Information:  "Sustainable Corvo" is an energy efficiency project that should be an example for the whole Region, says Regional Director for Energy
The Regional Director for Energy highlighted today the "Sustainable Corvo" project as an example that the Azorean Government intends to develop on other islands, encouraging the use of innovative solutions to render the archipelago energy efficient. Andreia Carreiro spoke in Lagoa at the International Conference of OCTA Innovation - Association of Overseas Countries and Territories of the European... more >>

Information: Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism holds meetings on energy efficiency
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Energy, promotes the first Meeting with Energy Efficiency in Ponta Delgada next Monday, April 10. This meeting will take place at the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory. It marks the beginning of a series of initiatives to be promoted throughout the year with the aim of promoting this theme with ... more >>

Information: Electric and sustainable mobility to become a reality in 2017, ensures Regional Director for Energy
The Regional Director for Energy assured this morning that the Regional Government is investing in new mobility models, encouraging the adoption and implementation of measures for a paradigm shift in mobility in order to render it sustainable and energy efficient. Andreia Carreiro spoke in Cascais under the conference "Energy and Mobility for Smart Cities," adding that the Regional Government is i... more >>

Information: PROENERGIA supported 267 devices for exploration of endogenous renewable energy resources in 2016
The Regional Directorate for Energy, through PROENERGIA programme, has subsidised the acquisition of 267 last year, amounting to over 165 thousand Euros, thus contributing to greater awareness for the importance of the use of renewable energy and its actual impact environmentally and economically. São Miguel was the island with the largest representation, registering 60% of the support alloc... more >>

Information: Regulation of Energy Certification System of Buildings already published
The Regulation of the Energy Certification System of Buildings in the Autonomous Region of the Azores was published today in the Official Journal. The implementation of this energy certification system will allow a reduction of 16.5% in the construction costs with building coating and 10% in the operating costs of buildings. The regulations published today also define the content and the supplemen... more >>

Information: Regional geothermal projects presented the Outermost Regions at international meeting in the Canary Islands
The Azores presented the regional projects developed in the field of geothermal energy to the representatives of Outermost Region (ORs) at the first International Meeting on Renewable Energy (CAN 2015), held in Tenerife. The event was organised by the Regional Government of the Canary Islands and ACER - Canary Renewable Energy Association. The Azores were represented by the Regional Director for ... more >>

Information: Rosa Nunes stressed importance of renewable energy in the future of Graciosa and the Azores
The Regional Director for Energy stressed the importance of the project that has started to be implemented on Graciosa in partnership with the Azores Electricity Company (EDA) and Younicos. This island will become another example in the Azores with regard to the pioneering use of renewable energy. The project designed to boost renewable energy will be implemented through the construction of a 4.... more >>

Information: Government promotes initiative "Feeling and Interpreting the S. Miguel Natural Park"
The Azorean Government, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, promotes the initiative "Feeling and Interpreting the S. Miguel Natural Park" at auditorium of CTT (post office) on August 14 at 11 AM. This presentation is followed by a visit to the Serra Devassa mountain range trail at 2 PM. The event will show the investments made in the São Miguel Natural Park as ... more >>

Information: Government holds enquiry on power cut on the island of Terceira
Following the power cut that occurred on the island of Terceira yesterday, the Government of the Azores has decided to hold an enquiry in order to determine the causes of the incident and the consequences for EDA costumers. In addition to determining the source of the shutdown of the Beljardin Power Plant, the Government intends to know which measures should be taken to avoid a recurrence, parti... more >>

Information: Region increasingly promotes the production of renewable energy
The Regional Government has implemented and will continue to develop measures that foster the growth of renewable energy production and energy efficiency, stated the Regional Director for Energy, José Vieira, in Ponta Delgada on Wednesday afternoon. José Vieira spoke at the closing ceremony of the seminar “Sustainable Energy: Smart Networks and Mobility” in the context of t... more >>