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2025-02-07
Government reduces offshore wind farm installation area by 15% to defend fishing and the environment
A plan that defines areas to install renewables reduces and eliminates areas off Viana do Castelo and drops Ericeira to make offshore wind power compatible with fishing activity and the environment.
2025-02-06
DGEG discloses injection capacities in the transmission and distribution network
From now on, DGEG will make this information available on a quarterly basis.
2025-02-06
Pay, listen and look: the appetite to tax
The energy transition is underway, but the locomotive may have to stop at successive stops.
2025-02-06
Putting up solar panels and paying like Netflix: are new subscription models a good option?
Opting for renewable energies is increasingly an option within the reach of any Portuguese. One of the novelties in the renewable energy sector is the existence of solar panels by subscription, or the rental of solar panels.
2025-02-05
Portugal has the 15th best environmental performance among 29 countries, but faces challenges in public transport and waste
Portugal's environmental performance improved again until 2024, above the European average.
2025-02-05
BUILD UP Ambassadors Council: "it is possible to achieve the goals" of the EPBD
The Build UP Board of Ambassadors is made up of a selection of experts in renewable energy and energy efficiency in buildings.
2025-02-05
Solar power has overtaken coal in the EU's energy mix
By 2024, 11% of the European Union's electricity will be produced from solar energy and 10% from coal. This data comes from the report of a photovoltaic park built in a former mining operation in Belgium.
2025-02-04
Solar panels on the roof of a condominium risk paying IMI
A company with a power plant on top of a property may be taxed, according to the rules that are being studied. If the owners are the condominium owners, the solution will have to be clarified.
2025-02-04
European Commission warns of increased waste flows resulting from the energy transition
The EU-27 will accumulate between 6 and 13 million tonnes of photovoltaic waste by 2040 and between 21 and 35 million tonnes by 2050 if recycling is not implemented at an earlier stage.
2025-02-03
Five national LIFE projects approved by the European Commission
LIFE projects contribute to achieving the wide range of climate, energy and environmental objectives of the European Green Deal, including the European Union's (EU) objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and halting and reversing biodiversity...