AREANATejo
AREANATejo is the regional energy and environment agency of the North Alentejo and Tejo, based in Portalegre. It supports 15 municipalities …
Energy, Water & Mobility
From Cleanwatts' solar energy communities to off-grid systems, rainwater harvesting and drought resilience, the practical infrastructure of a sustainable life in Portugal. If you run a project in this area, we'd love to list it.
Cascais Ambiente
Cascais Ambiente (EMAC) is the municipal environment company of Cascais, created in 2005. It handles urban cleaning, waste collection, green…
ACECITEC Lab. Portugal
ACECITEC Lab. Portugal is a Lisbon-based laboratory specialising in the repair, production, and upgrading of high-voltage batteries for elec…
AREAC – Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Centro
AREAC is a non-profit regional energy and environment agency based in Miranda do Corvo, founded in 2003 by municipalities in Portugal's Cent…
APREN – Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis
APREN is Portugal's renewable energy association, founded in 1988, representing over 90% of the country's installed renewable capacity. It t…
AREAL – Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Algarve
AREAL is a regional energy and environment agency that has supported Algarve municipalities and businesses since 2000, running projects on r…
Bicicultura
Bicicultura is a non-profit cooperative based in Lisbon, founded in 2019, dedicated to promoting cycling for transport, work, leisure and th…
Solar2Power
Solar2Power is an Algarve-based solar energy company installing solar panels, battery storage, EV chargers and carports for residential and …
Find projects by focus areas
- Energy Efficiency15
- Solar Power14
- Off-grid Systems9
- Electric Vehicles7
- Water Conservation7
- Battery Storage5
- Public Transport Advocacy4
- Wind Energy3
- Drought Resilience2
- Greywater Systems2
- Micro-hydro2
- Natural Water Purification2
- Rainwater Harvesting2
- Walkable Communities2
- Cycling Infrastructure1
- Low-impact Travel1
- Low-tech Energy Solutions1
Portugal's public EV charging network passes one million charging sessions in a single month
Users of the network almost doubled in a year, and the emissions saved are being measured in urban trees.
Ourém wastewater plant on the Nabão gets €5.2m upgrade with EU cohesion funds
The upgrade targets a river repeatedly hit by pollution, and Brussels is footing most of the bill, with a finish line set for May 2029.
Évora University leads €9m project to trial green hydrogen in Alentejo and Algarve
A municipal swimming pool in Évora and a small island off the Algarve coast are among the unlikely test sites for the technology.
Environment agency tells MPs it has no oversight role at Ferreira do Alentejo olive-pomace plant
The country's water authority has told MPs that, strictly speaking, it licenses nothing at a plant accused of pollution for over a decade.
ADENE to hold Portugal's first Certified Energy Manager course, with international exam
A qualification held by more than 40,000 professionals worldwide is finally coming to Portugal, just as a 2027 deadline starts to bite for big energy users.
Energy-saving measures could yield €8.5 billion a year in benefits for Portugal by 2030
The same savings that cut household energy costs could also prevent hundreds of premature deaths every year, according to the study's national estimates.
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Hands-on in the Solar Test Field & Garden
A 12-day hands-on programme at Tamera combining garden and solar test field work with community-building activities like Forum, focused on regenerative living and energy autonomy.
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SENAG - National Wastewater Seminar (2nd edition)
APDA is organising the 2nd edition of the SENAG national seminar, dedicated to wastewater, on 14 and 15 October at the Centro Cultural Vila Flor in Guimarães, with Jorge Sequeira as keynote speaker.
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SENAG 2026 – Round Table "Rethinking Urban Drainage"
SENAG 2026, organised by APDA under the theme 'REImagining Urban Water', includes the round table 'Rethinking Urban Drainage', in which experts discuss the future of drainage infrastructure. The event takes place on 14 and 15 October at the Centro Cultural Vila Flor, in Guimarães.
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Official launch of the CO₂ Performance Ladder in Portugal
The CO₂ Performance Ladder, a methodology developed in the Netherlands to encourage carbon emission reductions through public procurement, will be officially launched in Portugal on 15 October in Lisbon, following its adaptation to the national context.
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Kidical Mass Seixal, Moita and Barreiro
The third edition of Kidical Mass Seixal is intermunicipal in character, bringing together the municipalities of Seixal, Barreiro and Moita on a joint bike ride. Let's come together to occupy public space, cycle as a community and show that alternative urban mobility is possible and urgent. Kidical Mass (Children's Critical Mass) is a global movement that takes place all over the country and seeks to respond to, and give visibility to, the need and desire of children and adults to use…
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Cycling Goes to School
A day of cycling activities at Parque Augusto Pólvora, in Maçã, Sesimbra, on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 9.30am to 4pm, organised by the Portuguese Cycling Federation. Aimed at children and young people aged 5 to 14, with bikes for all levels, including balance bikes for the youngest.
Energy, water and mobility projects in Portugal
This is the infrastructure layer of a sustainable life: where the power comes from, where the water goes, and how you move between the two. In a country with long summers and shortening rivers, water is the question that keeps returning.
Cleanwatts builds solar energy communities, where neighbours share what a roof generates instead of each buying their own system. Alongside it sit off-grid households, rainwater harvesting, greywater reuse and reed-bed purification, and the drought-adaptation work that the Alentejo in particular has been forced into.
Use the focus filter for water conservation, rainwater harvesting, drought resilience, greywater systems, natural water purification, compost toilets, solar power, wind energy, micro-hydro, battery storage, energy efficiency or low-impact travel. If you run a project in this area, we would rather list it than leave a gap. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.