On 23 May 2025, European ministers will meet at the Competitiveness Council to focus on the next EU Research and Innovation program. Together with 12 other European organizations, we have signed a joint letter to EU institutions ahead of this meeting. We urge policymakers to maintain Europe’s long-term excellence in research and innovation (R&I) by enabling...
17 April 2025 – As the European Commission is set to reach a decision on the new Framework Programme (FP10), several ETIPs and renewable energy organisations have come together to advocate for political support and increased funding of “Pillar 2”. As the part of Horizon Europe that funds collaborative research, Pillar 2 is essential for Europe’s...
Brussels, 27.03.2025: Big news for solar energy in Europe: The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) is proud to officially launch the European Partnership for Solar Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) in collaboration with the European Commission. To formalise the launch of the EUPI-PV, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of...
On February 26, 2025, the European Commission published the Clean Industrial Deal, which outlines a joint roadmap for European competitiveness and decarbonisation. It includes measures to drive more innovative and competitive business models via the supply of affordable renewable energy for industry, lead markets to drive EU-wide demand for clean products, and targeted EU public...
Following a successful joint ETIP event on P2X in November 2024, a second P2X webinar was organised by EUREC alongside ETIP PV, ETIP Wind, and ETIP Ocean – this time focusing on energy islands. The webinar’s theme is on deployment, notably “Are energy islands the first place wind, PV, and P2X come together?”. Several man-made...
On 31 January 2025, the RESkills4NetZero project organised its first general assembly. The 4-year Erasmus+ Blueprint project will support the Renewable Energy Skills Partnership activities. Gathering 21 partners from 8 different countries (Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Romania, Sweden, The Netherlands) its primary objective is to design and implement a sustainable skills blueprint for Europe’s...
The application process for our European Masters in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy System Management is open. If you want to have an impact on climate change and join an international community of renewable energy experts, apply now! More information on how to prepare and submit your application is available on our websites: https://master.eurec.be/how-to-apply/ https://sesym.eurec.be/how-to-apply/...
On 10 and 11 December, EUREC member HOWEST University of Applied Sciences hosted the EUREC College of Members. During the first day, our new Members (PPC and Inavitas) presented their organisations and activities. On the second day, EUREC members had the opportunity to participate in a workshop focusing on AI in renewable energy systems and discussions...
8 October 2024 – The competitiveness of European industry and its interdependent relationship with decarbonisation sits at the centre of the European Union’s policy agenda, as put forward by Commission President Von der Leyen’s political guidelines and the European Council Strategic Agenda 2024-2029. The fundamental relationship between competitiveness and decarbonisation pathways is also advocated by Mario Draghi’s report...
8 October 2024 – It was great meeting the new batch of renewables enthusiasts: a nice group of motivated students who could meet fellows from other universities, engage with professors from their specialisation universities abroad and start thinking of their future careers in the RE sector. The following day, the EUREC Alumni Network organised a...
The operations of the Innovation Hub are not limited to meeting the needs of the Organization (Public Power Corporation – PPC). It also meets the needs of a high scientific level and specialized requirements, in the wider Public Sector as well as in Greek industries and crafts, but also on the products and on-site at...
18 June 2024 – This Friday, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Governors will approve its new Strategic Roadmap for 2024-2027, which will support the EU build leadership and competitiveness in strategic cleantech sectors. Together with a group of 39 European cleantech innovators, investors, industry associations, researchers and NGOs, we have sent a letter...
13 June 2024 – WWF, EUREC and 20 other organisations have sent an open letter to the European Commission, encouraging the institution to push EU Member States to update their national Long Term Strategies (nLTS) along with the revision of their National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) which is currently taking place. As the NECPs...
12 June 2024 – The Renewable Energy Skills Partnership has updated its recently published skills paper, where it identified priorities and 18 recommendations, by including best practice examples from across Europe related to renewable energy trainings. These practices include: Wind Power Energy, an academy of counseling and vocational training for renewable energy sources. Green Tech...
26 April 2024 – The ambitious plan for the European energy transition towards becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 is the greatest endeavour of our generation. The uptake of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is consistently growing in most European countries, proliferated by the mandatory fossil fuel phase-out. This uptake of RES also creates obstacles, such as difficulty...
12 March 2024 – The NECPs will, as the European Commission noted, need a “renewed and stronger focus on competitiveness, innovation and investments within the Energy Union.” With the Net Zero Industry Act agreed and set to become law by the time final version of NECPs must be submitted (30 June 2024), Member States should,...
The new webinar of the AREA ZERO will be organised on the 14th of March 2024 from 2PM to 4PM CET. It will be an online event where 3 ongoing EU-funded projects (RES4LIVE, HyPErFarm and TheGreefa) will present their results in terms of improvement of energy and resource efficiency in the agricultural sector. The main part will be a panel discussion...
The application process for the European Master in Renewable Energy and the European Master in Sustainable Energy System Management 2024-2025 is now open! Applications can be submitted via our websites: https://master.eurec.be/ https://sesym.eurec.be/ Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until 15 July 2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible!
Brussels, Belgium (Friday 29th September 2023): The Renewable Energy Skills partnership has issued a statement of 10 recommendations to the European Commission, on the establishment of Net-Zero Industry Academies, as proposed by the Commission in the Net-Zero Industry Act. Soon, the partnership will launch a set of training programmes for renewables across the EU. The...
On 14 and 15 June 2023, EUREC College of Members #66 was held in Ingolstadt at the premises of THI. The main event on 14 June was the seminar “Renewable Energies and Grids: Grid-supporting Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies in Electricity and Heating/Cooling Grids?” with the following presentations: Chair: Rainer Janssen, EUREC President Speakers: “Flexibility...
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.
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’)...
EUREC previously 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. This important and timely idea will speed up the commercialization of new, high-quality, European-made renewable energy technology across...
