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Cyprus, Ireland and Portugal distribute free 2015 carbon permits
Cyprus, Ireland and Portugal have by now distributed a total of approximately 13.82 million free European Union carbon permits to industry to cover their 2015 emissions, as shown by European Commission data on Tuesday.
read more... 18/03/2015
Portugal: EDP vends several Spanish gas assets for 236 million euros
EDP-Energias de Portugal Spanish division Naturgas decided to vend natural gas distribution assets in three Spanish districts to Redexis, a holding firm of Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners, for 236 million euros ($295 million), as stated by EDP on Tuesday.
read more... 17/12/2014
Seven EU countries urge European Commission to set a 2030 energy efficiency target
Seven countries of the European Union, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal, are urging the European Commission to propose an ambitious 2030 target for energy efficiency in its review of the progress towards the 2020 energy efficiency target.
read more... 23/06/2014
EU ministers to call for a 2030 renewable target
A group of eight national energy and environment ministers has written a letter to Günther Oettinger, European commissioner for energy, and Connie Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate, calling for the European Commission to propose a new target for renewable energy for 2030. The letter is dated December 23 and was signed by ministers from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Portugal.
read more... 09/01/2014
Portugal’s power production from renewables at 70%
Redes Energeticas Nacionais, the operator of the country’s energy grid has recently announced that Portugal has reached a major landmark, about 70% of the country’s energy was supplied through renewable sources in the first quarter of 2013, which proves that Portugal has serious intentions to abandon fossil fuels.
read more... 22/05/2013