the green energy model                             

In 2018, Portugal has reduced CO2 emissions

- with a reduction of 9% compared to 2.5% for the other countries of the European Union

This reduction is due to the development of green energies in the country. According to Eurostat, 53% of the electricity produced in Portugal in 2018 came from renewable ener Their development will allow Portugal to stop using fossil fuels definitely.

                                              

In 2018, the national output was made of 0.6% petroleum and 99.4% renewable energy, whose:

-biomass and waste: 3,261 ktoe (55.8%)

-hydroelectricity: 1,078 ktoe (18.5%)

-other energies (wind, solar, geothermal): 1,466 ktoe (25.1%).

This production covered 27% of the country's primary energy needs in 2018.

It has increased by 72% since 1990 (hydro: + 37%, biomass-waste: + 32% and other: x105).

 

                            

In March 2018, the Portuguese fully heated and lit with renewable energy for 139 hours or 6 days. They used renewable energy to satisfy all their needs.

 
   


For six days, the country was able to exploit all of its electrical needs thanks to wind, solar or hydraulic.

 

Hydraulic and wind energies accounted for 55% and 42%  of this power consumption.

It's a challenge that Portugal has reached in the EU.

                           

Portugal has a full network of charging stations for electric cars, so sales increased by 120.5% in 2017.

The government also encouraged citizens to invest in renewable energy equipment by establishing advantageous prices.                   

Central floating solar :

840 photovoltaic panels were installed on a platform that drifts on the artificial lake formed by one of the many hydraulic dams in the country.

The method combines qualities : water cools the panels which are thus more efficient and making them float avoids monopolizing land for electrical production.

                           

Central floating wind turbines :

The 25 MW Wind float Atlantic is a  project which will constitute the largest existing floating wind turbines central.

Floating wind turbines can resist extreme weather conditions, including waves over 15 meters.