Portugal

Portugal receives bids from 12 companies for floating solar auction
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.
Mar 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Portugal, Europe, Floating solar, João Galamba, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, renewables auction, Jornal de Negócios
Solar marketplace Otovo increases $34m to fund entrance into six European markets
Norwegian start-up Otovo has actually protected NOK300 million (US$ 33.7 million) through an exclusive placement to sustain the growth of its solar marketplace right into six brand-new European countries.
Feb 22, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Portugal, UK, Europe, Austria, Otovo
Smartenergy breaks ground on 63.5 MWp solar farm in Portugal
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.
Feb 18, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, Smartenergy, solar farm
Iberdrola begins 86MW Portuguese PV build
Two of the 4 solar plants south of Lisbon boast bifacial modern technology
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe, solar farm
EIB providing car loans to speed up release of 430MW of renewables in Spain as well as Portugal
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.
Feb 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Europe, european investment bank, eib, loan
Iberdrola generates power at giga battery plant in Portugal
The Tâmega complicated will certainly have the capacity to create 1,766 GWh a year.
Jan 31, 2022 // Storage, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe
Lightsource BP creates green hydrogen JV
Partnership with Portuguese gas utility Dourogás will explore potential of 8 sites
Dec 23, 2021 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Portugal, Lightsource BP, Europe, green hydrogen
Galp, Northvolt to build lithium plant in Portugal
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).
Dec 17, 2021 // Storage, NORTHVOLT, Portugal, Galp, Europe, lithium plant
Portugal releases auction for 262MW of floating solar
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.
Nov 26, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Portugal, EDP, Europe, auction, Floating solar, decarbonisation, auctions and tenders, joao galamba
Innovative software modules for efficient excess thermal energy recovery
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.
Nov 3, 2021 // Technology, Software, Thermal, Portugal, Europe, European Science Communication Institute, ESCI, EMB3Rs, Information Systems business, PDMFC, David Fernandes
DLR testing using molten salt in a solar energy plant in Portugal
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.
Oct 26, 2021 // Technology, Plants, Portugal, Europe, PV Power Plant, DLR
Galp to get EUR 690m from EIB for solar projects in Spain, Portugal
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.
Oct 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Galp, Europe, solar projects
Portugal ushers in 219-MW solar park
Portuguese authorities inaugurated on Saturday the 219-MW Riccardo Totta solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the municipality of Alcoutim, north-eastern Algarve region.
Oct 11, 2021 // Plants, Portugal, Europe, PV Power Plant, Solar Park
Portugal-based renewable energy co Greenvolt starts operations in Bulgaria, Romania
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.
Sep 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe, Romania, Bulgaria, Greenvolt
Portuguese profession bodies APREN as well as APESF combine to support solar industry
The Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN) as well as the Portuguese Association for the Photovoltaic Sector (APESF) have signed up with pressures to stand for Portugal's PV sector.
Sep 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Portugal, Europe, mergers and acquisitions, apren, trade associations