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At the beginning of October the kick-off meeting of the European Horizon 2020 project EXCESS took place in Graz, Austria.

Energie Nederland and DHC+ / Euroheat & Power acting on behalf of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-ETIP), would like to invite you to the workshop “Renewable Heating and Cooling from the Dutch Perspective” taking place on 3 December 2019 in The Hague (Netherlands).

Lisbon hosts the 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, from 07 to 11 September 2020 EU PVSEC, the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition sticks to its tradition and mission and returns to the annual autumn timeslot at different European locations. Lisbon, Portugal hosts the next European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have once again succeeded in raising the efficiency value of monolithic triple-junction solar cells made of silicon and III-V semiconductor materials.

German-Japanese Energy Transition Council addressing bottleneck issue in latest Outreach.

When building houses that consume less energy, or even produce more energy than they consume, there are a number of variables to take into account. For example, we need to understand the technologies available on the market, their cost and accessibility, as well as the surrounding environment and climate.

The Historic Building Energy Retrofit Atlas made its debut at REDay 2019. The database of good practices for energy efficient renovation of historic buildings is now online.

Via EUREC members, ZSW ZSW and BDEW on gross electricity consumption in the first three quarters of 2019 Lack of progress in wind power expansion and too few new photovoltaic systems could put 65-percent target out of reach  Renewable energies collectively covered 42.9 percent of gross electricity consumption in Germany during the first three quarters...

Climate protection is one of the major challenges of our time. It is becoming increasingly clear that a substantial transformation of industrial value chains and production processes is needed in order to meet the climate protection targets of the Paris Agreement.

On Tuesday 12 November CAPTure – Competitive Solar Power Towers project is organising a workshop dedicated to the value and role of Concentrated Solar Power for the future power grid with high shares of renewables.

The letter had the support of 14 associations or NGOs. They allowed their logo to be added to it and some suggested edits.

A successful energy transition includes the transformation to a completely decarbonised, atomic energy-free and socially, and economically compatible energy system.

AEE INTEC coordinates the development of a seasonal thermochemical storage system based on salt hydrate. The CREATE (Compact REtrofit Advanced Thermal Energy storage) project is a research project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme.

As from January 2019, FOSS is coordinating PANTERA, a European Coordination and Support Action project under DG Energy, for strengthening the R&I capabilities of EU with emphasis on the countries that contribute less through leveraging the lessons learned from countries that are in the lead.

Seize this chance to make your voice and knowledge heard The European Technology and innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling has prepared a draft of the strategic document ‘Vision to 2050: the vision for renewable heating and cooling in Europe’. We would like to collect the input of renewable heating and cooling experts and...

Visit RODA winery and learn how they integrate solar heat to produce wine thanks to SHIP2FAIR tools! SHIP2FAIR consortium is organizing this workshop and guided visit in Spanish. Would you like to learn how to integrate solar thermal energy into agri-food industrial processes in a sustainable and economically viable way? Would you like to see...

The TRACER project was launched on 14-16 May 2019 in Finsterwalde (Germany), where the Kick-off meeting, stakeholder discussion as well as the first study tour took place. The EU-funded TRACER project aims to support nine coal-intensive regions, which are at different stages of their energy transition, to shape or fine-tune their Research and Innovation (R&I)...

Via EUREC Members, ORE Catapult ORE Catapult and China’s Tus Holdings have extended their international collaboration through the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the People’s Government of Qingdao and the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao). The parties will cooperate in the Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Revitalization Plan, jointly...

The HYDROPOWER EUROPE (HPE) project is currently undertaking a consultation process which includes wider online inquiries, expert workshops and a series of regional and Brussels-based events. The aim is to collect bottom up inputs from hydro-power operators and manufacturers, as well as research and environmental organizations, to define a Research and Innovation Agenda and a...

On Wednesday 19 June, the interactive, online, free tool specialised in photovoltaics and wind projects participated at the Energy Fair of the Résidence Palace, Brussels  CIRCE foundation (coordinator of PV WIND Maps) and EUREC (The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres) took this networking opportunity, EUSEW’s Energy Fair, to present PV WIND Maps to...

28 October 2019 • Helsinki, Finland • Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti The European Technology & Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC ETIP) organises the event 100% RHC for a Sustainable Future, the opportunity for RHC experts to learn, network and present their RHC innovative projects. Why joining? The RHC ETIP gathers industry representatives,...

Via EUREC Members, WIP Renewable Energies EU PVSEC is pleased to announce that the conference programme can now be found online (here). The registration is open for this year’s conference and exhibition taking place at Marseille Chanot Conference & Exhibition Centre from September 9-13. REGISTER HERE The European Joint Commission Research Centre coordinates the conference...