Onshore and offshore borehole database of the national territory carried out by the National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG) or private operators and respective technical reports.

This product was developed by LNEG with a view to the future identification of “Renewable Acceleration Areas” for the deployment of renewable electricity production plants in Mainland Portugal. The work took place within the scope of an informal Working Group, coordinated by LNEG and involving: the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), the General Directorate of Energy and Geology (DGEG), the General Directorate of Territory (DGT), the Institute of Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) and the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage (DGPC). The map identifies the areas in m2 of mainland Portugal with the least sensitivity (environmental, cultural heritage and other) which as such may be considered in the definition of future renewable "Acceleration Areas" within the framework of the revised RED Directive (Renewable Energy Directive. As these areas are not covered by exclusion conditions regarding the preservation of environmental and heritage values (among other), a simplified permitting process for renewable power production plants (solar photovoltaic and wind) could be established, thus allowing to accelerate its implementation without compromising other environmental and territorial values. The mapped areas are preferred areas from the point of view of simplifying the permitting process, but they are not exclusive. In other words, renewable power plants can be implemented in other locations following the normal permitting process. It should be noted that the presented results reflect the situation as of June 2023, and much of the information used is dynamic in nature, meaning this product must be periodically updated. This document is complemented with several electronic Geographic Information System (GIS) files containing the supporting data produced/compiled and collected. Last but not least, this first mapping focuses exclusively on non-artificialized areas. Although the implementation of renewables in a distributed manner in a built/artificialized environment is essential for the country, the analysis of this scope is carried out in another work.

This spatial dataset is part of the High Value Datasets/HVD identified in agreement with Implementing Regulation 2023/138 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. This work was carried out by the GTAER - Working Group for the Definition of Renewable Energy Acceleration Areas, created by Order no. 11912/2023 of 23 November, and is intended to consolidate and strengthen the previous work carried out to identify the areas with the least sensitivity for the location of renewable electricity production units (solar photovoltaic and wind). The work presented here assessed the potential for implementing these units in natural areas or territories The process of identifying RAA, took into account 5 different scenarios, depending on whether or not the following constraints were excluded: (i) areas relating to aquifers classified as porous or essentially porous, belonging to the western edge and the Tejo-Sado basin; (ii) areas relating to the distance between residential and mixed-use built-up areas and (iii) available RAN (National Agricultural Reserve) and REN (National Ecological Reserve) areas. The areas presented contribute to the definition of future preferential ARE areas - they do not constitute the formal definition of the ARE. In future AREs, the licensing process will be simplified. It should be noted that these areas are not exclusive, and renewable energy units can be implemented in the rest of the territory in accordance with the normal licensing process. The results presented reflect the situation as of February/March 2024.

This spatial dataset is part of the High Value Datasets/HVD identified in agreement with Implementing Regulation 2023/138 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information.

This spatial dataset is part of the High Value Datasets/HVD identified in agreement with Implementing Regulation 2023/138 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. Geological Map of Portugal, scale 1:50 000 modified according to INSPIRE data specifications for the Geology theme. Layers depicting Geologic Units classified according to ages and lithologies from INSPIRE vocabularies. To date, the following 29 sheets have been prepared: 03-D Espinhosela, 04-C Deilão, 05-D Braga, 06-D Vila Pouca de Aguiar, 7-C Mirandela, 8-A São Martinho de Angueira, 10-B Vila Real, 11-B Mogadouro, 11-D Carviçais, 13-D Oliveira de Azeméis, 17-A Viseu, 19-A Cantanhede, 19-D Coimbra-Lousã, 25-C Rosmaninhal-25-D Segura-29-A Retorta (northern sector), 27-A Vila Nova de Ourém, 27-B Tomar, 27-C Torres Novas, 28-A Mação, 30-A Lourinhã, 32-C Avis, 34-B Loures, 34-C Cascais, 34-D Lisboa, 36-C Arraiolos, 42-A Grândola, 42-B Azinheira de Barros, 44-A Amareleja, 46-C Almodôvar e 53-A Faro. Every time a new sheet is published, it is prepared and added to INSPIRE map services.