

The Portuguese footwear industry is one of the most advanced in the world, transferring its technology to the five continents. INESC TEC has contributed to the entire innovation process.

INESC TEC has been working for over 20 years in the field of distribution networks, from the first research project in the early 1990s to the present moment, where the investment in smart grids sets the agenda for the energy of the future.

It was in the early 1980s that INESC TEC started working in the field of optical fibre sensors and the year 2014 is a landmark in this story, as that was the year INESC TEC sold its spin-off FiberSensing to a German multinational.

The strategic partnership between INESC TEC and EFACEC has now existed for more than twenty years. It all started in 1996 in the area of distribution networks, which at the time accounted for about two million euros a year for EFACEC. Twenty years later, the DMS (Distribution Management System) accounted for approximately thirty million euros.






A multidisciplinary environment organised in clusters to maximise synergies and create more competitive research.

A versatile and market-based approach organised into thematic areas called TEC4 to address real world challenges.
Methodologies and tools for new and evolving DSO roles for efficient DRES integration in distribution networks
2013-2016
HYdropower plants PERformance and flexiBle Operation towards Lean integration of new renewable Energies
2013-2017
From knowledge generation to science-based innovation
We believe that scientific and technological progress is based on a purposeful and synergistic exploration of discoveries; therefore, we develop activities that begin with the generation of knowledge and conclude by giving back value to society.
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Our research intensively uses well-equipped laboratories
Our research intensively uses well-equipped laboratories
Our research intensively uses well-equipped laboratories








