On 21 May, an in-person workshop organised by Riga Technical University (RTU) as part of the Mopo Spine Tool Series took place in Riga, Latvia, gathering TSOs, DSOs, public authorities, consultants and researchers.

ENTEC2 Energy Transition Expertise Centre - Support for the preparations of a strategic roadmap for digitalisation and AI in the energy sector

Highlights of the 42nd European photovoltaic solar energy conference 2026

Energy transition in the Western Balkans : main regional challenges and competitiveness pressures

Renewable fuels of non-biological origin in the European Union : status report on technology development, trends, value chains and markets 2025

Early-stage technologies in the field of clean energy : status report on technology development, trends, value chains and markets 2026

Ensuring safe hydrogen fuel operations: Lessons learned and safety considerations for industry operations

Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin in the European Union

Early-stage technologies in the field of Clean Energy

Socio-economic impacts of developing offshore renewable energy

Study on energy subsidies and other government interventions in the European Union : 2025 edition

ENTEC2 OPC analysis - digitalisation and AI in the energy sector : analysis of the open public consultation results for the strategic roadmap

Monitoring progress of measures to streamline permit-granting procedures : under revised RED and Emergency Regulation and development of permitting-related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Methodology to assess the deployment of alternative fuels charging infrastructure along the TEN-T road network : results from the AFIRNET administrative agreement between DG MOVE and the JRC

Photovoltaic geographic information system 6

Ensuring safe hydrogen fuel operations - lessons learned and safety considerations for industry operations 2024

Advanced biofuels in the European Union 2025

The onshore wind potential of the EU and neighbouring countries 2026

Assessing the impact of energy efficiency on the EU energy consumption in 2010-2023

Addressing residential cooling demand and summer energy poverty in the EU : towards a cooler future

Water electrolysis and hydrogen in the European Union - technology development, trends, value chains and markets 2025

Renewable fuels of non-biological origin in the European Union 2025

JRC-IDEES-2023 : the integrated database of the European energy system

Implementation of Commission recommendation on energy storage in the Member States

Early-stage technologies in the field of clean energy 2026

Nuclear power in the European Union 2025

Mobilization of industrial capacity building for advanced biofuels

Before the EU-funded project ends in September 2026, the team is sharing its findings and best practices to improve the performance of onshore and offshore wind farms, as well as airborne systems.

At a wastewater plant in northern Spain, researchers are testing a ceramic membrane technology that converts biogas into low-carbon hydrogen – offering a glimpse of how Europe could decarbonise hard-to-electrify ind...

Industrial demand for clean energy is accelerating, while grids, hydrogen and CO₂ networks struggle to keep pace. New planning tools and coordination efforts are beginning to emerge, but experts warn: “Without lon...

Advancing Indonesias Industrial Energy Transition The Role Of Renewable Energy Zones English

As DEDALUS comes to an end, its resources remain open and accessible to support the future of residential demand response in Europe.

This report aims to contribute to the discussion on the use of regulatory sandboxes to promote innovation in the field of net-zero technologies. Several net-zero technologies are still in the demonstration phase. They...

A new video by the DEDALUS project shows why the success of residential demand response depends not only on technology, but on trust, usability and real user needs.

A four-episode podcast series explores how human-centred innovation can make the energy transition more inclusive, accessible, and effective across diverse communities

Use of regulatory sandboxes in EU Member States - 2025 survey report

From ageing populations to multicultural neighbourhoods, a just transition demands more than algorithms. It requires inclusive mentoring and a clear understanding of those most at risk of being left behind. Otherwise,...

Sharing INHERIT results through a series of webinars dedicated to smarter, greener and more resilient heritage buildings

The 2025 Iberian blackout exposed structural weaknesses in Europe’s power systems at a time of rapid electrification. One year on, it highlights the urgent need to adapt grids, rules and control systems to a more co...

This report is the response to a policy request submitted by DG Environment to the EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) through the KCBD ticketing system. KCBD assigned this to the BioAgora project, to be answe...

Enhancing competitiveness became a key priority for policymakers in 2025. Decarbonisation efforts hinge on the relative competitiveness of clean energy technologies compared to high-emitting counterparts. GECO 2025 as...

