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Producing ceramic tiles requires energy-intensive processes: from kilns and dryers to other industrial methods, reducing emissions without compromising product quality is both a technological and an economic challenge. The INTELLICER project aims to tackle it by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to determine how, when and from which sources energy should be used, accelerating the decarbonisation of Portugal’s ceramics industry.
22nd October 2026
João Peças Lopes, Director of INESC TEC and Emeritus Professor at the University of Porto, received the highest professional qualification granted by the Ordem dos Engenheiros, OE - Portuguese Engineers’ Association): the Membro Conselheiro level.
21st October 2026
The National Energy Storage Strategy (ENAE), which sets Portugal’s targets for electricity storage through batteries and pumped hydropower up to 2040, was open for public consultation from 29 August to 30 September. The proposed Action Plan sets targets of 6.9 GW of storage capacity by 2030 and 9.76 GW by 2040, combining pumped hydropower and battery systems. The definition of the national strategy was supported by technical studies developed by INESC TEC, INESC-ID and IN+, which analysed the contribution of storage to renewable energy integration, the functioning of the electricity market and security of supply over the 2026–2040 period.
30th September 2026
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