We are excited to share the release of the 2019 Annual Activity Report of FOSS, Research Centre for Sustainable Energy.
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HYDROPOWER EUROPE’S 2nd STAKEHOLDER ONLINE CONSULTATION NOW OPEN!
On 28th July 2020, HYDROPOWER EUROPE launched its second online consultation which aims to establish priorities for the proposed research and innovation actions listed within the two main documents: the Research & Innovation Agenda (RIA) and the Strategic Industry Roadmap (SIR).
AEE INTEC_CREATE – Today in the Lab Initiative
Today in the Lab – Tomorrow in Energy? is an initiative of the Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) of the International Energy Agency to promote research projects under development with high innovation potential.
A high-class digital experience for the global PV community: EU PVSEC goes online
The 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) opens its virtual doors from 7 – 11 September 2020 for the global PV community.
Another Successful Internship Programme has almost come to an end!
FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, University of Cyprus has been running very inspiring summer internship programmes on an annual basis, providing young, talented students from anywhere around the world with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge by engaging in groundbreaking research
The best examples of sustainable restoration in historic buildings – in an atlas
Recently published online, the beta version of HiBERATLAS (Historic Building Energy Retrofit ATLAS), is a platform that brings together examples of good practice in the sustainable renovation of historic and traditional buildings in Alpine areas as well as the rest of the world.
EUREC welcomes Limerick Institute of Technology as new members
During the last internal affairs meeting of the EUREC College of Members, 9 June 2020, EUREC Board, members and Secretariat welcomed Limerick Institute of Technology - LIT, as new EUREC members.
Roger Léron Award 2020
In March 2020, FEDARENE launched the 2020 Roger Léron Award and its call for nominations in order to celebrate outstanding contributions to sustainable energy at local, regional and European level.
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics’ News
A 2019 paper for ETIP-PV ’Impact of weighted average cost of capital, capital expenditure, and other parameters on future utility‐scale PV levelised cost of electricity’ by Steering Committee Eero Vartiainen (Fortum) is the # 1 most downloaded article in Progress in Photovoltaics.
eNeuron, the response to shift towards a low-carbon or even carbon-neutral pan-European energy system
The project eNeuron that has just been ranked first in the Energy Island’s call of Horizon 2020 with FOSS being the Technical Coordinator led by Dr Christina Papadimitriou.
New methodology for life extension of wind farms
Currently, state-of-the-art wind farms coexist with others of previous technologies that, in addition, are fulfilling or have already fulfilled their useful life, normally 20 years, for which they were designed.
ENTRAIN – Renewable District Heating for Central Europe
The programme ENTRAIN, which is supported by the EU under Interreg Central Europe, aims to develop renewable energy sources for heating networks and thus improve air quality.
Heating solutions in Europe: an analysis of the status quo
In the framework of the Horizon2020 HARP Project, coordinated by ADENE (Portugal), an analysis of the building stock combined with the heating appliances stock was undertaken for the following countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal. Moreover, an aggregated analysis of the EU27+UK was added.
Big data to improve energy efficiency in buildings
Data is essential to understand how much a building consumes, how efficient it is and whether the internal comfort is adequate. But how to evaluate this data and see if it is still possible to improve the efficiency of a building?
The future is renewable and efficient – new website on sustainable heating and cooling was recently launched!
Half of Europe's energy consumption is used for heating or cooling. Currently, 80 million heating and cooling systems are inefficient. REPLACE, the new EU-project, is helping to change this situation with service-oriented boiler-replacement campaigns in 9 countries across Europe.
The role of R&I in the Recovery Plan – Letter to European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen
Research and Innovation actors from the public, private and academic sectors represented by the Knowledge4Innovation Forum in the European Parliament, addressed a letter to the European Commission President.
European research institutes and industry partners join forces to develop high-performance solar panels with improved environmental profiles
Solar energy is the fastest growing form of renewable energy generation and it is quickly becoming the cheapest source of electricity both in the EU and worldwide.
The European solar value chain raises concerns over lack of positive signals for the industry in the Green Deal Brussels
Brussels, 5 May 2020 – The coalition ‘Solar Europe Now’, which has been officially launched today, is calling for the recognition of solar energy as a key driver to deliver on the European Green Deal ambitions.
EUREC co-signs letter asking LIFE committee for a fair co-financing rate
23 April 2020 – EUREC contributed to a joint letter distributed on the 18 March 2020, you can read more about this in the section below. After this joint action, EUREC decided to further support this campaign by signing another public letter advocating appropriated co-fianncing rate for CSA projects on sustainable energy. EUREC has also...
Innovation Fund: Join us as an expert!
DG CLIMA and INEA are looking for experienced and motivated experts to evaluate projects applying for funding from the Innovation Fund
Helsinki Energy Challenge
The application phase of Helsinki Energy Challenge extended until 30 September
Call to EU leaders: #EUGreenRecovery to restart Europe
31 organisations representing Europe’s Renewable Energy & energy efficiency value chains call on the European Commission to fully integrate the proposed economic stimulus packages and the EU Green Deal.
Experts gather to define research and innovation priorities for the future of Europe’s Hydropower industry
On 25th March 2020, HYDROPOWER EUROPE invited experts from the hydropower industry to participate in the Second Expert Panel Consultation
The Roger Leron Award 2020 is on
FEDARENE is proud to launch the 2020 Roger Léron Award. This year marks the 6th edition of the Prize, but more importantly the 30th anniversary of its initiator, FEDARENE.
Helsinki searches sustainable city heating solutions: Global one million euro challenge competition launches today
In a drastic turn to eliminate coal as the main source of district heating, The City of Helsinki today kicks off the Helsinki Energy Challenge – a global one million euro competition to find the future of urban heating. With the aim to find a solution sustainable in the long term, ideas presented must not rely on fossil fuel or biomass fired heating.