Portugal pioneers renewable energy
AUG 10, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024574
New York Times : A year from now, Portugal will derive 45% of its energy from renewable sources. That impressively large share reflects a host of factors, including the country’s lack of fossil fuels, the European Union’s energy policies, and the determination of the Portuguese government to revamp the systems for generating and distributing electricity. As the New York Times‘s Elisabeth Rosenthal reports, Portugal’s enthusiasm for green energy has also boosted its exports. She writes:
Indeed, Portugal’s engineers and companies are now global players. Portugal’s EDP Renováveis, first listed on stock exchanges in 2008, is the third largest company in the world in wind-generated electricity output. This year, its Portuguese chief executive, Ana Maria Fernandes, signed contracts to sell electricity from its wind farm in Iowa to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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