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.
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Electricity Market Design: do we need 2-way CFDs?
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 Brief Look at Europe’s Innovation Potential
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...
Press Release: 5% of new capacity from “Innovative” Renewable Energy: A necessary and do-able enhancement to the Renewable Energy Directive
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...
Join us at EUSEW 2022!
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...
European Parliament votes to support a 45% target for renewables in the Renewable Energy Directive
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday, 14 September in favour of a 45% target for renewable energy in the EU’s energy mix by 2030 as part of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), paving the way for negotiations with the member states in order to finalise the text before the end of the year. The...
EUREC in the News: contribution to the new issue of the Innovation Network Platform
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.
Press Release: The Renewable Energy Directive must drive the market uptake of innovative renewable technologies
Leading renewable energy industry federations, think tanks and research centres call for faster market uptake of renewable sources and next-generation RES technologies. BRUSSELS, 20 June 2022. The twin geopolitical and energy crises have thrown into sharp relief the high costs of Europe’s continued fossil gas dependency. Rising prices and supply threats clearly highlight the necessity...
New EUREC Member, EVERGi
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.
ETIP PV has published the report “Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda” (SRIA) for Photovoltaics
ETIP PV — of which EUREC is a Secretariat partner — has developed a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) which focuses on solar PV technology as a prominent aspect of the EU’s commitments to its clean energy targets and global sustainability goals. PV technology has already proven to be economically and environmentally competitive...
The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) 2022
The 2022 World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) will be held from 6-8 April 2022 in Wels/Austria. The WSED are one of Europe’s largest conferences on climate neutrality with over 100 speakers from all over the world. In addition to 6 dedicated conferences covering key aspects of the energy transition, technical site visits and a major...
Press Release: Workshop with DG ENER – “Data sharing in renewable energy: experiences and incentives”
DG ENER organised a series of workshops to collect input from stakeholders on the Action Plan on the Digitalisation of the Energy Sector, aimed at developing a competitive market for digital energy services and a digital energy infrastructure that is cyber-secure, efficient and sustainable. One meeting in this series – Data sharing in renewable...
Opening of applications to become a Member of the ETIP PV Steering Committee
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...
Workshop with DG ENER – “Data sharing in renewable energy: experiences and incentives”
DG ENER has organized a series of workshops to collect input from stakeholders on the Action Plan on the Digitalisation of the Energy Sector, aimed at developing a competitive market for digital energy services and a digital energy infrastructure that is cyber-secure, efficient and sustainable. One meeting in this series – Data sharing in renewable energy: experiences and incentives –...
EUREC Special Issue: Energy Digitalisation and Data
Alongside MDPI Energies and under the editorial leadership of EUREC board member Andrea Michiorri (MINES ParisTech), EUREC is coordinating a Special Issue Journal focused on energy digitalisation and data to be published in September 2022. The objective is to bring solid peer reviewed research material and results to European digitalisation policy, particularly influencing the “Action...
Joint Press Release: Europe must diversify its renewable energy supply to avoid future shocks
Brussels 26 October: Reacting to the conclusions of the extraordinary Energy Council, the heads of 7 renewable energy associations call upon Europe to prioritise the diversification of renewable energy supply as a matter of urgency. A wider range of renewables will deliver a cleaner energy system that protects citizens and businesses from future energy shocks....
Sustainable Energy Europe Summit (Press release)
The Sustainable Energy Europe Summit will take place this week from the 28th to the 30th of September. The virtual event, produced by the Sustainable Energy Council, includes ministerial keynote addresses from European policy leaders and a virtual networking event to facilitate connections from leaders around the world. In the wake of Europe’s recent extreme...
New EUREC member, IPVF
EUREC is very pleased to welcome a new member, Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile-de-France - IPVF.
Sustainable Energy Europe 2021
EUREC is delighted to partner with Sustainable Energy Council on the upcoming Sustainable Energy EU, the European Platform for Renewable Energy Business. The Sustainable Energy Europe Summit will set the stage for the next year in the European energy scene by bringing together diverse actors from around the continent to deliver progress on the decarbonisation journey benefitting...
Young Energy Researchers Conference and Awards, 2-3 March 2022, Wels/Austria
Young researchers (born after 1986) are invited to submit contributions by 12 October 2021 using the online form. Submissions are welcome from all scientific fields. A high-level scientific committee selects papers for oral and poster presentation.
HYDROPOWER EUROPE Hybrid Dissemination Event
The HYDROPOWER-EUROPE project is built on the ambition to achieve a research and innovation agenda and a strategic industry roadmap for the hydropower sector, based on the synthesis of technical fora and transparent public debates through a forum that gathers all relevant stakeholders of the hydropower sector.
EUREC in the News: New Op-Ed in Science|Business and PV Magazine Germany
EUREC Secretary General Greg Arrowsmith has a new op-ed in Science Business which calls for greater support for technological innovation and data sharing in the European Commission’s updated Renewable Energy Directive. Read the article here There is also a German version of the op-ed available in PV Magazine Deutschland; read the German version here.
EU Green Week 2021: Hydropower Europe Partner Event on Potential Pollution in Hydropower
On 8 June 2021, Hydropower Europe hosted the partner event “Hydropower: how to avoid potential pollution sources and to mitigate environmental impacts by innovative measures and concepts.” The event, a part of EU Green Week 2021, was attended by over 70 participants who joined experts in a roundtable discussion to highlight good practices and approaches...
EUREC public workshop: “Strength through cooperation: Europe’s PV value chain working together”
On the 9th of June we organised the public workshop “Strength through Cooperation: Europe’s PV value chain working together”. The three-hour event focused on cooperation across European PV value chain manufacturing and was chaired by Radovan Kopecek (ISC Konstanz) with support from Simon Philipps (FhG-ISE) and Ingrid Weiss (WIP Renewable Energies) and from media partnership...
A SMARTSPEND delegation of clean Industry representatives discuss innovation with the Polish Secretary of State for renewables
A digital meeting took place on the 18th of May between the Ministry of Climate and Environment and representatives from the renewables and sustainable technology sectors to discuss clean innovation in Poland. During the meeting, various aspects of innovation in renewable energy and the use of information were discussed, focusing on ways to modernise and...
EUREC member AEE – Institute for Sustainable Technologies wins the Helsinki Energy Challenge together with international partners
Helsinki aspires to be one of the leading cities in the transition to a sustainable future, with the goal of becoming CO2 neutral by 2035.
The future for energy storage at cold stores and refrigerated warehouses– CryoHub demonstrator project concludes
After five years of research, development, planning and testing the CryoHub project team were proud to present the results of their work at a webinar on 17th March. Attracting 127 attendees from across Europe and ten presentations from the project partners, the webinar provided an overview of the aims and objectives of CryoHub. It also...
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