Ocean Energy - National support

National support

 

Portugal follows the 'Industrial Strategy for Ocean Renewable Energies' (EI-ERO) and its 'Action Plan' (RCM nº 174/2017). The aim of this strategy is to "export innovative ocean energy technologies", "create value by mastering intellectual property" and "create highly skilled employment”. These objectives are seconded in the motivations for a Blue Economy from the 'National Strategy for the Sea 2020-2030' (RCM No. 68/2021) and reflected in targets for deployed capacity as assumed in the 'National Energy and Climate Plan 2030' (RCM No. 53/2020) and the 'National Strategy for Hydrogen' (RCM No. 63/2020).

 

Aiming contributing favorably to the permitting process, by simplifying the attribution of the 'Private Use of Maritime Space Title' (TUPEM), Portugal has a 'National Maritime Spatial Planning Situation Plan' (PSOEM, RCM nº 203-A/2019), which includes renewable energies among the uses and activities considered.

 

The 'Marine Strategy Framework Directive' (DL No. 108/2010, amended  by DL No. 201/2012,  No. 136/2013  and No. 143/2015) establishes the legal framework for the measures necessary to ensure the good environmental status of national marine waters by 2020. This directive mention activities such as "implementation and operation of parks for the use of marine renewable energy (waves, tides and wind)", focusing specifically on the levels of environmental noise introduced.

 

As the entity which provides the permitting of electricity production plants, DGEG has been contributing significantly to administrative simplification, through coordination among involved entities and new regulation.

 

DGEG has participated in the international CSA H22020 project named 'OceanSET' (2018-2021), in support of the Implementation Working Group on ocean energy of the SET Plan, and participates in the subsequent 'SEETIP Ocean' project (2022-2025). In these projects DGEG performs activities of mapping and monitoring of the evolution of the sector, generating information for decision-making processes within the European Commission.

 

(Source: OceanSET)