Information: Regional Government increased PROENERGIA incentives by 48% in the first four months of 2020
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Energy, increased the financial incentives granted under PROENERGIA - a system of incentives for the production and storage of energy from renewable sources by 48% in the first four months of this year, compared to the same period in 2019. This year's investment amounts to more than 157 thousand euro... more >>

Information: First charging station for electric vehicles on Pico Island opened
The Regional Director for Energy opened Friday in São Roque do Pico the first charging station for electric vehicles on this island, which results from an ARAAL contract signed between the Regional Government and the Town Council. On the occasion, Andreia Carreiro stressed that the implementation of electric mobility in the Azores should be a collaborative process, with municipalities also pl... more >>

Information: Regional Government holds Meeting with Energy Efficiency dedicated to public transport
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Energy, will hold the 9th Meeting with Energy Efficiency dedicated to the adoption of electric vehicles in public transport next Wednesday, December 18, at Lagoa City Hall, São Miguel Island, at 2 pm. This Meeting with Energy Efficiency will also be a space to raise awareness and debate emergin... more >>

Information: Regional Government adopts emerging and innovative electric mobility technologies
The Regional Director for Energy stressed the Regional Government's commitment to promote electric mobility through the creation of a publicly accessible infrastructure for charging electric vehicles as well as the “focus on emerging and innovative electric mobility technologies for efficient use in power networks." Andreia Carreiro spoke in Ponta Delgada at the opening of a fast charging s... more >>

Information: Regional Government aims to improve energy performance of tourism projects
The Regional Director for Energy highlighted today the work carried out with a view to improving energy performance in tourism projects, highlighting the campaign for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency in the Azores focused on these projects. Andreia Carreiro spoke in Ponta Delgada at the opening of an awareness-raising session directed to the units participating in that campaign, which was organ... more >>

Information: Regional Government participates in international forum that consolidates the role of European islands in energy transition
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Energy, participates in the fourth follow-up forum of the European Commission's Clean Energy for EU Islands initiative. This is a tool at the service of the development of European policies that assigns a leading role to the islands and archipelagos in the energy transition. This forum, which runs fr... more >>

Information: Educational Programme for Energy Efficiency in the Azorean Schools reached about 1,000 students in 2018/2019 school year
The Regional Director for Energy revealed today that the Educational Programme for Energy Efficiency in Azorean Schools, which aims "to call the attention of youngsters for the issue of energy in a playful, relaxed and captivating manner," has already reached about 1,000 Azorean students, through more than 50 sessions held in the 2018/2019 school year. “This innovative educational resource i... more >>

Information: Azores are part of European project to optimise electric mobility promotion policies
The Regional Directorate for Energy participated in the kick-off meeting of the European project designated as "E-MOBICITY – Increase of energy efficiency by Electric MOBIlity in the CITY," funded by the Interreg Europe programme in the amount of one million Euros, which aims to optimise public policies and the application of European funds towards the promotion of electric mobility. The fir... more >>

Information: Regional Government participates in international conference to share good energy practices
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Energy, will participate in the seventh international conference on energy transition in the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries on September 26. At the event, the government official will present the pioneering measures and actions implemented by the Azorean Government in the energy sector ... more >>

Information: Graciólica project ready to inject and sell energy into the power grid, says Regional Director
The Regional Director for Energy revealed today on Graciosa Island that the Graciólica project was already granted an operating license that will enable the connection of this hybrid production system to the power grid. Andreia Carreiro spoke on the sidelines of the last survey conducted by the Regional Directorate for Energy with a view to the licensing of the project for commercial purposes... more >>