Nature Restoration Regulation : Eurelectric proposed Amendments
Key Messages Eurelectric welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR). The European electricity sector has made intensive efforts to develop synergies between nature restoration and renewable energy deployment while still strengthening energy independence. Best practice examples of this are illustrated in Eurelectric’s Power Plant project. Based on our experience, we are convinced that […]
Six essentials for e-mobility
A lot has recently happened in the e-mobility space. Starting with the most significant – on 14 February 2023, the European Parliament voted to phase out internal combustion engines (ICEs) for new passenger cars and light-duty vehicles by 2035. In terms of drivetrain sales, electric vehicles (EVs) have been the big beneficiary of the automobile post-pandemic […]
Electricity market design: Fit for Net Zero
Watch the event A market evolution not revolution In the past year, electricity prices have broken record after record across Europe. Inflation, the war in Ukraine and a historic gas supply crunch have played a role in this harsh reality. What solutions are at hand to help Europe emerge from this crisis with a stronger […]
Decarbonisation Speedways
Accelerating Europe’s journey to net zero with realistic 2040 targets. In 2018 when Eurelectric released the flagship report Decarbonisation Pathways, the challenge of the time was clearly climate change. Today, things have changed. That is not to say that climate change has been solved – far from it – but from another direction, we face […]
Power Barometer 2023
In 2022, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its subsequent energy blackmail levied against Europe yielded a massive disruption to the European power sector. The price of electricity skyrocketed on the back of gas supply shutoffs. Energy security soared to the top of the political agenda. Governments took matters into their own hands to keep […]
Repowering Europe & Delivering Clean Energy Resilience – Manifesto for the 2024-2029
Our Vision Europe is currently facing several challenges that will impact tomorrow’s energy system and European society overall. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent energy blackmail have led to an energy crisis on a scale not seen since the 1970s. We have also seen first indications of significant deindustrialisation. Wider geopolitical tensions threaten supply chains for secure energy […]
EU Hydropower Alliance – Eurelectric – vgbe Joint letter : European Hydropower – A strategic net-zero technology
We, the undersigned, urgently call your attention to the crucial role of hydropower in achieving the EU’s climate neutrality and emphasise the need for its inclusion in the list of “strategic net-zero technologies” under the Net-Zero Industry Act. As the negotiations for the Net-Zero Industry Act approach their final phase, it is essential to recognise hydropower as a […]
Data interoperability: an essential for the e-mobility ecosystem
EV sales are booming globally but the road to mass adoption in Europe is getting bumpy. While tensions are simmering between the EU, US and China over the race for EV production, a new challenge is emerging in the EU’s e-mobility ecosystem: data interoperability. EVs run on power but their hidden fuel is data! This data is kept in silos […]
Eurelectric Electrification Action Plan
Decarbonisation through electrification – why we need an EU Electrification Action Plan now Electricity makes up only 23% of all the energy consumed in Europe. This means that while we are working hard to decarbonise electricity, large parts of the economy are still running on fossil fuels. If we are to have any hope of […]
Grids for speed
The need for speed There is no doubt that Europe’s future is electric. Electrification is at the heart of the European Green Deal and this is making waves across the Continent. Transport, heating and even industrial processes are using more and more power in final use processes. Meanwhile, we are adding staggering amounts of renewable energy – specifically wind and solar – to the energy […]