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07 August

Portugal is one of the European countries that consumes the most bottled water

Tap water is perfectly safe to drink, but that doesn’t stop each Portuguese person from consuming 140 liters of bottled water a year. Italy tops the list of Europe’s biggest consumers. Italy is the largest consumer of bottled water in Europe and the second largest worldwide, after Mexico, where tap water is not so safe […]

28 February

PRIO’s project in the Algarve reuses 100% of the water during the washing cycle

Prio has opened a new washing center in Lagoa, Algarve, which reuses 100% of the water used in car washing. A project to reuse water in one of the areas of Portugal most affected by drought is noteworthy. As part of its commitment to more environmentally friendly solutions, Prio has opened a new washing center […]

26 March

UN Water Conference. The promises, the commitments, and the new agenda

The United Nations Water Conference has not been held since the 1970s. It ended this Friday in New York with commitments from the 149 participants to protect “humanity’s most precious common good.” The Conference began with the alarming words of António Guterres who stressed in his opening speech, the centrality of water for human survival […]

22 March

The whys and wherefores. Know all about the great Water Conference

The Water Conference at the UN is the most important event on the topic so far. In this article you will learn the most important points of this event that will mark the future of the planet. From March 22 to 24, a Conference exclusively dedicated to Water and its sustainable management is coming to […]

19 February

Arroios invests in urban furniture that reuses rainwater

The innovative furniture installed in Arroios, Lisbon, allows the collection of about 4 thousand liters of water, which will be used in periods of drought. Arroios parish council, in Lisbon, installed hydric urban furniture that allows rainwater collection, later stored and used to water green spaces or wash streets in times of drought. In total, […]

01 February

Renewable. Portugal sets new records for hydro and wind power production

By January 22, renewable energies contributed to almost 90% of the national electricity consumption. It was on January 16th that the national electrical system registered the highest value ever of wind production in a single day: 106.7 gigawatt hours (GWh) generated. On this day, renewable energy production supplied 97% of electricity consumption, with wind power […]