025-03-04
Renewables supplied more than three-quarters of consumption
In the first two months, renewables supplied 77% of consumption, with hydropower leading with 38%, followed by wind with 28%, photovoltaic with 6% and biomass with 5%.
2025-03-04
DGEG clarifies procedure in the unification of registrations of Small Production Units
The DGEG published an explanatory note about the possibility of unifying two or more Small Production Units (UPPs). According to the DGEG, requests for the unification of UPPs with an installed capacity of more than 1 MW will not be accepted.
2025-03-04
Germans set new world record for solar cell efficiency of 24.6%
The combination of two thin-film semiconductors in a tandem solar cell allows high levels of efficiency to be achieved with a reduced environmental impact.
2025-03-03
Student simplifies century-old mathematical problem that could revolutionize wind energy
An engineering student has made a major breakthrough in maximizing the power coefficient of wind turbines, based on an old mathematical problem proposed by Hermann Glauert.
2025-03-01
The (imperative) need to accelerate renewables (and not only)
The creation of EMER – Mission Structure for the Licensing of Renewable Energy Projects 2030, gave the sector a signal that the Government is committed to overcoming the constraints that prevent the country's empowerment with more renewables.