The oil company’s chief executive, Carlos Nuno Gomes da Silva, said on Tuesday it would invest 10-15% of the total in new renewable energy, most of it to harness solar power, although not ruling out wind power and other technologies. Lisbon : Portugal’s Galp Energia earmarked between 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) and 1.2 billion […]
Portugal to launch huge solar energy auction next week
The soon-to-be auctioned solar energy represents more than double the country’s current capacity, which is just over 600 MW, with the government aiming to reach approximately 9,000 MW of this renewable energy by 2027 LISBON: With interest from European and Asian investors, Portugal is set to launch an international mega-auction of solar energy next week, […]
Exide’s Portuguese lead acid battery factory to be powered by its own PV-plus-storage
Portugal’s EDP has inked a deal for its largest PV project to date, a 3.8MWp solar-plus-storage duo it will develop for lead acid battery and storage system maker Exide Technologies. The agreement signed this week will see EDP deploy and run two PV installations powering Exide’s industrial units in Castanheira do Ribatejo and Azambuja, some […]
Exide Announces Groundbreaking Solar Installations in Portugal
Official contract signing involving Exide’s Stefan St?bing and EDP’s Vera Pinto Pereira GENNEVILLIERS, France: Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global provider of stored energy solutions for the automotive and industrial markets, is announcing two new photovoltaic installations with a total capacity of 3.8 MWp in Portugal. These will be situated at Exide’s production facility in Castanheira […]