Center for Energy develops sustainable solutions for the future energy system, taking into account technological, regulatory and economic requirements. The topic portfolio is based on three central systems: Public Energy Supply Systems, Industrial Energy Systems and Cities & Built Environment. As part of the international and interdisciplinary team “High Efficiency Power Electronics”, you will work […]
EU nearing 2030 climate and energy targets, according to national plans
EU Member States have significantly closed the gap to achieving the 2030 energy and climate targets, according to the European Commission’s assessment of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). EU countries have substantially improved their plans following Commission recommendations in December 2023. As a result, the EU is closing in collectively on a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as committed […]
Nearly €1 billion awarded to boost renewable hydrogen development.
Last May 20, the Commission announced the selection of 15 renewable hydrogen production projects for public funding across the European Economic Area (EEA). The projects, located across five countries, are expected to produce nearly 2.2 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen over ten years, avoiding more than 15 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions. The hydrogen will be produced in sectors such […]
Package agreed at EU-United Kingdom Summit
SUMMIT PACKAGE What does the Summit package consist of? There are three concrete outputs from today’s Summit: EU-United Kingdom Joint Statement Security and Defence Partnership between the EU and the United Kingdom Common Understanding between the European Commission and the United Kingdom In addition, the European Commission and the United Kingdom noted the political agreements […]
EU to fully end its dependency on Russian energy
The EU will end its dependency on Russian energy by stopping the import of Russian gas and oil and phasing out Russian nuclear energy, while ensuring stable energy supplies and prices across the Union. The REPowerEU Roadmap, presented yestraday by the European Commission, paves the way to ensure the EU’s full energy independence from Russia. Despite […]
Commission approves €612 million in Portuguese aid for energy-intensive companies
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €612 million Portuguese scheme to lower electricity levy rates for energy-intensive companies. The scheme intends to reduce the risk that these energy-intensive companies relocate their activities to countries outside the EU with less ambitious climate policies. An energy-intensive company is a business that consumes […]
MEPs advocate storage refill flexibility to bring down prices
The draft law adopted on Thursday seeks to address speculation on the gas market and bring down prices, by introducing greater flexibility in rules on gas storage refilling. The Industry, Research and Energy Committee has backed the Commission proposal to extend the EU’s 2022 gas storage scheme until 31 December 2027; it was otherwise set to end […]
PhD – Position Computationally Efficient Modeling to Evaluate Energy Market Organisation – Netherlands
This PhD position is part of the research project MODES (Market Organisation of the Dutch Energy System), which is funded by the Dutch Research Council within the framework of the National Research Agenda programme. The position is embedded in an interdisciplinary research team composed of researchers in engineering, economics, law and public policy from seven Dutch universities, […]
The European Union and Central Asia establish a Strategic Partnership during groundbreaking summit
Last April 4, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, along with António Costa, the President of the European Council, met the five Presidents of the Central Asian republics for the first ever EU-Central Asia Summit. During the Summit, which was hosted in the historical city of Samarkand, in Uzbekistan, the Leaders decided to establish a Strategic Partnership […]