The world is entering a new era of cleantech competition. According to the IEA, well-designed industrial strategy is key. China, the USA and Japan are all moving quickly to ensure they capture their share of a cleantech market likely to reach $650 billion by 2030, delivering long-term competitiveness for their economies, green jobs for their citizens, support for their climate goals,...
The Delegated Act on the additionality of Renewable Hydrogen brings regulatory certainty for market growth. Ahead of tomorrow’s vote by the European Parliament, more than 60 companies and organisations asked Members of the European Parliament and Member States to support the Delegated Act on the additionality of Green Hydrogen. Read the statement here.
The large-scale renewable energy skills partnership, launched on 21 March 2023, will identify commitments and targets and develop a vision of concrete upskilling and reskilling needs for the renewable energy sector in Europe. It is coordinated by EUREC, Solar Power Europe, GCP Europe and the European Commission. Read the press release here.
On 23 February, EUREC finalised this submission to the Horizon Europe public consultation. The subheadings are: Horizon Europe’s purpose Monitoring of spending Better monitoring of how much is left in Horizon Europe’s different envelopes Don’t raid Horizon Europe for the European Sovereignty Fund At least 35% of Horizon Europe’s budget to be spent on climate-relevant...
Mobilers is a research unit of Sivas Cumhuriyet University focused on mobility and energy. They carry out research in the following fields: Power Electronics Multilevel modeling, Low-level control, Thermal design and management, Prototyping, BMS, Powertrain Electric Machines Multilevel modeling, Advanced control systems (DTC, IFOC, AI, etc.), Thermal design and management, Co-design optimization including FEM modeling Renewable...
The indicative target of 5% of innovative renewable technologies introduced in the RED can be a real booster for the EU bioenergy and biofuels industry. ETIP Bioenergy is ready to play an important role by supporting Member States to reach this target. Read the position paper here.
Have a look at the EUREC Highlights 2022! A summary of the best achievements of EUREC regarding the association’s main four areas of action: Network Policy Advocacy EU-funded projects Education
Forty organisations representing business innovation, green growth associations, clean tech entrepreneurs, think-tanks, institutes and NGOs are calling on the EU to make a success of the proposed Green Deal Industrial Plan. In a letter to EU leaders, signatories offer guidance and call for rapid action on ten priority measures before this week’s Special European Council...
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) supports “at least 5% innovative renewables” in Renewable Energy Directive revision. Read the position paper here.
On 3 February 2023, EUREC Secretary General wrote to DG ENER on Electricity Market Design: At an online meeting of the Clean Energy Industry Forum (Renewables) on 2 February, the European Commission asked me in the chat if I agreed “2-way CfD would in principle work for non-dispatchable RES?”. A two-sided CFD (‘Contract for difference’)...
A strong reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is needed in order to rapidly reduce emissions from the goods and services Europe produces. Supporting clean technologies and innovation through the Innovation Fund is crucial to ensure the necessary tools to decarbonise, such as hydrogen, next generation renewables, carbon capture and storage, and carbon...
50 industrial players, NGOs and think tanks come together to call on the Council of the European Union to reject an amendment that would allow low-carbon hydrogen to meet renewable hydrogen targets for industry & transport in the Renewable Energy Directive. Read the joint statement here.
EUREC has released two reports in support of the European Parliament’s proposed amendment to the Renewable Energy Directive (“RED III”) calling for at least 5% of new renewable energy capacity to be of innovative renewable energy technology (Article 3). The report is EUREC’s latest effort to promote awareness of this important and timely idea. Through...
The EU is considering slashing the size and diluting the focus of the ETS Innovation Fund, its main vehicle for financing the scale-up of clean technologies, to finance the REpowerEU plan. This at a time when the US is announcing unprecedented hundreds of billions of dollars of tax credits, grants and loans for clean technologies. EUREC, together...
This year, the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) takes a hybrid format, on the theme of ‘Going green and digital for Europe’s energy transition’. EUREC will participate in the EUSEW Energy Fair from 26 to 29 September. Come and visit us at our booth to learn more about our association and EU-funded projects! You will...
Renewables displace fossil fuels; in doing so, they make a critical contribution to decarbonisation. EUREC, together with 11 associations, therefore welcomes the efforts to rebalance the Innovation Fund to better include renewable energy. The ‘clean tech manufacturing’ and ‘mid-sized & highly innovative’ windows are particularly important for renewables. These windows can deliver a wide range...
Wolfram Sparber, EUREC’s Vice President, was invited to contribute to the foreword of the new issue of the Innovation Network Platform. In this article, he establishes the measures that Europe must take to optimise its renewables portfolio. Read the article here. Read the 11th edition of The Innovation Platform here.
On 9 June 2022, 17 cleantech investors and NGOs signed an open letter to prioritise climate and energy security in Horizon Europe. Research and Innovation (“R&I”) has been at the heart of the European project and collaboration since 1984. Horizon Europe is the EU’s flagship R&I funding programme and with its budget of €95.5 billion,...
The research unit EVERGi of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel carries out research and delivers innovation support towards the design, optimization, evaluation and demonstration of complex multi-energy systems. More info on EVERGi’s activities HERE.
On 6 June 2022, EUREC, together with 11 organisations and investors, contributed to a joint-letter on how cleantech innovation will boost the Repowering of the EU. When Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine three months ago, Europe’s fossil energy and resource dependence was exposed. Today, just like after the first oil shock in 1973 that spurred...
The Innovation Fund is the EU’s most impactful tool to drive clean energy innovation. But its award criteria put renewable projects at a structural disadvantage. This is contrary to the original policy intent. And it undermines the REPowerEU objective of substituting fossil fuels with renewables. EUREC, together with 8 renewable energy organisations, therefore calls upon...
On 24 March 2022, EUREC contributed to a joint letter “To REPowerEU we must REPower Cleantech”. Fifteen organisations joined forces in a letter proposing FitFor55 policy changes & investment to act for peace, freedom and our climate future. This letter was addressed to the EU Commission, EU Parliament and 27 Permanent Representations of EU Member States. Since then,...
The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) is inviting applications for membership of the ETIP PV Steering Committee. Send your application by 1 April 2022. About ETIP PV The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics is a EC funded network of experts sharing a long-term European vision for PV, helping to...
