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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
Burst main leaves thousands in Almada without water
A burst pipe added to weeks of anger over water cuts across Almada, with a regulator now demanding answers.
5 July 2026Lisbon
Energy
Portugal and Spain open new electricity link across border
A 68-kilometre line and a new substation near Ponte de Lima cost over 70 million euros on the Portuguese side.
2 July 2026Norte
Energy
Environment minister urges water restraint amid red heat alert
The minister who just opened a new Portugal-Spain power link admits a blackout is still possible.
2 July 2026LIPOR
Energy
Portugal gets €81.4m EU fund for public building efficiency
The money comes from a €2.5 billion EU package split among 11 countries, with one nation taking the lion's share.
2 July 2026LIPOR
Energy
Águas do Alto Alentejo to hold annual conference on water efficiency
Specialists and officials gather in Sousel to discuss turning waste into biomethane and rethinking water management.
1 July 2026Alentejo
Energy
Renova invests €11 million to cut factory carbon emissions
A new biomass plant in Torres Novas is replacing natural gas at one of Portugal's tissue paper factories.
1 July 2026Centro
Energy
Figueira da Foz to hold online session on renewable energy community
A new scheme lets Figueira da Foz residents and firms invest directly in local renewable energy production.
1 July 2026CentroCoopérnico
Energy
Study says mixing electricity and renewable gas could save €10bn
Industry-backed research warns that pushing electrification too hard could backfire on consumers' wallets.
30 June 2026
Energy
Lisbon water conference to debate tariffs, funding and reform
APA's restructuring and public procurement risk are among the topics set for two days of debate in November.
30 June 2026
Energy
Growing car sizes could add €36bn to EU charging bills by 2040
A new T&E study links Europe's ever-larger cars to billions in extra energy costs and hundreds of road deaths by 2040.
27 June 2026ZERO
Energy
ADENE and Just a Change sign deal against energy poverty
A visit to a renovated Lisbon home led two organisations to formalise a plan reaching 109 houses next year.
26 June 2026
Energy
Lufthansa unit to deploy Portuguese electric BEN vehicle at airports
Testing starts in September, with the electric vehicle expected to be fully operational by 2027.
26 June 2026
Energy
APREN holds 11th award ceremony and talent debate on 29 June
Industry leaders and academics gather in Lisbon to debate a pressing question facing renewables through 2040.
26 June 2026Lisbon
Energy
Opinion piece warns Portugal confuses energy communities with collective self-consumption
Portugal counts over a thousand energy projects, but almost none are actually run democratically by citizens.
26 June 2026Coopérnico
Energy
Opinion piece questions ownership behind Portugal's solar boom
A planner looks at Europe's largest solar plant, built on cleared Alentejo montado, and asks who actually profits.
26 June 2026AlentejoCoopérnico
Energy
Portugal leg of global COP31 cycling relay starts in Oeiras
A baton that sailed from Brazil via the Azores will soon leave Oeiras by bicycle bound for Turkey.
25 June 2026Lisbon
Energy
ZERO opposes expansion of Barreiro liquid bulk terminal
An environmental group says a Barreiro fuel terminal's planned 25% capacity increase clashes with a future rail project on the same site.
25 June 2026LisbonZERO
Energy
New association urges faster biomethane integration into gas grid
An industry group says Portugal's gas grid could carry most of its natural gas replacement at a third of the electrification cost.
25 June 2026
Energy
EPAL runs environmental campaign at six river beaches
Six inland river beaches host water-education sessions for families this summer, timed to a wave of environmental awards.
25 June 2026
Energy
Report warns growing car sizes threaten European road safety
A new report projects up to 400 extra road deaths a year by 2040 if Europe's cars keep growing.
24 June 2026ZERO
Energy
Madeira invests €6 million in two deep-sea research vehicles
One of the new vehicles can dive to 6,000 metres to map the seabed in unprecedented detail.
24 June 2026Madeira
Energy
Lisbon Metro to pilot 5:30am opening from October
An environmental group's March complaint about workers left stranded before dawn has already reshaped Lisbon's transport plans.
24 June 2026LisbonZERO
Energy
Algarve2030 opens €20m call for water and sanitation networks
Nearly a third of the water distributed in the Algarve never gets billed, regional figures show.
23 June 2026Algarve
Energy
Portuguese biogas association adds three biomethane producers
A law firm has joined a bioenergy industry group for the first time, alongside three biomethane producers.
22 June 2026
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
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