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2024-12-22
"If there are no shocks", the price of electricity will continue to fall
The price of electricity will continue to decrease in the coming years and the criteria for allocating the social tariff for electricity, which will cover fewer people in 2025, may be considered. Guarantees from the Minister of Environment and Energy.
2024-12-20
Renewables and EU energy markets make progress in the last quarter of 2024
The European Commission published, this Friday, the last quarterly report of the year 2024, which reports "new structural progress in the field of renewable energy and security of supply in the European Union (EU) energy markets.
2024-12-19
Renewables account for 24.5% of energy use in the EU in 2023
In 2023, 24.5% of gross final energy consumption in the European Union (EU) came from renewable sources, an increase of 1.4 percentage points compared to 2022. The data are from Eurostat published this Thursday on its website.
2024-12-19
Portugal is the 7th EU country with the most energy from renewable sources
35% of final energy consumption in Portugal came from renewable sources last year, four tenths more than in 2022. Target set by the Government is 80% by 2026.
2024-12-19
New discovery could revolutionize renewable energy storage
Researchers at Monash University have made major progress in energy storage technology that could significantly advance the global shift away from fossil fuels.
2024-12-19
Clean energy accounts for 10% of global GDP growth
China's green investments continue to grow, reaching $676 billion in 2024. In Europe, investments stabilized at around US$500 billion.
2024-12-19
Government suspends Crato's PDM to build dam and submerge Pisão village
The Government guarantees that "the municipality has given its agreement to the suspension now established".
2024-12-19
Almost 30 environmental associations against H2Med hydrogen pipeline to central Europe
Non-governmental organizations consider that H2Med could "compromise the availability of renewable energy for domestic consumption" in the Iberian Peninsula and have a negative impact on ecosystems.
2024-12-19
Despite warnings about emissions, the world is expected to use more coal than ever before
Experts have issued warnings about carbon emissions, but global coal demand is forecast to hit a record high this year, offsetting the likely growth in renewables.
2024-12-18
EPBD "Zero Emissions" Buildings: An ambition full of weaknesses
The sustainability of buildings will now be focused on emissions from all construction processes, materials and equipment.