In order to comply with UN SDG no. 9, we have committed to building resilient infrastructure, championing inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and stimulating innovation.
Our goals:
Investing ~€2 billion in innovation and digitalization projects until 2025;
Installing 100% of smart meters in Iberia by 2025.
Our initiatives:
Smart Grids
We have been investing in Smart grids - systems that react to consumer actions in a smart way and make Portugal a more efficient, sustainable and innovative country. We have several innovation projects underway in this field.
Save to compete
Save to Compete is a program that promotes the competitiveness of Portuguese and Spanish companies through energy efficiency measures. Created in 2012, the program has allowed companies to save more than €18 million, over 174 GWh of electricity, and more than 70,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Energy management and storage projects
Storage and flexibility solutions will be one of the hallmarks of the new energy paradigm, with the transition to decarbonization, decentralization, and electrification. We at EDP have several projects in this area; one of them is SENSIBLE, a project that aims to demonstrate the benefits of integrating battery systems into distribution network and of self-consumption solutions for residential customers. As renewable energies slowly take over the market, this project also aims to showcase the benefits consumers and the network can reap from new business models. The pilot project was deployed in the village of Valverde (Alentejo) and allowed each customer to save about €300.
Championing Electric Mobility
Through articles on the subject, as well as by offering electric mobility services, investing in charging stations for fleets, and joining the EV 100 global initiative with the commitment to electrify 100% of our light fleet and 50% of our heavy vehicles.
Save to compete
Save to Compete a program that promotes the competitiveness of companies in Portugal and Spain through energy efficiency measures. Since 2012, the year the program was created, the program has allowed companies to save more than 18 million euros, more than 174 GWh of energy and more than 70 thousand tons of avoided CO2 emissions.
Energy management and storage projects
The storage and flexibility solutions will be one of the pillars of a new energy paradigm, with the transition to decarbonization, decentralization and electrification. At EDP we have works on different innovation projects in this area and, one example is SENSIBLE, which aims to demonstrate the benefit of integrating battery systems in the distribution network and self-consumption solutions at the residential level. At a time when renewable energies are increasingly established in the market, the project also wants to prove the benefits that consumers and the network can achieve with new business models. The pilot project was installed in the village of Valverde (Alentejo) and made it possible to record savings of 300 euros per customer.
