CEEETA is a private research centre on energy economics, transport and environment, specialised in applied research, teaching and consultancy in the areas of economics, energy, transport and environment planning and policies inside and outside the European Union.

In the field of renewable energies and energy efficiency, CEEETA has been involved in the development and assessment of a high number of projects for the integration of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in buildings and other facilities. CEEETA is currently supporting, with technical expertise, the RES plan for Alqueva, promoted by EDIA, the major stakeholder of the Alqueva project in the Alentejo region.

Regarding legal framework, CEEETA is often involved, as a consultant under the request of the Portuguese government or as a major stakeholder, in the preparation of legislation for the energy sector in the fields of RES incentives and tariffs, cogeneration and micro-cogeneration. For example, the last proposal regarding the legal framework for electricity generation from RES was amended to incorporate several contributions from CEEETA and RES companies before its adoption at the beginning of 2005.

Regarding policy evaluation, CEEETA carried out recently, for the Portuguese Directorate General for Energy, an evaluation of the existing energy policy incentives. CEEETA also participated in the INVERT project (DG TREN) aiming at developing efficient support strategies for renewable energy sources and rational use of energy.

Furthermore, CEEETA is currently coordinating and involved in a project aiming at increasing the selective collection of urban solid wastes in four municipalities (Cascais, Mafra, Oeiras and Sintra). The main task is to analyze population behaviour regarding waste management - using inquiries, defining focus groups and local opinion makers - and to enhance behaviour changes and awareness. The project also includes an analysis of the potential introduction of a fiscal measure in order to minimize waste generation.

CEEETA has a large experience with dissemination activities (see list of projects) which includes the organisation of workshops and conferences, production of publications and CD-ROM, publication in newspapers and dissemination through internet and was or is a member of several networks (OPET, ENER...).