The Joint Research Centre's Integrated Database of the European Energy System (JRC-IDEES) incorporates in a single database a rich set of information allowing for highly granular analyses of the dynamics of the Europe...

Beyond technical fixes: from bridging the democratic deficit to the 'social fix', how community trust, inclusive mentoring and the protection of domestic rituals are turning passive consumers into active energy citizens.

A practical, scalable framework supporting stakeholders in tackling energy poverty and advancing sustainable housing solutions

As the global transition to renewable energy accelerates to combat climate change and energy insecurity, accurate tools for assessing solar potential are more critical than ever. The European Commission’s Joint Rese...

SUPERSHINE presents an integrated model that combines financial innovation, energy poverty reduction, citizen engagement and circularity to make social housing renovation both climate-neutral and socially just.

The Commission’s Energy Package presents first actions to mobilise the funding to fast-track the clean energy transition and empower consumers to engage more actively in the energy sector. Accelerating the shift to ...

The SUPERSHINE project has released a policy brief titled “A Just Renovation Framework for Europe’s Social Housing Sector,” highlighting the urgent need to align climate goals with housing affordability and soci...

Towards an integrated energy ecosystem: results, visions and perspectives for smart and flexible buildings from the DEDALUS and FORTESIE projects on 25 March

Over the past decades, a growing body of research has examined the structural and behavioral barriers that hinder firms from adopting cost-effective technologies to improve energy efficiency. In this paper, we draw on...

We examined whether the Commission, together with the European External Action Service, has been effective in enhancing nuclear safety in non-EU countries. Overall, we conclude that the Commission remains an important...

A strategic analysis of market realities, emerging technologies and selective industrial prioritisation shaping the future of European battery value chain

We investigate whether satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) – a short-lived pollutant primarily emitted by fossil fuel combustion – can improve the forecasting of oil demand. After retrieving, cleani...

This study aims at analysing energy subsidies and other financial support distributed at the national level in the EU27 Member States over the period 2015 to 2023 and, when data is available, to 2024. Quantitative ana...

JRC nuclear news. Volume 5

With climate change extremes disrupting wind and solar production, energy storage is becoming the lagging link of the renewable transition. Europe is going back to older technologies and re-engineering them to overcom...

The EU-funded SSTAR project presents consolidated results supporting the transition from laboratory research to industrial uptake.

The brief provides evidence-based recommendations to support solid-state transformers' integration into sustainable, efficient and resilient electricity grids

Solid-state transformers can transform Europe’s power grids into intelligent systems able to manage higher voltages, integrate renewables and reduce the risk of large-scale blackouts. By bringing flexibility and con...

As the SSTAR project approaches its conclusion, the final showcase will present key results and open a discussion on the future role and applications of SSTs.

EU-China cooperation in third countries in the context of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030

Behind the scenes of Europe’s energy transition, researchers are reinventing how hydrogen can be stored and moved. Their compact ceramic reactor cracks ammonia, separates and compresses hydrogen in one go. A breakth...

On 20 February 2024, EU institutions reached a provisional agreement on the establishment of the first EU-level certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products, abb...

This report monitors the Energy access and energy poverty pillar (EAPP) of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM) during 2023-2024 using descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation analysis of MyCovenant and CDP-ICLEI T...

EIC pathfinder portfolio - novel routes to green hydrogen

Abundantly exposed to the wind and sun, Europe’s islands long neglected their clean natural resources and depended on costly fossil fuels. From the Canaries to Crete, today many are flipping the script — building ...

This briefing provides an overview of the link between energy security and the European defence industry. It examines the sector’s energy needs and risks, the operational and strategic opportunities offered by renew...

The hydrogen economy concept offers a solution for the green energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy and transport systems. Electrolysers split water in hydrogen and oxygen using water and electricity ...

This report provides an update on the mapping progress based on the 2022-2023 survey and builds on data from the newest 2024-2025 survey edition. The main pillar of this work is the latest Implementation Plan 2022-202...

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This article provides a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the EU fuel market from 1992 to 2023, focusing on the primary determinants of retail fuel prices. Using detailed panel data from the European Commission�...

