Government accused of railroading communities with mega solar parksÂ
Amnesty International highlights lack of transparency; absence of dialogue with populations Amnesty International Portugal has accused the government of foisting mega solar parks onto communities without due process. In an
EDP Renewables, Google ink deal for over 80 solar energy projects in US
EDP RenovĂĄveis (Renewables) and Google have announced an agreement for more than 80 distributed solar power projects in the US, the largest of its kind in the country, according to
Ecologists condemn location for new Alentejo solar plant
ZERO says project âputs into question one of richest areas in Baixo Alentejoâ One of Portugal’s largest environmental associations, ZERO, is contesting the construction of a solar photovoltaic plant in
Vilamoura to supply electricity to 15,000 families using solar panels
âThe goal is to be one of the first and probably one of the biggest to make and promote a Renewable Energy Community.â Vilamouraâs residential and tourist development has decided
Environmental NGOs want plans for three offshore windfarms scrapped
NGOâs objections add to grave concerns already raised by fishermen Government plans for a massive belt of offshore windfarms are not just under attack from fishermen – convinced they will
Fishermen ‘betrayed’ over wind farms request urgent parliamentary meeting
320,000 hectares of coastline risks being transformed into âlargest oceanic desert in worldâ The movement of fishing associations that has emerged from the governmentâs latest wind farm policy has described
Fishermen up in arms over new plans for offshore wind farms
Farms âsignal death certificate for fishing sectorâ, warns cooperative Around 15 fishermen’s associations from around the country are meeting in Viana do Castelo tomorrow to take a joint position on
Algeria interested in having Portuguese solar and wind farms
Portugal’s foreign affairs minister, JoĂŁo Gomes Cravinho, has met with his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra, who has expressed interest in Portuguese companies investing in Algeria in solar and wind energy,
Portugal to see three new âvery differentâ wind energy projects north of NazarĂ©
Portugal is poised to see three new âvery differentâ wind energy projects installed offshore north of NazarĂ©. Minister for the environment and climate action JoĂŁo Pedro Matos Fernandes explained the
Braga company signs âŹ23 million contract for mega solar centre in Alentejo
Braga company Rosseti Engenharia has signed a contract for the construction of a mega solar centre in the Alentejo capable of generating an estimated 100 GWh – the equivalent of