Fabulous students
It was a blessing to teach hundreds of extremely talented students and help them grasping energy policy and its relationship with the future of planet Earth. I…
Teaching around the world: USA, China, Australia & Europe
After serving as a minister and leading the renewable energies transformation in my homecountry, I had the honor of teaching in several universities around the world USA: Columbia, Yale and…
World leadership
Portugal is seen as a world leader in renewable energies, that is confirmed by the testimonies of Tanaka- san, Commissioner Piebalgs and Professor Kamen, countless press articles, papers and…
In the press
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/19/portugal-renewable-energy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/18/portugal-runs-for-four-days-straight-on-renewable-energy-alone https://www.ft.com/content/a214ee6a-0155-11de-8f6e-000077b07658 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/science/earth/10portugal.html https://www.lemondedelenergie.com/portugal-champion-mondial-energies-renouvelables/2019/09/11/ https://www.lemonde.fr/energies/article/2018/08/30/au-portugal-l-electricite-est-plus-verte_5348072_1653054.html
On China
I had the privilege to travel extensively to China and in China and believe that my knowledge of the country is above the average. Since President Trump,…
Theory and practice
Energy policy has many dimensions, domestic- international, competition- regulation, technologies- public policies, companies, etc. My involvement included the following: Domestic- international: creation of the Iberian electricity wholesale market, renewable…
No case
Jack the ripper. In the 19th century, a number of prostitutes were murdered in London by a serial killer. Although the case has never been solved, it was…
EU decision
The EU Commission performed an in depth investigation to the 2 supposedly ilegal measures, they are the following: CMEC: a "contract for difference" scheme created after formal approval by…
What and when
The world has indeed followed his action by moving away from fossil fuels to the renewables since then. Nobuo TANAKA Former Executive Director, the International Energy Agency (2007-2011) Dear…
This would not take place in your country
In 2019, when I had been living in confinement for many years, I was finally informed by written that I am officially suspect of having illegally benefitted EDP in…