Artificial intelligence and digitalisation for energy

This is the 2025 update of the Clean Energy Technology Observatory report on trends in the development of solar thermal energy, including concentrated solar power (CSP) and solar heat for buildings, district heating, ...

The European Union’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 requires substantial investments in lowcarbon electricity generation, particularly wind, solar and nuclear power. By 2040, the EU aims for over 90% o...

Sunk costs in offshore wind energy projects may represent a significant portion of the overall financial outlay, thus having critical implications for ROI and LCOE. Investors need to carefully consider these irrecover...

The EIB Energy Lending Policy (2019) marked a major shift in the Bank’s support for energy, making it a cornerstone of its overall climate ambition. Setting a precedent among international finance institutions, the ...

European Geothermal Strategy and Action Plan

A practical learning guide to the concepts, technologies, and comfort-driven models that enable smart, flexible, and inclusive energy management.

On 7 November 2025, seven European projects in DC and hybrid AC/DC grid technologies held a joint coordination meeting to strengthen cooperation and identify synergies. The participating projects included THEUS, DC-PO...

This report portrays the POTEnCIA CETO 2025 Scenario, a deep decarbonisation pathway for the EU’s energy system. The scenario follows an energy technology perspective in close alignment with the general objectives o...

Hydrogen is positioned as a key element of the European Union’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (JU) builds ...

This report contributes to the assessment of the competitiveness of clean energy technology by presenting the key results of an analytic study and model based on publicly available data sources. Since 2010, the clean ...

This workshop will offer an in-depth preview of DEDALUS’ newly released educational kit on residential flexibility and human-centred energy management.

Gigafactories are key to Europe’s strategic autonomy, but years of outsourcing have left the continent reliant on foreign technology. This is why industry and research are now teaming up to regain control of the mac...

Two new scientific papers recently published within SUDOCO contribute to the project’s goal of developing a broader and more integrated approach to assessing the environmental and economic costs of offshore wind ene...

Carbon in an electrified future: Technologies, trade-offs and pathways

The TwinBATT Cluster Boost will share its latest insights on digital battery testing and AI-powered battery development

Green Deal Projects Success Stories - Pioneering the future of district energy storage

Ireland’s Electricity and Gas Prices 2024

Over 41 million Europeans live in energy poverty, with housing costs swallowing up to 40% of household income. To face this dual emergency, an EU initiative is focusing on affordable, climate-efficient housing as a fo...

The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...

The study provides a technical analysis as support for further standardization activities on the gas quality in Europe’s future hydrogen infrastructure. It synthesizes key literature on the influence of different su...

Published on the occasion of the 19th Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) conference in Odense, Denmark, this report highlights the SET Plan’s role in coordinating EU and national research and innovation (R&...

The key takeaways from the "human-in-the-loop" workshop held at Sustainable Places 2025 are now available. They draw on the insights of four EU-funded projects – DEDALUS, CRETE VALLEY, EnerTEF, and ENPOWER.

EU call for evidence on the Heating and Cooling Strategy

The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIP SNET) will take part in Enlit Europe 2025, one of the key annual events to connect industries and support Europe’s energ...

Researchers develop a novel computational framework to monitor and optimize proton ceramic electrochemical reactors for green hydrogen generation.

Implementing the Global Stocktakes energy goals: Why economic transition matters for COP30

As Europe strives to become the first climate neutral continent, grid congestion is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, with the potential to lead to large-scale curtailment of renewables and undermine the system�...

European Commission proposes €6.7 billion for the Euratom Research and Training Programme for the years 2028-2032. The objective: pursue research into safe and innovative nuclear technologies with the potential, amo...

Hydrogen is quietly revolutionising heavy urban mobility and energy storage across the continent. It presents a crucial path to decarbonization, highlights Luigi Crema, President of Hydrogen Europe Research. Yet, he c...

The EU-funded project ATENA+ has released a video to show how it is creating a fully sustainable battery system

SEAI Ireland - Quality Assurance and Development Programme for Solar PV Registered Companies and Registered Installers

This report provides an overview on the state of play for small modular reactors (SMRs) in a technoeconomic perspective by presenting a preliminary mapping of the SMR ecosystem using the Techno- Economic ecoSystem (TE...

