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Acquisition of Horizon Wind Energy by EdP
Publication . Mota, Ricardo Jorge Monteiro; Adelino, José Neves
At the beginning of 2007, EdP, a Portuguese electricity utility was studying the potential acquisition of Horizon Wind Energy. Owned by Goldman Sachs, Horizon was a relevant player in the wind energy industry with capacity installed in USA. Requiring that EdP more than doubles its investments in renewables until 2010, this consolidation move would place the company as the 4th largest operator in the world.. Governmental support is just one of the factors that has to be analyzed in this deal, since the strategic implications and risks involved may determine the approval or refusal to go forward with the acquisition, and the price to be paid for the American company.
Equity Investment Fund – Investment Recommendation: EDP Renováveis
Publication . Casquilho, Marta Justo Simões Saiote; André, Rosário
EDP Renováveis (EDPR) ) is one of the leading renewable energy companies in the world, coming in fourth in the world in terms of Installed Capacity, and is the only pure wind player operating right now. The company had a gross installed capacity 5,2GWs at the end of the 1Q2009, and had portfolio of 29GWs in pipeline and prospects in the same period.
At the moment the company is in the middle of an aggressive growth, having the objective to reach 10,5GWs of installed capacity in 2012, which will represent an increase of roughly 1,4GWs per year until then. The company met this objective in 2008 (installing 1,413GWs). To reach this target EDPR will make use of its projects in pipeline and possibly use acquisitions, as it has in the past, to obtain more options for expansion.
What makes rural tourism tick in Portugal?
Publication . Pereira, Mafalda; Tam, Carlos; Information Management Research Center (MagIC) - NOVA Information Management School; NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS); Elsevier
Positioning rural tourism as a site of informal, experiential education, this study examines how experiential learning and perceived mental health (PMH) shape rural tourists' post-visit performance in Portugal. The learning construct, with word-of-mouth (WoM), is embedded in an extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) framework, tested on 308 tourists. PMH mediated the WoM–performance link, and experiential learning emerged as the strongest driver of post-visit performance, revealing rural tourism as a learning-rich experience rather than mere leisure. The study informs tourism education, showing how rural experiences can shape curriculum design and the training of tourism professionals.
IWP Strategy – SME Competitiveness: HOLOS Mobile – The Saudi Arabian Case
Publication . Pacheco, Marisa Raquel Rolo; Soeiro, Filipe Castro; Gomes, Paulo; Dahab, Sónia
This work provides a proposal on several key aspects for HOLOS’s internationalization process, a development and implementation company of Information and Communication Technologies. The basis of this project is HOLOS Mobile, a geo-reference pioneer product that throughout a device connected to the internet can conduct the user to its interest points. The targets are companies with a wide range of collaborators but, in this study, only banks and insurance companies will be analysed. This is a very recent product and it has not been tested yet, however its introduction in Portugal and Dubai is soon expected. Recently the company created HOLOS Dubai based on a partnership that allowed agents to associate self-confidently and an office was settled in Dubai after personnel received the adequate training. This country was chosen as the reference city for the Middle East however this project will analyse Saudi Arabia as the next target to enter and measure its reliability. One came to realize that the costs associate to a partnership configuration do not fit HOLOS expectations for Saudi Arabia and the best entry mode is by authorized commercial agents that would conduct the internal relationships with the clients meanwhile all software management is done from Dubai and Portugal.
Farmed and Wild Macroalgae as a Safe Source of Macro and Trace Elements
Publication . Chainho, Tomás; Cereja, Rui; Pereira, Alícia; Marques, Vera; Silva, João C.; Pessanha, Sofia; Costa, Pedro Reis; Marques, António; DF – Departamento de Física; Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT); LIBPhys-UNL; MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
The increasing popularity of macroalgae products highlights their potential as a safe source of essential macro and microelements for consumers. This study characterized wild and farmed macroalgae elemental composition and assessed the presence of biotoxins to identify potential health risks. Wild and farmed macroalgae samples were collected throughout 2024–2025, from three aquaculture production sites along the Portuguese coast (Ria de Aveiro, Matosinhos, and Olhão). Samples were freeze-dried, compressed and using a micro-XRF spectrometer, elemental composition was assessed. Macroalgae species factor was the strongest driver of elemental composition, explaining over 80% variation in macro and trace elements. Origin did not showcase statistical significance for elemental composition. Seasonal differences, though relatively small in extent, significantly impacted redox-sensitive elements in macroalgae, namely copper and manganese. All elements stayed below 30% of the recommended dietary recommendations, except iron (ranging from 0.5% to 111.8% of UL%) and Mn (ranging from 0.1% to 101% of UL%). All samples revealed the absence of regulated marine toxins. Only traces of the non-regulated cyclic-imine toxin SPX1 were detected in samples of Fucus vesiculosus. All quantified elements do not represent any risk for human health, strengthening the safety of macroalgae from the Portuguese coast.