EU Energy News

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the greatest challenges we face, but with help from nature, LIFE projects are pioneering innovative, scalable solutions which are good for both people and planet.

The Loukkaanaro Solar Park, located in Utajärvi in Northern Finland, is now operational, marking a major milestone for the mechanism and for cross-border renewable energy cooperation in the European Union.

The application period for the two Innovation Fund 2025 auctions for industrial heat decarbonisation and hydrogen production closed on 19 February 2026, attracting a total of 143 bids for both auctions.

The new tube complements the original tunnel, operational since 1991, which is about 8 km long and thereby the longest road tunnel in Slovenia.

Wildfires have burned swathes of forest across Europe in recent years, but carefully deploying grazing livestock to high-risk areas can reduce their vulnerability to fire, as two LIFE projects have found.

The European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO), the European Commission’s central platform for transparent and authoritative data on alternative fuels, vehicle uptake, and infrastructure deployment in Europe, is hosting a focused webinar on Thursday, 19 March 2026, at 12:30– 13.15 CET.

What does it take to understand and protect the ocean? Data, skills, investment, innovation, and the right people in the same room. Check what happened at the EU Ocean Days.

The EU’s flagship LIFE Programme has announced more than €103 million in additional funding to help tackle Europe’s climate and environment crises through long-term projects running well into the next decade.

This International Women’s Day, the EU celebrates female leadership in energy and action with pioneering LIFE CET projects redefining how cities and regions prepare for a more sustainable future.

Discover how CEF Transport projects already transforming maritime transport across the EU.

Europe’s district heating and cooling networks, key to the clean energy transition , still often rely on fossil fuels or outdated systems. The LIFE ENABLE DHC project works to modernise them.

Based on Member States’ expressions of interest and binding commitments, the call has a total budget of €54.9 million. It will provide investment support for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects located in Bulgaria and Finland.

High altitude endurance pigeons are vulnerable to attack by birds of prey as they fly for hours over Bulgaria. LIFE for Falcons builds bridges between pigeon fanciers and conservationists to protect both pigeons and raptors.

The initiative has benefited from advisory support under Green Assist, which helped consolidate RMC’s strategic positioning and reinforce its role as a technical reference network.

With a budget of €3 million available to provide advisory support to SMEs, the call aims to support companies in developing and scaling their green investment projects. The call is implemented in close coordination with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), ensuring broad outreach and support.