Distribution grids are critical for the energy transition: with the majority of future assets to be connected at the distribution-grid level, the decentralization and decarbonization of the energy system depend on str...

A team of researchers, led by TUDelft, has introduced OFF, a dynamic open-source model designed to better understand and optimize wind farm performance. Unlike traditional steady-state models, OFF captures the time-va...

Organized by ICONS, a partner of DEDALUS, the session highlights replicability and upscaling as key drivers for moving from pilot projects to large-scale market deployment, alongside SUPERSHINE, InEEXs, RENplusHOMES, ...

Advanced digital technologies, citizen engagement and innovation ecosystems converge to shape an inclusive and scalable energy transition.

Featuring the DEDALUS project as a panelist, the session explores how advanced digital technologies, citizen engagement and innovation ecosystems can enable an inclusive and scalable energy transition.

The overall aim of this study is to provide a framework for the development of energy services offering flexibility. This includes the analysis of required infrastructure for digital flexibility services, which in tur...

Capturing the potential of the circular economy transition in energy-intensive industries

In Visby, a medieval UNESCO town in Sweden, cutting-edge tech meets tradition to keep heritage buildings alive, sustainable, and future-ready.

From the war in Ukraine to climate extremes, Europe’s energy future depends on more than new infrastructure: it needs smarter, open and shared tools to simulate uncertainty, coordinate responses, and avoid costly mi...

Under the mandate of the Euratom Treaty, the JRC is the reference scientific and technical research organisation for advising and supporting nuclear-related policymaking in the EU institutions, based on the expertise ...

The EU CBAM is the EU’s landmark tool to put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of certain carbon-intensive goods, including hydrogen, entering the EU. It will ensure that the EU’s climate ob...

The EU CBAM is the EU’s landmark tool to put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of certain carbon-intensive goods, including electricity, entering the EU. It will ensure that the EU’s climate...

This report supports the European Commission (DG ENER) in the design and implementation of a European import auction for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives under the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB). The EHB aims to c...

Europe’s SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) account for more than half of the continent’s jobs but are now reeling from soaring energy costs. A new AI–driven platform will deploy ‘agents’ to crunch in...

Decarbonised Electricity System Study (DESS)

SSTAR’s latest brochure highlights key achievements in efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability to support the transition toward greener power grids

Imbalances between injection and offtake lead to frequency deviations. System balancing relies on power reserves and defence plans, but these are based on frequency or Rate of Change of Frequency (RoCoF) measurements,...

The increasing integration of renewable energy sources into global power systems presents unique challenges in terms of flexibility and control. Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are inherently variable,...

The year 2024 saw a year of important developments for the Clean Hydrogen JU, continuing built on the achievements of previous years and intensifying the efforts on hydrogen valleys. With a total operational commitmen...

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The 2024 assessments of the RFCS Technical Groups (TGA1–TGA5) confirm the steel sector’s critical role in achieving EU climate and industrial goals. Projects demonstrate strong alignment with the European Green De...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the European Union’s nuclear fuel market, highlighting key trends, challenges, and strategic developments in the context of evolving geopolitical tensions. Against th...

Energy sharing’, sometimes referred as collective self-consumption (CSC), allows citizens to share self-generated electricity with their neighbourhood (or even beyond) on a contractual basis. However, as of early 20...

A campaign financed by the EU tested LPG cylinders for domestic use.

The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (CoM) is an ambitious initiative for local climate and energy actions. This document complements the main document of the CoM Guidebook by providing signatories with guida...

Interconnectors with third countries are currently outside the scope of the Electricity Directive1 and of the Electricity Regulation. Therefore, the provisions contained in these acts regarding third-party access and ...

It’s one of the Europe’s biggest greener energy success stories you’ve never heard of. Skeleton Technologies did what no-one thought was possible and combined the best of batteries and capacitors to create a who...

The Miniera d’Energia is a repurposing project for a decommissioned underground coal mine in Sardinia, Italy that aims to use the shafts for an innovative gravity-based battery energy storage system. Energy Vault, a...