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The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) took part in European Hydrogen Week 2026. As the EU agency managing several funding programmes that support clean energy and decarbonisation, CINEA plays a key role in advancing innovative hydrogen projects across Europe.
Europe’s energy transition is not only about cutting greenhouse gas emissions. It is also about strengthening energy security, diversifying energy supplies and developing cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels.
Local authorities looking to implement clean energy projects can face some barriers. In Bulgaria, the LIFE FLAG-FICET project has been taking an innovative approach to break these down.
The Commission has received 67 applications for cross-border energy infrastructure projects requesting €2.88 billion in EU co-funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy programme.
As the spooky season rolls around, bats usually get cast as the mysterious stars of Halloween. But (or even bat!) in Luxembourg, they are doing something far more compelling than fluttering across the moonlight: they are helping inspire practical action for biodiversity.
Over 30 LIFE projects brought practical restoration experience to SERE2026 event in Brest, showing how nature recovery can move from ambition to action.
Through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy, the European Union is supporting the modernisation of the Čierny Váh pumped-storage hydropower plant in Slovakia by enabling its conversion to variable-speed operation.
From heat pumps to electric furnaces and smarter energy use, a new Commission publication showcases how EU-funded technologies accelerate the electrification and energy efficiency of the European industry.
More than 500 ocean energy professionals gathered in The Hague from 5 to 7 October for ICOE OEE 2026. CINEA took part with a stand in the exhibition area and in a funding opportunities session, answering questions on the Innovation Fund and Horizon Europe.
The EU’s flagship LIFE Programme has awarded €390 million to 135 new climate, nature, circular economy and clean energy projects across Europe. The EU funding is up 9% compared to 2025 and represents around two-thirds of the €579 million total investment of the projects.