For climate-tech startups, the challenge is no longer proving that renewable energy works—it’s proving that it can scale quickly and efficiently. In Portugal, a growing number of young technology companies are tackling this problem by combining AI, geospatial data, and energy infrastructure.
One of the latest examples comes from GeoAI startup Planno, which has partnered with solar developer SparkWave Energy to accelerate the discovery of high-value commercial rooftops and expand solar self-consumption across the country.
The collaboration aims to speed up the identification of high-value commercial and industrial rooftops for solar installations—one of the most promising yet underutilized segments of Portugal’s clean-energy market.
