Francisco Branquinho

From Braga to Aveiro, a new wave of semiconductor projects is taking shape in Portugal 🇵🇹 A group of Portuguese companies has started a €10 million project to build a new type of chip for fibre-optic telecommunications, fully designed in Portugal. The project, called Micro Ampere, combines microelectronics with photonics, using light to send data faster while using less energy. Data centres and AI systems use huge amounts of power, so developing more efficient chips has become essential. This project aims to create technology that performs better and reduces energy consumption at the same time. It also shows Portugal’s intention to depend less on major international suppliers and build more of its own advanced technology. Source: https://lnkd.in/d7Qm7B9h When I look a bit closer to what is going on in semicons in Portugal it does look like the country is building an ecosystem around semiconductors. The Portuguese Competence Centre in Semiconductors (POEMS), hosted at INL in Braga, brings together 16 partners from research, academia, and industry. I understand that it’s not just about designing chips. It’s also about packaging, manufacturing, and training the next generation of engineers. There’s also the Microelectronics Agenda, backed by over €67 million, which is helping Portugal move from research to production. I also read about a photonics hub that is being set up in Aveiro to connect researchers and companies, while POEMS is focusing on skills development. If these projects succeed, they could make Portugal a more attractive destination for semiconductor design and packaging. Hopefully creating new jobs and drawing investment from international players 🤞

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🔬💻🎤 Between scientific papers, code or conferences: what might a day in the life of a woman in engineering look like? 👩‍🔬 Bruna Tavares, researcher at #INESCTEC, shared her academic and research journey in power ⚡ & energy 🔋 systems as a guest speaker at the session Women in Engineering: Percurso Académico e Carreira Profissional, organised by the Power and Energy Society (PES) and Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) chapters of IEEE Portugal. 📖 Read the full story here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gvvuJjbi #WomenInEngineering #STEM #Engineering #PowerAndEnergy #EnergySystems #Research #IEEE #InspiringJourneys #DiversityInSTEM

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⚡ Accelerating electric mobility, together Efacec develops EV charging technologies and network management systems that support sustainable mobility and accessible, innovative charging solutions. In partnership with Elergone Energia / Modelo Continente since 2021, 250+ Efacec charging points are now installed nationwide. The latest milestone is one of the largest EV charging hubs at Minho Center, Braga, with over 720 kW of installed power, including HPC240 and QC120 fast chargers ⚡🔋. Turning collaboration into real progress for the energy transition🌱. 👉 Learn more about our electric mobility solutions: https://lnkd.in/d-4iD5s7 #Efacec #ElectricMobility #EVCharging #FastCharging #EnergyTransition #Reliability

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Hyperion’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects are gaining visibility as part of the ongoing discussion on grid flexibility and resilience in Portugal. As highlighted in recent coverage by Expresso, these projects reflect Hyperion’s commitment to developing solutions that support the integration of renewables, strengthen the electrical system, and contribute to a more resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Battery storage plays a key role in balancing the grid and enabling the energy transition, and Hyperion continues to invest in projects that respond to these evolving system needs. #HyperionRenewables #BESS #EnergyStorage #EnergyTransition #GridResilience #RenewableEnergy #Portugal https://lnkd.in/eDVPnTme

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The EV industry is evolving fast, but interoperability remains one of its biggest challenges. Different networks, fragmented systems, and multiple access cards create unnecessary barriers for users. In this article published in SAPO, our CTO, Rafael Ferreira, discusses why interoperability is the key to making EV charging as simple as having a balance in a digital wallet. ⚡ What if charging your EV was as easy as tapping a button? ⚡ How will AI and blockchain shape the next era of mobility? These are the questions that will define the next stage of the EV revolution! Read on the link below 👇 #ElectricMobility #EVCharging #Innovation #Sustainability #Interoperability #TechForGood

