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Iberian Wolf Packs Weigh Heaviest as Assessors Reject a 45-Turbine Wind Farm Planned Between Viseu and Guarda

The evaluation commission found Lightsource bp's Paiva wind farm would cut an ecological corridor and could drive the wolf from the region. It also said the 324-megawatt project was oversized for its grid connection.

3 October 2026

Ports

Sines Is Planning a Quay That Can Take Military Ships, and Zero Argues Offshore Wind Deserves First Claim on It

The environmental study for the Port of Sines' new general cargo quay leaves its final use open, from wind turbines to car shipments to occasional military mobility. The port authority says no military use is intended.

24 September 2026

News

APREN's 2025 Wind Audit Tallies 25.4% Consumption Share But Flags PNEC 10.4 GW Onshore Target as Off-Pace — Pedro Amaral Jorge Eyes 2031-2032 Slippage

Wind power covered 25.4% of Portugal's electricity consumption in 2025, according to the joint annual audit published on 15 June 2026 by APREN (Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis — the Portuguese Renewable Energies Association) and INEGI...

15 June 2026