The 2021 Edition of the APREN Yearbook, a milestone within the national power system and a showcase of what is being done in Portugal in the sector of electricity production from renewable sources.
2020 was a year of challenges, but also of opportunities, especially for the renewables sector.
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2020
in numbers
In 2020, this sector represented 61% of total electricity generation in Portugal (50,894 GWh), in a year classified as dry, with an average hydroelectric producibility index of 0.97, and a wind producibility index of 0.94.
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Renewable electricity
in Portugal
The growth of the renewable electricity sector in recent years has played a key role in the decarbonisation of the economy in Portugal, and today it is the sector that contributes most to reducing energy dependency.
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Biomass
power plants
Biomass
power plants
Biomass is all the organic matter of plant or animal origin capable of regenerating in a short period of time and in a sustainable way. Biomass comprises forest by-products, agriculture, livestock, and organic municipal waste.
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Wind
farms
Wind
farms
The wind results from pressure differences across the Earth’s surface, due to the solar radiation received on Earth being greater in the equatorial zones than in the polar zones. Wind energy is harnessed through wind turbines.
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Geothermal
power plants
Geothermal
power plants
Geothermal energy is energy obtained from heat that comes from inside the Earth. Due to high temperatures, magmatic intrusions and other places with volcanic activity are areas with high geothermal potential.
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Solar PV
power plants
Solar PV
power plants
Solar energy is the name given to radiation from the sun and is one of the most important aspects of renewable energy. The production of electricity from solar energy is possible through photovoltaic solar panels.
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Large
hydropower plants
Large
hydropower plants
Hydroelectric energy is obtained from the kinetic energy of a body of water that is converted into mechanical energy through hydraulic turbines, which activate alternators that generate electrical energy, as happens in hydroelectric exploitations.
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Small
Hydropower plants
Small
Hydropower plants
Hydroelectric energy is obtained from the kinetic energy of a body of water that is converted into mechanical energy through hydraulic turbines, which activate alternators that generate electrical energy, as happens in hydroelectric exploitations.
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About
APREN
In 2020, APREN represented 91% of the renewable installed capacity in Portugal, covering a wide variety of stakeholders in the Members’ portfolio, most of them promoters, followed by service providers and industrial.