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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
Setúbal Polytechnic to host international port sustainability conference
Around 40 partner entities and universities from Évora, Coimbra and Aveiro will gather in Setúbal this June.
22 June 2026Lisbon
Energy
Renewables supplied 72.7% of Portugal's electricity in May
For 79 hours in May, Portugal ran entirely on green power alone.
18 June 2026APREN
Energy
Vialonga brewery installs €33.5m heat pump to cut carbon
The heat pump recovers surplus heat from refrigeration and could cut thermal emissions by half at the Vialonga plant.
17 June 2026Lisbon
Energy
Portugal opens public consultation on renewable energy priority zones
An independent team mapped out where in Portugal renewable projects should—and shouldn't—go.
17 June 2026
Energy
Portugal to launch capacity mechanism for electricity security
A new report set a precise limit on how much electricity risk Portugal will tolerate each year.
16 June 2026
Energy
Cleanwatts Digital launches kWant Energy platform for energy transition
The company already has more than 45 MWh contracted in storage projects and expects that to double by 2026.
16 June 2026Cleanwatts
Energy
Aljustrel mine gets €400 million upgrade to double processing
The mine's processing plant can now treat six million tonnes of ore a year, but its chairman says legal delays are costing time.
16 June 2026Alentejo
Energy
Nuno Matias to lead new Portuguese energy and geology agency
A new agency swallows four organisations and abolishes another, reshaping Portugal's energy oversight until 2027.
15 June 2026ADENE
Energy
Wind power met 25.4% of Portugal's electricity use in 2025
Just 446.8 MW of new wind capacity is under construction in Portugal, and one district has none at all.
15 June 2026APREN
Energy
Lisbon energy community expands with third solar phase
A Lisbon energy community founded on citizen participation is opening around 240 new spots for locals to join.
12 June 2026LisbonCoopérnico
Energy
Lasso promotes smart waste containers for Portuguese municipalities
Sensors and access control are turning ordinary street containers into data-driven tools for city halls.
12 June 2026ZERO
Energy
ADENE holds Loulé workshop on local heating and cooling plans
Seventeen municipalities across three countries are testing a new EU methodology, and Loulé is one of them.
11 June 2026AlgarveADENE
Energy
Águas do Alentejo to build 15 solar power units for self-consumption
A €1.8 million tender covers facilities from Alvito to Montemor-o-Novo, with construction stretching over more than three years.
11 June 2026Alentejo
Energy
INDAQUA solar array atop Matosinhos reservoir starts supplying network
Solar panels on top of a water reservoir in Custóias now power infrastructure up to four kilometres away.
11 June 2026Norte
Energy
Court order halts geotechnical works at Barroso lithium mine
A court injunction has stopped drilling work at Portugal's biggest lithium project, again.
11 June 2026NorteUnidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso
Energy
Funchal hosts EU electric mobility project meeting
A 10-million-euro EU project with 23 partners is bringing bidirectional charging points to Funchal.
11 June 2026Madeira
Energy
Porto invests €4.5m to cut wastewater plants' energy dependence
One plant already gets a fifth of its power from the sun, and another could soon be 60% self-sufficient.
8 June 2026NorteAdEPorto
Energy
Galp refinery again tops Portugal's polluter ranking for 2025
Gas-fired power plants climbed the rankings while Sines refinery's emissions fell sharply.
29 May 2026AlentejoZERO
Energy
ZERO warns transport sector threatens Portugal's 2030 climate goals
Road fuel use in Portugal, after briefly flattening out, is climbing again in early 2025.
14 May 2026ZERO
Energy
ZERO says Portugal's air pollution plan barely cuts premature deaths
Extra measures in Portugal's draft air pollution plan would prevent just 58 premature deaths a year, environmentalists warn.
11 May 2026ZERO
Energy
Rewilding Portugal opposes 3,500-hectare Fundão-Penamacor solar project
An environmental group says a planned solar plant would slice a wildlife corridor connecting three mountain ranges in half.
18 November 2025CentroRewilding Portugal
Energy
Zero urges stronger climate action after UN says 1.5°C goal missed
ZERO
Energy
Beja to host national irrigation congress in October 2026
Government officials and water experts are set to converge on Beja for a three-day gathering.
Alentejo
Energy
Portugal's aviation emissions up 19% since 2019, Zero says
Zero says airport expansion plans in Lisbon and Porto could clash with a climate roadmap that doesn't yet exist.
ZERO