EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR) announced last week it will hold a tender in May to procure the equipment and services needed for the construction of a 5-MW green hydrogen plant near Lisbon. More specifically, the company will be looking to purchase proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers and to award the balance of plant (BoP) job […]
New Progress Made in Development of CALB’s Battery Manufacturing Base in Portugal – EQ Mag
On November 2, 2022, Chinese battery supplier CALB signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Portuguese government. According to memorandum, CALB will build a major manufacturing base in Portugal as part of its expansion in Europe. Recently, new and concrete progress has been made in the implementation of this project. CALB has reportedly initiated the […]
Portugal to launch first offshore wind auction, eyes 10 GW by 2030 – EQ Mag
PORTUGAL expects to launch its first offshore wind power auction by the last quarter of this year, aiming to reach 10 GW of installed capacity by 2030, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said . As a pre-condition to the auction, the government will this week launch a public hearing regarding proposals for the delimitation of areas […]
Portugal ends mandatory environmental assessments for green hydrogen projects – EQ Mag
LISBON : Portugal wants to speed up investments in green hydrogen projects, which are essential to decarbonize the economy, and will end mandatory environmental assessments for them in March 2023, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said. Portugal expects to become a major producer and exporter of green hydrogen with 70 private investors or groups planning to […]
Fusion Fuel seal tech supply deal for 1.2-MW solar hydrogen project in Portugal – EQ Mag Pro
Fusion Fuel will be supplying its HEVO-Solar technology to KEME Energy, which is developing a 1.2 MW solar-to-green hydrogen farm in Sines and is expected to produce an estimated 77 tons of green hydrogen per annum. The hydrogen will supply the heavy transport market as well as underpin the development of KEME’s Renewable Energy Communities, […]
BNZ will build a 49MW solar PV plant in the North Region – Portugal – EQ Mag Pro
BNZ, an independent power producer (IPP) that develops, builds and operates solar PV projects, has obtained authorization in the North Region – Portugal to start the construction of a solar PV plant in the Ave intermunicipal community with an installed capacity of 49MWp. BNZ expects the plant to be operational in 2023. This will be […]
Portugal set to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park – EQ Mag Pro
ALQUEVA, Portugal : Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal’s Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park in July. Built by the country’s main utility EDP (EDP.LS) on Western Europe’s biggest artificial lake, the shiny […]
European consortium MadoquaPower2X announces industrial-scale power to green hydrogen and ammonia project in Sines, Portugal – EQ Mag Pro
Total investment of €1 billion in 500MW green hydrogen and 500ktpa ammonia production, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 ton per annum and creating more than 200 jobs. Portuguese project developer Madoqua Renewables (Madoqua) announces a partnership with Dutch energy transition project developer and consultancy Power2X (Power2X) and Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ […]
Portugal’s floating solar energy auction sets world record negative price – EQ Mag Pro
LISBON : Portugal’s first auction of rights to build and operate floating solar plants on the surfaces of its reservoirs set a world record low price of minus 4.13 euros per megawatt hour for future output, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. The government assigned rights to install floating panels with capacity to convert sunlight […]
Vestas secures 50 MW order and surpasses 1 GW order intake in Portugal – EQ Mag Pro
Vestas has signed a 50 MW contract for the repowering of four wind parks to be located in the north of Portugal. The contract includes the supply and installation of eleven V150-4.5 MW wind turbines, as well as a 15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. With these projects, Vestas reaches the milestone […]