ESEIA Sustainable Campus Series | TU Graz: An Integrated Roadmap to Climate Neutrality by 2030
ESEIA Sustainable Campus Series will explore across the Alliance how ESEIA members are turning their campuses into real-world environments for the sustainable energy transition. How can a university campus move from individual sustainability measures to a truly integrated transition? In the first article of the ESEIA Sustainable Campus Series, we…
Welcome Back to ESEIA: Technical University of Leoben Rejoins the Alliance
ESEIA is pleased to welcome the Technical University of Leoben back to the Alliance, renewing a connection that reaches back to ESEIA’s early years. The Technical University of Leoben, AT, also known as Montanuniversität Leoben, brings to the network strong expertise across resources, materials and processes, with circular engineering at…
New Member | Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, Finland, joins ESEIA
The European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance – ESEIA is pleased to welcome Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (VAMK), Finland, as its newest member. Located in the heart of EnergyVaasa, the largest energy technology cluster in the Nordic countries, VAMK brings extensive expertise in applied research, education and innovation that supports…
Net-Zero Industry Act: New Guidance on Non-Price Criteria
The European Commission has published new guidance on the application of non-price criteria under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), supporting the implementation of Articles 25 and 26 of the Regulation. The guidance aims to ensure that public spending supports not only competitive prices, but also the sustainability and resilience of…
20th SET Plan Conference: Shaping Europe’s Strategic Energy Technologies
The 20th Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) Conference will take place on 4–5 November 2026 in Cork, Ireland, organised by the European Commission and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. This milestone edition will mark 20 years of SET Plan conferences and focus on strengthening…
COP31: Advancing Global Climate Action
The 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) will take place from 9–20 November 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, bringing together Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to advance global action on climate change. The European Union remains firmly committed to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, protecting people,…
Member Integration and Acquisition Updates
ESEIA continues to strengthen its Alliance with new member, VAMK, FI, alongside ongoing member integration and acquisition activities. ESEIA is pleased to welcome VAMK, FI, aas new member of the Alliance, further expanding the network’s expertise and opportunities for collaboration across Europe. Over the last quarter, the ESEIA Director also…
ToFuel | Latest Updates
ToFuel partners reviewed progress across the project value chain in September and are now preparing for the project’s first Local Stakeholder Workshop, taking place on 23 November 2026 in Lisbon. On 15 September, ToFuel partners met for the project Steering Committee meeting to take stock of progress across the different…
EMERGE | Latest Updates
Over the past months, EMERGE has advanced policy dialogue, stakeholder engagement and innovation activities across its African pilot regions, while preparing for a series of final project events in autumn 2026. On 3 June, the 3rd EMERGE Co-design Workshop took place in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing stakeholders together to provide feedback…
INITIATE | Latest Updates
Over the past three months, the INITIATE project has advanced its replication activities, continued knowledge exchange on sustainable campuses, and prepared for key project milestones taking place later this year. Following the successful implementation of the initial R&I and Policy Labs, INITIATE moved forward with the replication phase. Five replicator…