Portugal

Solar implementation in Iberia is being held back by planning as well as permitting and also laws unfit for the emerging power paradigm and European Commission intervention might be essential, a panel of investors has concluded.

The deadline for sending applications ended last Wednesday at 23:59, with the period for obtaining proposals having actually run because January 29. The nation's National Energy as well as Climate Plan sets 2030 targets for emissions decreases, energy efficiency and renewable resource, looking to achieve affordable carbon neutrality by 2050.

Norwegian start-up Otovo has actually protected NOK300 million (US$ 33.7 million) through an exclusive placement to sustain the growth of its solar marketplace right into six brand-new European countries.

Swiss renewables developer Smartenergy Invest AG has actually begun the building and construction of a 63.5-MWp solar park in Portugal which will provide green electrical power to more than 26,000 homes.

Two of the 4 solar plants south of Lisbon boast bifacial modern technology

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will certainly support the addition of 430MW of solar PV as well as wind in Spain and also Portugal with a EUR100 million (US$ 114 million) financing offer.

The Tâmega complicated will certainly have the capacity to create 1,766 GWh a year.

Partnership with Portuguese gas utility Dourogás will explore potential of 8 sites

Portuguese utility Galp Energia and also Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt stated Tuesday that they were joining forces to integrate in Portugal one of Europe's very first lithium conversion plants at a price of 700 million euros ($790 million).

Portugal has introduced its most current solar public auction that is set to allocate 262MW of floating PV to be installed at 7 dams throughout the country.

After nearly two years of data collection as well as software advancement, EU-funded project, EMB3Rs, is nearly all set to expose the best manner ins which sector can re-use excess thermal energy.

Designers from the German Aerospace Center have actually taken a vital step in the direction of using molten salt as a heat transfer medium in parabolic trough solar energy plants.

Portuguese energy group Galp Energia SGPS SA (ELI: GALP) has secured three loans worth an overall of EUR 406.5 million (USD 473.0 m) by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to fund the company's solar projects as well as electric vehicle (EV) billing network in Spain as well as Portugal.

Portuguese authorities inaugurated on Saturday the 219-MW Riccardo Totta solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the municipality of Alcoutim, north-eastern Algarve region.

Portugal-based renewable energy manufacturer Greenvolt stated that it broadened into the marketplaces of Bulgaria, Romania and Italy through its system V-Ridium, a Polish renewables developer.