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Our own articles and interviews, and our summaries of what the Portuguese press reported on sustainability. The Pulse is the daily edition; this is the lasting entrance — every story on its own page.

What was reported

Energy
Guimarães to host sustainability summit for firms and investors
Entrepreneurs, investors and international delegations will gather in Guimarães for three days in October.
27 September 2026NortePlanetiers
Energy
Zero warns Portugal's rivers and aquifers are worsening
An environmental group says draft water plans for 2028-2033 lack the money to fix what they admit is broken.
27 September 2026ZERO
Energy
Loulé turns parking spaces into public event for Car-Free Day
A central square in Loulé gave up its parking spots for a day of games, cycling and a future bike-share scheme.
26 September 2026Algarve
Energy
Jorge Sequeira named keynote speaker for SENAG wastewater seminar
A motivational speaker with over a thousand talks behind him takes the stage in Guimarães this October.
25 September 2026Norte
Energy
Alenquer assembly votes unanimously against biomethane plant
Councillors, environmentalists and even the mayor line up against a 20.5 million euro biogas plant planned for Marés.
25 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Portugal minister defends state stake in REN, gas grids and Sines refinery
The minister reveals Portugal could invoke a 2014 law to stop the Sines refinery slipping into Spanish hands.
25 September 2026ICNF
Energy
Quercus opposes Galp's 22-turbine wind farm in Mira project
Quercus says some turbines would sit on land where Ourique's own municipal plan currently bans renewable projects.
25 September 2026Alentejo
Energy
Brussels opens two infringement cases against Portugal over environment rules
Portugal missed two separate EU deadlines to confirm it had transposed environmental rules into national law.
25 September 2026
Energy
Alto Alentejo launches shared e-bike scheme across nine towns
Thirty-six electric bikes are now docked across nine Portalegre towns, with fines up to 1,500 euros for rule-breakers.
25 September 2026Alentejo
Energy
Sotecnisol upgrades two clarifiers at Porto's Freixo treatment plant
The upgrade at a plant serving 170,000 people had to happen without ever shutting it down.
24 September 2026NorteAdEPorto
Energy
Petition against nightly street lighting cuts hits 1,000 signatures
Organisers want the mayor to reconsider cutting street lights during the small hours, and to trim festive lighting instead.
24 September 2026Norte
Energy
ZERO calls for offshore wind priority at Sines' new pier
An environmental group says a key impact study leaves the pier's real purpose worryingly undecided.
24 September 2026AlentejoZERO
Energy
APREN head says €60bn in green investment is stuck in Portugal
APREN's president points to tens of billions of euros in renewable projects stuck behind licensing hurdles.
24 September 2026Cleanwatts
Energy
Lisbon water utility holds 10th innovation conference on 1 October
Experts gather at Lisbon's Fábrica de Água de Alcântara to debate what could reshape the water sector.
23 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Navigator cuts 300,000 tonnes of CO2 across four plants
Six decarbonisation projects worth €193 million are already reshaping four industrial plants in Portugal.
23 September 2026
Energy
ACP gathers 20,000 signatures for Lisbon e-scooter referendum
The push clears the legal threshold four times over, setting off a multi-step approval process involving Lisbon's assembly and the Constitutional Court.
23 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Sunenergy adds industrial battery to Veneporte solar plant
A 200 kWh battery now lets a Portuguese factory keep energy it used to lose every lunchtime and weekend.
23 September 2026SunEnergy
Energy
Tejo river group demands limits on Abrantes data centre water use
Two planned data centres near the Tagus could use up to 22.2 million litres of water daily, campaigners warn.
22 September 2026Centro
Energy
Quercus calls for national plan on shared bicycles and transport
The environmental group lists ten proposals, from tax breaks to insurance cover for cyclists commuting to work.
22 September 2026
Energy
Alto Minho water utility launches tender for solar self-consumption plants
Seven municipalities in the Alto Minho region are about to get solar plants funded through a near-374,000-euro contract.
22 September 2026Norte
Energy
Alto Alentejo signs €15m contract to link Pisão dam to water plant
A 25-kilometre pipeline network across three Alentejo municipalities has just cleared its first major hurdle, but the dam itself still faces judges in October.
22 September 2026Alentejo
Energy
Azores and Catalonia agree to cooperate on blue economy
Two regions separated by the Atlantic and the Mediterranean say they want a shared agenda for the ocean.
21 September 2026AzoresBlue Azores
Energy
Water minister warns North and Centre face worst shortage this year
Water reserves are actually higher than last year, but the minister says the picture has flipped in one worrying way.
21 September 2026Centro
Energy
Madeira named GigaSite champion at EU Water Academy
Miguel Albuquerque travelled to Brussels to accept a new EU water title on Madeira's behalf.
21 September 2026Madeira
Energy
Lisbon hosts first international green hydrogen conference
Industry leaders, researchers and policymakers gather in Lisbon for four days, starting with visits to hydrogen facilities in Sines.
20 September 2026Lisbon
Energy
Second wind turbine blade transported to Paul da Serra
Traffic was rerouted for 14 hours across Madeira's mountain roads to move a single giant wind turbine part.
20 September 2026Madeira
Energy
Madeira electricity price rise unrelated to new wind turbines, regulator shows
A 2.7% rise and new wind turbines landed in the same month, but the regulator's own numbers tell a different story.
19 September 2026Madeira
Energy
Porto hails "promising" start to VCI truck ban as hauliers count costs
Police logged 27 infractions in the first three days, while hauliers say some routes now run 57km longer.
19 September 2026Norte
Energy
EU renewables supplied 54% of electricity in Q2 2026
Portugal placed sixth in the EU, with solar overtaking wind as the bloc's fastest-growing renewable source.
18 September 2026
Energy
Funchal schools host mobility events for European Mobility Week
A quiz show host and a superhero play took mobility lessons straight into Funchal classrooms.
18 September 2026Madeira