Expected Outcome: As wind turbines grow bigger and taller, the blade tips are increasing more affected by turbulent atmospheric flow features, while airborne wind energy systems operate at even higher altitudes. This zone of the atmosphere currently lays between the current numeric models at the microscale and the mesoscale. Further, the data integration of the […]
Renewable energy in Europe
Renewable energy is the collective name for energy, that is produced using the earth’s natural resources, like sunlight, wind, water resources (rivers, tides and waves), heat from the earth’s surface, or biomass. The process, by which these renewable resources are converted into energy, emits no net greenhouse gases, which is why renewable energy is also […]
H2020. Secure, clean and efficient energy : Renewable and energy efficient solutions for heating and/or cooling, and domestic hot water production in multi-apartment residential buildings
The analyses of existing building stocks demonstrate the high potential of renewable system applications in multi-apartment residential buildings, in which heating and cooling energy is currently supplied mostly with high valued energy sources e.g. electricity and fossil fuels. Specific challenge Taking into account that almost 50 % of Union’s final energy consumption is used for […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Market Uptake support
in June 2018 member states agreed to set an overall EU renewable energy target of 32% by 2030. Challenges exist for renewable energy to realise its full potential in all sectors and accelerate the clean energy transition. Specific Challenge The introduction and deployment of renewable energy at large scale requires overcoming a number of barriers. […]
H2020: Secure, cleand and efficient energy: Development of next generation biofuel and alternative renewable fuel technologies for aviation and shipping
Reducing carbon emissions in the rapidly expanding aviation and shipping sectors and increasing global consumption of fossil fuels depends on biofuels and renewable fuels. This call (LC-SC3-RES-23-2019), which faces the specific challenge of increasing the competitiveness of the next generation of biofuel and renewable fuel technologies in aviation and maritime transport compared to fossil fuel […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Converting Sunlight to storable chemical energy
This project (LC-SC3-RES-29-2019), which aims to convert solar energy into storable chemical products that provide a sustainable alternative, belongs to the Secure, clean and efficient energy sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. To replace fossil energy with sustainable alternatives that provide the same flexibility and convenience of use, we need to store sustainable energy on […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Solar Energy in Industrial Processes
This call, which focuses on the incorporation of solar energy into industrial processes in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, is part of the Secure, clean and efficient energy sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. The potential of applying solar energy for industrial purposes is still largely untapped. Using solar energy to provide the […]
Bringing down the barriers to the uptake of clean energy solutions in Europe
Wind, sun, hydro, tidal, geothermal and biomass are all renewable energy sources (RESs). By using still more renewables to meet energy needs, the EU can reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels while increasing energy production sustainability. Accelerating the uptake of renewable energies represents a key solution to decarbonisation and climate change mitigation. Consistent achievements […]
State aid: €385 million support for production of electricity from renewable sources in Lithuania
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Lithuania. The measure, open to all types of renewable generation, will contribute to the EU environmental objectives without unduly distorting competition. On 1 May 2019, Lithuania will introduce a new aid scheme to support […]