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Over the years, INESC TEC’s research into electric vehicles has largely involved testing technology developed at the Institute through pilot projects with several partners. In 2026, INESC TEC created a dedicated smart electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Installed at the headquarters (located on the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto campus), it enables the Institute’s internal community to charge their electric vehicles, but that is not all: at the same time, it serves as a living lab for developing the power grids of the future.
03rd September 2026
Decarbonising industry requires long-term strategies. INESC TEC helps shape the way forward Did you know that, in many subsectors of manufacturing, more than 90% of companies are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and that they can account for up to 70% of the sector’s total energy consumption? Despite progress in energy efficiency and the adoption of renewable energy, decarbonising industry remains one of the biggest challenges in meeting Europe’s target of carbon neutrality by 2050. This was the alert issued by Zenaida Mourão, a researcher at INESC TEC, during the third session of the Conversas com Norte series, organised by the Portuguese Business Association (AEP).
10th August 2026
How can an energy community be planned so that it not only enables the members to share energy, but also provides services to the power grid while increasing economic benefits? This was the question at the heart of Advanced Optimization Models for Planning Energy Communities with Integrated Flexibility Market Support, the master's thesis by Tiago Pintado - which received the Master's Award, presented by the Ordem dos Engenheiros – Região Norte.
21st July 2026
How can we make better use of energy resources? Over the past three years, INESC TEC set out to answer this question through the European GREEN.DAT.AI project, developing tools that combine Artificial Intelligence (AI), secure data sharing and distributed computing.
16th July 2026
INESC TEC, together with 26 other organisations, published a position paper calling on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States to reinforce support for collaborative research, development and innovation (R&D&I) programmes focused on power system components and grid optimisation technologies. The position paper Securing Europe's Electrified Future through RD&I in Electric Power System Components is available as an open-access publication (here) and has been endorsed by the EERA Joint Programme Smart Grids, featuring INESC TEC is a member.
08th July 2026