EU Energy News

Many of Europe’s rivers suffer from pollution and have been severely altered from their natural course. To mark World Water Day on 22 March 2026, we highlight how two LIFE projects have been restoring rivers to their former glory.

This year, more than 800 participants came to Brussels and had the opportunity to explore a wide range of community and EU initiatives at the Climate Action Village.

The LIFE Waste2Protein project laid the foundation for REPLOID’s insect bioconversion business, now valued at €200 million, with the first commercial ReFarmUnit installation in Germany and further market deployment underway.

As Europe celebrates the International Day of Forests, we take a look at two LIFE projects supporting both the forests themselves and the wider communities which depend on them for jobs, prosperity and economic opportunities.

CINEA has just published its 2026 Annual Work Programme, detailing the priorities and performance indicators for the year.

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.