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2025-09-03
The European association does not expect Portugal to install offshore by 2030
A associação europeia da indústria eólica WindEurope regista um aumento desta energia na Europa, mas a um ritmo mais modesto que previsto.
2025-09-03
Brussels approves the Portuguese-Luxembourgish offshore wind energy project
The European Commission approved, within the framework of the Cross-Border Renewable Energy Projects (CB RES) list, five new initiatives that are now eligible for funding through the CEF – Clean Energy Fund program. Among them is CORES – Comprehensive...
2025-09-02
31st Auction of Origin Guarantees takes place on September 10th.
In the auction, there will be 2,099,116 megawatt-hours (MWh), distributed across different sources of production: 269,753 MWh of solar, 1,436,603 MWh of wind, 60,914 MWh of hydroelectric, and 331,846 MWh of thermal, relating to periods between February...
2025-09-02
Renewables account for more than 74% of the electricity produced in Portugal.
Between August 2024 and July 2025, 74.3% of the electricity consumed in Portugal was sourced from renewable sources, according to the Quick Statistics from the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG). In total, 43,796 GWh were produced.
2025-09-02
The European Commission will introduce a carbon tax for buildings in 2027
The new ETS2 Emission Trading System follows on from the EU ETS, established in 2005, and will operate on the cap-and-trade principle.
2025-09-01
Heat waves in August increase electricity consumption by 3.4%.
Last month, renewable energy production supplied 54% of national consumption, and non-renewable only 17%, while the remaining 29% corresponded to imported energy.
2025-09-01
ERSE approves the Manual of Procedures for the Global Management of the Electrical System
The Manual of Procedures for Global System Management (MPGGS) aims to complete the adoption of harmonized balance services, according to European network codes and methodologies approved by ACER – Agency for the Cooperation of European Energy...
2025-08-31
Cape Verde receives wind turbines five times more powerful than the current ones
The new wind turbines are five times more powerful than the existing ones, generate energy even with weak winds, and are expected to start producing the first kilowatts in October.
2025-08-29
ADENE and KEA strengthen cooperation to accelerate the global energy transition
The strategic cooperation agreement covers areas such as energy efficiency, renewable energies, the water-energy nexus, circular economy, and energy literacy.
2025-08-29
Trump administration cancels 580.5 million euros for offshore wind energy projects
Trump promised to restore the 'energy dominance' of the US and has been pushing to increase US dependence on fossil fuels.