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2024-02-22
A conflict that has turned the energy market upside down
The price of natural gas was already rising before the war, but it peaked in 2022, infecting the electricity bill. Two years after it began, the war in Ukraine has left deep scars on European energy policy.
2024-02-22
How to sell energy – is it possible?
When most Portuguese invest in a UPAC, they only intend to produce energy for their own consumption. However, on average, only 30% to 37% of the energy produced is used for this self-consumption, with the rest being delivered to the grid free of charge.
2024-02-22
Government extends exceptional measures to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy in Portugal
The Government approved the Decree-Law that extends the period of validity of the exceptional measures aimed at ensuring the simplification of the procedures for the production of energy from renewable sources.
2024-02-22
Government once again extends deadline for construction of solar plants from the 2019 and 2020 auctions
Several photovoltaic project developers have asked the government for more time to build the solar plants from the 2019 and 2020 auctions, citing difficulties in accessing labor and obstacles in permitting. 
2024-02-22
Just energy transition requires more women in the energy sector
Women accounted for about 32% of the global workforce in the renewable energy sector, which is well above the average for the entire economy.
2024-02-22
EU has a €406 billion-a-year "hole" in climate investment by 2030
Investment in key sectors for the energy transition has been increasing, reaching €407 billion in 2022. The problem: this figure is only half of what is needed for the EU's 2030 target.
2024-02-22
These are the professions with a guaranteed future in Portugal
Yes, we can predict which professions have a guaranteed future in Portugal and say that these activities will inevitably continue to be shaped by technological advances and the transition of companies to the digital age.
2024-02-21
Portugal is the fourth EU country with the highest consumption of renewable electricity in 2022
Solar energy, Eurostat points out, is the source that has shown the fastest growth, and in 2008 it weighed only 1.0% of the total consumed.
2024-02-21
Urban and energy regeneration: too much ambition and too little action
Learn about the various dimensions of the problem and the challenges that put buildings at the heart of intervention and the energy transition.
2024-02-21
Obstacles to the triumph of renewables
To overcome the obstacles, attract foreign investment and position Portugal as a "hub" for innovation and research in the area of renewable energies, it is necessary that this sector be classified as a national project.