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2025-02-24
REN aims to inject renewable gases into its network within three years
The winners of the first renewable gas auction financed through the Environmental Fund committed to a maximum period of three years, after the date of granting the aid, for the first injection of renewable gases into the National Gas System (SNG).
2025-02-23
Inspired by the human heart, buoy converts wave movement into clean electricity in Portugal
Covering 71% of the Earth's surface, the oceans are one of the world's most valuable renewable resources, and yet the largest yet to be explored.
2025-02-23
Scientists develop solar-powered reactor that 'devours' CO2 and 'spits' sustainable fuel
Direct carbon capture in the air is far from a new idea, but it has not yet managed to solve all its problems. One of which is crucial: it is expensive, not only financially, but also energetically.
2025-02-22
Offshore wind
According to a study by RenewableUK, global offshore wind capacity has increased by 15% in the last year, with China and the Netherlands accounting for 63% of the increase in capacity, which went from 70.2 GW to 80.9 GW.
2025-02-21
Battery factory in Sines promises revolution in the Portuguese economy with billionaire investment
The unit promises to boost the national GDP and place Portugal at the center of the transition to electric mobility.
2025-02-21
Portugal is the fourth EU country that consumes the most renewable energy
Only Austrians, Swedes and Danes consumed more electricity generated from natural resources in 2023, according to Eurostat data.
2025-02-21
Finland discovers clean and inexhaustible energy source for the next million years
At stake is a geothermal power plant that harnesses the Earth's natural internal heat, converting it into electrical energy, which could revolutionize the future of energy sources.
2025-02-21
Government wants to multiply the use of geothermal energy by five
Of a total of 11 geothermal power plants in Portugal, only six are in operation, all in the Azores.
2025-02-21
The ecological destination that Portuguese researchers want to give to wind farms at the end of their lives
The reuse of these gigantic structures through the creation of floating solar energy platforms is being studied.
2025-02-21
University in Finland investigates the use of buildings as energy sources
The objective of the FlexiPower project is to develop and commercialize a solution that allows the dynamic response of the heating and cooling systems of buildings to the needs of the energy system.