23 February 2026

EUREC, along with five renewable energy organisations, has signed a joint-letter on “Exempting Renewable Demonstration from Notification to Simplify State Aid”.

The EU is the global leader in several innovative renewable energy technologies. Many are at the demonstration stage – the crucial step between early R&I and commercial rollout. The European Commission rightly identifies that “unlocking the full potential…requires removing investment barriers and achieving targeted public intervention”.

State aid notification is one such barrier to both public intervention and private investment. Removing it for relatively small renewable demonstration projects would contribute to the EU’s simplification and competitiveness objectives. Exempting renewable energy demonstration in the GBER can substantially speed up the development of new technologies and help Member States meet the EU’s 5% innovative renewables target by 2030.

To learn more, read the full letter here.