Latest news and stories about sustainability in Braga, Portugal for expats and residents.
NKT has completed and officially opened the extension of its electrical power cable manufacturing facility in Portugal, bolstering its regional production capacity and supporting long-term economic and sustainable industrial activities.
The cycling race Volta a Portugal passes through the Gerês region, sparking debate over the balance between environmental protection and the promotion of tourism and sporting events.
The activity is part of the 2026 European Green Capital programme, a title awarded by the European Commission
For three days, the European Green Capital hosted the National Meeting on Urban Cleaning, an opportunity to reflect on what comes after consumption.
NKT completes and opens an extension to its facility producing electrical cables in Portugal.
The Danish giant NKT has invested approximately 50 million euros in the expansion of its medium and high voltage power cable production in Esposende, also increasing the number of workers at the former Solidal factory by one hundred and fifty, which now employs a total of 580 people in this municipality in the district of ...
At a time when the country is facing a housing sector crisis, the Casais Group, which has been investing in sustainable construction, has reinforced its commitment to industrialisation with the opening of a new industrial and technological hub in Braga. The goal is to contribute to the development of more sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
At a time when electric vehicle sales are rising and more electrified cars are on the road, Portugal has had a lithium battery recycling plant since March, the first in the Iberian Peninsula. Owned by the DST Group, B.Again has the capacity to process up to 7,000 tonnes.
The 2026 edition of the Portugal de Lés-a-Lés Off-Road event begins with a tree-planting initiative prior to the cross-country off-road journey.
Braga has the first lithium battery recycling plant on the Iberian Peninsula. It can process up to seven thousand tonnes per year and uses dry mechanical shredding technology.
The CarMine project, which aims to recover critical raw materials from end-of-life electric vehicles, is officially launched this Thursday in Vila Nova de Famalicão during a two-day meeting organised by the project coordinator, CeNTI – Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials. With a total budget of approximately 8.6 million euros, ...
The initiative focuses on recovering valuable materials from discarded electric vehicle batteries and components.
b.again, part of the dst group, has been operating in Braga since March. Using dry crushing technology, it recovers more than 95% of materials — lithium, cobalt, nickel — without relying on foreign processing.
This Friday, the Blue Conference 2026 takes place in Guimarães, dedicated to the role of young people in the ecological transition of cities. Registration is mandatory, with places limited to the room's capacity.
On the return of Plug-in, we went to the National Electric Vehicle Meeting in Guimarães to talk to electric vehicle users: how do they charge, what do they save, and how do they manage their mobility?
Statements from the speakers at the conference 'Guimarães: Economy, Competitiveness and Green Transition', which also featured the presentation of the study 'The economy of Guimarães: path, state and destination'. The initiative had Expresso and SIC Notícias as media partners.
Reducing disparities with neighbouring municipalities, raising the average salary, and bringing companies closer to the University and its technology centres are the intentions to be realised, as revealed in a study on the economy of Guimarães presented this Wednesday at the conference 'Guimarães: Economy, Competitiveness and Green Transition', which had Expresso and SIC Notícias as media partners.
The amount is divided between 50 million for inter-municipal communities, municipalities and forest producer organisations, and 30 million for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Carlos Moreno discusses the challenges of shifting public attitudes towards car dependency in Portugal.
Participants of the Portugal Lés-a-Lés Off-Road rally focus on environmental preservation while traversing the country's mountain ranges.
Participants of the Portugal Lés-a-Lés Off-Road event will engage in a tree-planting initiative in Vila Verde to mark the beginning of the rally.
An intervention to stop the spread of water hyacinth in the Ave River began on Tuesday. The operation to combat the invasive species is part of an inter-municipal strategy in partnership with the APA.
Louropel, the world's largest button producer, with a daily output of 9 to 12 million units across five factories, aims for natural and recycled buttons to account for 50% to 75% of production within the next three years, as the Famalicão-based company prepares to move forward with a new...
Researchers in Guimarães have developed a new material intended to serve as a sustainable alternative to traditional steel.
Satellite imagery reveals the environmental impact and landscape changes caused by recent wildfires in the north of Portugal.
Plenergy has inaugurated its 18th charging station in Portugal, located in the city of Guimarães.
The LPN praised the ICNF's performance during the Volta a Portugal cycling race's passage through Gerês, but advocated for strengthening the agency's resources and intervention capacity in nature conservation.
The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) stated that the cycling race demonstrated that sporting events can coexist with environmental protection efforts in the Gerês region.
