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Micro-generation and tax benefits on renewable energies - Abreu Advogados

Thursday, 23 April 2009 15:44
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On February 2, 2008, decree-law no 363/2007 came into force and the production of energy in Portugal entered a new era. The principle behind the new law is to save energy, reduce costs and protect the environment. Indeed, consumers are now allowed to produce electricity themselves through small power plants, ie not exceeding 5.75 kW, and sell the surplus to the public network with a limit of 150 kW.
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New hydro-electric projects come to life in Portugal - Abreu Advogados

Saturday, 16 August 2008 14:04
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Portugal is one of the EU countries with the highest hydro-power potential still to be exploited, and with the least growth in developed capacity over the past 30 years.
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Defining new opportunities in Waste-to-Energy - Abreu Advogados

Friday, 22 February 2008 02:10
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Waste-to-Energy (WtE) refers to any treatment that generates energy in the form of electricity
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Is Portugal catching the power sector wave? - Abreu Advogados

Tuesday, 08 January 2008 02:03
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Manuel de Andrade Neves
Portugal has taken an important step toward the implementation of an internal energy market based on wave power. An ambitious goal has been set to create a wave power cluster that would allow Portugal to ultimately export technology and know-how, as Denmark accomplished with its early development of an onshore and offshore wind industry.
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