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☀️Solar power is booming – but local grids are under pressure. How can we keep voltage stable when more and more households and businesses feed electricity into the grid? The answer: Voltage Regulating Distribution Transformers (VRDT) and the ECOTAP® VPD®. Brazilian grid operator CEMIG, one of South America’s largest with over 4 million customers, has proven it in two pilot projects: VRDTs reliably keep the voltage band under control at grid points with strong PV fluctuations.🔋 📖 Read the full story in our customer magazine ONLOAD: https://lnkd.in/eW4t3f9f #Reinhausen #thepowerbehindpower

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You're starting a job in the software team at Shapeways. You'd expect to be diving into the code, right? Not so fast. When new engineers join Tiago São José's team at Shapeways, they don’t start by writing code. Instead, they spend a day in production — packing boxes, shipping orders and using the tools they’ll be developing. Because developing the best software comes from understanding how its used in the real world, and knowing the people who use it. ▶️ In this clip, Tiago explains why empathy is at the heart of engineering. See the full video on our blog: https://lnkd.in/e_QZQKC8

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Data can be good for the planet. 🌍 Who says high-tech can’t be low impact? #OurJacobs helped engineer SINES DC, a cutting-edge digital campus in Portugal developed by Start Campus that runs on renewables and uses seawater—not freshwater—for cooling. With a water usage effectiveness of zero, that’s eco-innovation in action!💡 Read how a seawater-cooled, 100% renewable data campus works. ➡️ http://jcob.co/SoKx50WwgYl 📸 Image credit: Start Campus #AdvancedManufacturing #DataCenters #ChallengeAccepted

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Efacec continues to make powerful connections and contributing to energy transition across the globe. The Portuguese engineering leader, renowned for the development and delivery of integrated solutions in Transformers, Automation systems and Switchgear technologies, has a consolidated footprint in India, where it has an industrial presence for almost two decades. With an established network of local partners, Efacec supports the international drive for decarbonized and resilient energy solutions. This is not just about exports – it is about long-term local value creation and industrial cooperation between two economies that are on the same frequency. #Transformers #Switchgear #Automation #EnergyTransition #GreenEnergy #Decarbonization #SmartGrids #PowerSystems #IndustrialPartnerships #SustainableEnergy #EngineeringExcellence #PortugalInIndia #MakeInIndia #Efacec #EmpoweringTheFuture #AICEP #CleanTech #Electrification #TechnologyForGood #IndoPortugueseCooperation

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🌊 Making Waves in Portugal: The Future Is Coming Ashore 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce a major milestone in our Porto project! Eco Wave Power (Nasdaq: WAVE) has paid the first installment (50%) of the grid connection fee to E-REDES, officially setting the course for grid integration in Portugal. 🔌 What’s the impact? ✅ Grid connection terms formally accepted ✅ A big leap toward delivering clean, onshore wave energy to Portuguese homes ✅ Direct alignment with Portugal’s bold renewable energy ambitions by 2030 But this is so much more than a power station… 🌊 We’re creating the world’s first underwater wave energy museum and education center, located beneath the breakwater in Porto. With our incredible partners—MOQ Engineering, PLMJ, and our new Power Station Manager Juan José Gómez—we’re turning vision into reality and showing the world what wave energy can truly do. ⚡ Clean. Predictable. Scalable. This is what the energy transition looks like. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dvJYU-BZ #WaveEnergy #EcoWavePower #Portugal #GridConnection #CleanEnergy #BlueEconomy #Innovation #ClimateSolutions #SustainableFuture  

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Neoen 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤! The energy produced will power Portugal’s renewable goals, with 80% of the electricity sold to the Portuguese State under long-term PPAs. This major milestone also marks the company's 15th anniversary in Portugal 👏 With more than 600 MW of projects in the pipeline - including wind farms and large-scale battery storage - Neoen continues to lead the way in Portugal🍃 #Renewables #Portugal #Iberia https://lnkd.in/eUnp2tDQ

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