News

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
Quercus warns two Abrantes data centres could use 19 times local power
One project already got a unanimous green light and 16.2 million euros in tax breaks, warns Quercus.
27 August 2026Centro
Energy
Sunenergy fits solar panels at Castelo Branco disability charity
More than 250 solar panels now power a Castelo Branco charity across two separate sites.
27 August 2026CentroSunEnergy
Energy
Bolt to end e-scooter and e-bike service in Vila Real
Bolt blamed the shutdown on losing the operator that kept its scooters charged and maintained.
27 August 2026Norte
Energy
Águas do Douro e Paiva expands site visits with four more fire brigades
Firefighters from four brigades toured reservoirs and pumping stations across a demanding, forest-heavy terrain in northern Portugal.
26 August 2026Norte
Energy
Portugal lags Europe on electric heavy freight trucks
Just 0.1% of Portugal's heavy freight trucks were electric in 2024, and public support for buyers barely exists.
26 August 2026ZERO
Energy
Lisbon's new 16E tram line opens to public consultation
One route option would demolish a viaduct on Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa to make way for the new tram.
26 August 2026Lisbon
Energy
Portugal's new TVDE ride-hailing law takes effect on 1 September
Taxis can now register as ride-hailing vehicles, and two industry bodies are already heading to Portugal's Constitutional Court over it.
25 August 2026
Energy
Coimbra to launch concession scheme regulating shared scooters
Coimbra wants scooter firms to start paying to operate in the city, after years of free use.
25 August 2026Centro
Energy
Portugal presents 'Água que Une' strategy at desertification COP17
Portugal's drought strategy carries a five-billion-euro price tag through 2030, with two billion already secured.
25 August 2026ICNF
Energy
Leiria merges Mobilis Line 3 back into a single route
Passengers on one Leiria bus line no longer need to change vehicles at a temporary terminal.
25 August 2026Centro
Energy
Portugal shrinks renewable energy 'Green Map' from 7% to 4%
After nearly 8,500 objections, officials quietly halved the amount of land earmarked for wind and solar fast-tracking.
23 August 2026ICNF
Energy
Algarve village spring project doubles as heat refuge
On the hottest days, this Algarve village spot stays more than 10°C cooler than its own centre.
21 August 2026Algarve
Energy
Portugal approves renewables acceleration zones and storm relief funding
Five municipalities get an extra 3.5 million euros as Portugal reshapes rules for solar and wind projects nationwide.
21 August 2026
Energy
Portugal pre-approves solar and wind sites in 170 councils
Over 800 sites covering about 1% of mainland Portugal now qualify for faster renewable energy licensing.
20 August 2026
Energy
Barcelos offers free buses for European Mobility Week
For one week, buses in Barcelos will cost nothing at all, part of a wider push to rethink how people move around the city.
20 August 2026Norte
Energy
Portimão council starts process to regulate shared e-scooters and bikes
Two Chega councillors voted against the plan, while another backed it alongside PSD and PS.
19 August 2026Algarve
Energy
Ceramics factory cut energy costs by 24% through monitoring
A ceramics factory rebuilt its entire energy chain, from monitoring to solar batteries bidding in reserve auctions.
18 August 2026
Energy
Guarda dam to release water boosting Mondego river flow
A dam in Guarda will release extra water through the night for three days running this August.
17 August 2026Centro
Energy
Iberdrola | bp pulse chargers now integrated into Electromaps app
Drivers can now unlock a rival charging network from within a single app spanning Portugal and Spain.
17 August 2026
Energy
ZERO urges Portugal to oppose Almaraz nuclear plant extension
Spain has cleared an ageing nuclear plant near the Tagus to keep running until 2030, and Lisbon has stayed silent.
17 August 2026ZERO
Energy
Porto upgrades street lighting in three areas for €130,000
Fifty new light points now line Alameda das Antas alone, part of a wider network overhaul in Porto.
17 August 2026NorteAdEPorto
Energy
Marinha Grande council wants renewables capped at 1% of land
One Portuguese municipality wants to shrink its renewable energy zones down to a tiny fraction of its land.
13 August 2026CentroICNF
Energy
Mogadouro solar plant public consultation draws 246 submissions
A proposed solar plant tied to the Bemposta hydroelectric dam has just wrapped up its public consultation phase.
12 August 2026Norte
Energy
Rewilding Portugal warns green energy projects can harm biodiversity
Rewilding Portugal takes aim at a large solar project in Beira Baixa it says fragments thousands of hectares of ecologically valuable land.
12 August 2026CentroRewilding Portugal
Energy
ZERO urges sovereign fund to back green industrial strategy
Portuguese environmental group points to Finland, Sweden and Denmark as models for a new state investment tool.
10 August 2026ZERO
Energy
EDP scraps €169 million floating solar project at Alqueva
Rising costs and vulture habitat concerns sank a project once billed as potentially the world's largest of its kind.
9 August 2026AlentejoICNF
Energy
ZERO urges energy regulator to reject gas network expansion plan
The plan would channel €350.5 million into Portugal's gas network through 2031, but one green group wants it stopped.
7 August 2026ZERO
Energy
Porto water utility ranked best in Portugal for third year
A Porto municipal utility has topped a national water quality ranking for three years running, with a fresh 8.2 million euro plan ahead.
6 August 2026NorteAdEPorto
Energy
Cleanwatts to invest €150 million in energy communities by 2030
Cleanwatts already runs around 70 energy communities across Portugal, from breweries to fire brigades and foundations.
5 August 2026Cleanwatts
Energy
ZERO demands immediate halt to Girabolhos dam tender
Environmental group ZERO says the same agency controls almost every stage of the 65-year concession process.
4 August 2026CentroZERO