"Licensing for renewable energy projects should be given in a month, but it takes up to a year"
The director of Helexia in Portugal says that official entities can not handle the volume of requests to install photovoltaic systems for self-consumption.
2021-11-04
COP26: Lusophone countries to fight climate change
Brazil announces subsidies to reduce greenhouse gases; Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Cape Verde among states that share the drama of island nations; Angola and Mozambique report ambitions regarding the use of renewable energies.
2021-11-04
COP26: Energy towards renewables and coal abandonment dominates debate today at climate summit
The transition to renewable sources and the progressive abandonment of fossil fuels is of central importance in achieving climate change containment targets.
2021-11-04
Applications to the 2nd Cohort of the Future Energy Leaders Portugal programme are open
Promoted by the Portuguese Energy Association with the support of the World Energy Council, the FEL.PT Program aims to inspire and develop the future leaders of portugal's energy sector.
2021-11-04
Multilateral financing supports developing countries in energy transition
The announcements coincided with Energy Day at COP26, when the "International Declaration of the Transition from Coal to Clean Energy" was unveiled.
2021-11-04
Private investment in low-carbon technologies will have to reach €400 billion a year
The findings were published in the study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a partner of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).
2021-11-04
73% of Portuguese in the North region are in favor of boosting renewable energy
A quick transition to renewable energy will be essential to achieving the emission reduction targets set out in the Paris Agreement, with the transition to clean energy being the key theme at COP26.
2021-11-04
Energy towards renewables and coal abandonment dominate COP26
The Global Alliance for Coal Abandonment announced in Glasgow the integration of 28 more states. In total, it already has 165 states – including Portugal and Angola.
2021-11-04
End of coal in sight? Uk sings victory at COP26 but the world is not ready
Many experts did not share the enthusiasm of the British presidency, even arguing that it "was too much ahead" of what was needed to put an end to it.
2021-11-04
Initiative created to build "the world's first" transnational solar grid
At the COP26 climate conference, 80 countries endorsed plans to create the world's first transnational solar grid, led by the UK and India.
