Portugal

Portugal

Pilot Overview

Portugal currently has 5.5 GW of installed wind power capacity, which contributes 24% of Portugal’s electricity demand. By 2030, an additional 9.0 GW of onshore and 0.3 GW of offshore capacity are planned, not only through new installations but also through repowering the existing ones.


Pilot Challenges

The feasibility of these expansion plans is highly dependent on the communication and cooperation between stakeholders, grid operators, authorities and also local communities, to ensure low environmental impact and high public support.

The particularity of this pilot is that WIMBY addresses and enriches the Web-GIS tool through interaction with companies that are responsible for almost all the installed wind power capacity in Portugal.

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Social engagement

Short interviews

In the last section of this page you can find embedded videos of the seven short interviews collected with organising partners and participants of the Portugal pilot site workshops. Here below the ordered list with external links to YouTube videos.

  1. Susana Serodio from APREN: How could WIMBY results facilitate negotiations with local authorities and stakeholders?
  2. Susana Serodio from APREN: Why was Portugal selected as a case study in the WIMBY project?
  3. WIMBY project – Engaging communities in the energy transition: interview with Ana Carreto
  4. WIMBY project – Renewable energy and environmental impact: interview with Sofia Soares
  5. WIMBY – Energy justice and citizen participation in wind energy projects with Filipe Moreira Alves
  6. WIMBY – Renewable energy in Torres Vedras, wind and solar power: interview with Alcino Antunes

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