In 2024, the EU imported €11.1 billion worth of solar panels, €2.9 billion of liquid biofuels, and €0.5 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries, totalling almost €14.6 billion in imports of green energy products.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today a €618 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition.
Despite their benefits for the climate and our energy security, biogas and biomethane are still subject to persistent myths and misunderstandings. Here are 5 key things you should know.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition.
Following the 2024 call for works and studies for cross-border renewable energy (CB RES) projects under CEF Energy, the European Commission adopted an award decision selecting three projects to receive a total of EUR 76.3 million in EU funding.
While renewable energy sources can’t be depleted in the same way as fossil fuels, they are ‘variable’, meaning their availability fluctuates. That’s where energy storage solutions, such as batteries, have a vital role to play.
With this latest round, a total of 13 projects now hold the cross-border renewable energy status under the Connecting Europe Facility Energy programme.
Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, participated today in the signature ceremony for an EU-backed €645.2 million grant agreement on the Bornholm Energy Island (BEI) hybrid offshore project.
Five new cross-border renewable energy projects join the CB RES list under #CEFEnergy! The list now includes 13 projects eligible for #EU funding to accelerate their development and contribute to the EU’s clean energy transition.
Offshore wind farms already power millions of homes — but what if they could also grow seaweed? In Europe, this vision is becoming reality. In this episode of Ocean, we visit the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm inside an offshore wind park, Hollandse Kust Zuid, 18 km off the Dutch coast.
