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A new project – TIGON – is set to demonstrate how direct current microgrids (DC) can help make the EU's electricity grids greener, more efficient and more resilient as the world turns to renewable energy.

The SEC is delighted to bring you the Sustainable Energy Europe Summit taking place Virtually on 18-20 November 2020, held with the support of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, Portugal.

The SMARTSPEND Online Workshop ‘Financing Clean Energy Transition in the Context of EU Recovery’ took place on the 30th September 2020, from 11am to 3pm.

ZABALA Innovation Consulting will present the SMARTSPEND project’s last two reports at the Workshop ‘Financing Clean Energy Transition in the Context of EU Recovery’

The questionnaire is designed to give Smart4RES partners a better idea about how you use forecasts and forecast-based decision-aid tools, including your needs and any obstacles encountered.

The technology centre CIRCE Foundation has adhered as a partner to the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, focused on strengthening the corporate social responsibility of companies and organizations around the world, thus taking further steps in the commitment to sustainability and the achievement of Agenda 2030.

A great success: The first online edition of EU PVSEC reports a huge positive outcome!

Horizon Europe: Budget cuts jeopardize achievement of top EU political objectives

“IconIQ” solar module, based on a technology developed by TNO (NL) and ISC Konstanz (DE), has been revealed by Dutch module producer Energyra.

EUREC is collecting signatories supporting our last position paper: EUREC and 20 other organisations believe that Horizon Europe should invest in Climate, Energy and Mobility much more.

Photowatt, a subsidiary of EDF Renewables, has been a pioneer in the solar industry for more than 40 years. The company specializes in the production of low carbon ingots, wafers and high efficiency photovoltaic modules based on its own French mono-like silicon technology.

HYDROPOWER EUROPE partners have worked on a continuous consultation process through online consultations as well as regional and technical workshops. As a result, feedback from diverse stakeholders, including expert groups, industry actors and other interested parties was gathered.

EUREC supported by 9 associations from the renewable energy field call on the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth to keep Horizon Europe budget proposed in June 2018.

Nova Innovation’s new tidal energy turbine is set to enter operation in Shetland (Scotland) later this year

We are excited to share the release of the 2019 Annual Activity Report of FOSS, Research Centre for Sustainable Energy.

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.