EU Energy News

The Innovation Fund 2025 Net-Zero Technologies (IF25 NZT) call closed on 23 April 2026, receiving a total of 358 project proposals from 27 countries, confirming strong interest from European industry to innovate and decarbonise.

In its latest report Summer Outlook 2026, published today, the European Network for Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) confirms that it does not foresee general risks to the security of electricity supply across most of the EU for the coming summer.

In 2024, the EU’s industry sector used 8 835 petajoules (PJ) of energy, an 8.1% decrease compared with 2014. The final energy consumption has been steadily declining since 1990.

Europe’s leading transport research event brought together around 3,000 delegates to explore practical ideas and innovations to respond to today’s transport challenges. CINEA was well represented across several sessions and in the exhibition area.

A delegation from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee was in La Réunion to assess youth employment initiatives and to meet government representatives. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

13 LIFE projects were among the participants at the recent Clean Energy Transition Investment Forum to share the opportunities and challenges of unlocking new funding for green energy projects.

The event is once again a precious occasion for the community to exchange on how to bring forward the sustainable blue economy in Europe.

In a meeting of the Gas Coordination Group held on 26 May and an ad hoc meeting of the Oil Coordination Group held yesterday, the Commission and EU countries discussed the security of gas and oil supplies in the EU in light of the continued tensions in the Middle East.

The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) new Task Force on Fusion Energy held its inaugural meeting on 26-27 May 2026 in Cadarache, France with representatives from Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Sweden, the European Commission and observers from the IAEA and the UK

LIFE Climate Strategic Integrated Projects from all over Europe met in Bilbao, Spain, to share experiences and best practices on nature-based solutions, restoring biodiversity, transitioning to clean energy and urban climate adaptation.

As the European Union continues to phase out polluting fossil fuels, more focus is on low-emissions technologies like nuclear to power our economy.

Policymakers, industry representatives and stakeholders met in Copenhagen on 21-22 May for the 12th Energy Infrastructure Forum with a near unanimous message that the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine highlight that energy infrastructure is more important than ever.

The European Commission has selected 65 projects under the Innovation Fund Heat Auction, the first ever EU-wide auction to accelerate the deployment of innovative clean heat technologies across European industry.

The three projects are among the 14 cross-border energy infrastructure projects selected under the 2025 CEF Energy call, which together received more than €650 million in EU funding earlier this year.

Exhibitors for the EUSEW 2026 Energy Fair unveiled!