New EU Tool Tracks Real-Time Energy Storage Across Europe
A new interactive platform—the European Energy Storage Inventory—has been launched to provide near real-time insights into energy storage deployment across the EU, marking a major step toward a smarter and more sustainable energy system. Developed as part of the REPowerEU Plan, the platform is the first at European level to…
EUSEW 2025: Spotlight on Europe’s Clean Energy Transition
The 19th edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the European Union’s flagship event dedicated to clean energy, took place on 10-12 June 2025 in Brussels, bringing together around 10,000 participants onsite and online. Under the theme “Powering a fair and competitive green transition,” the event provided a platform…
Science Diplomacy in Focus: Key Takeaways from the ESEIA 14th Lecture
On 12 June 2025, the 14th edition of the ESEIA Lecture Series | Science Diplomacy. Geopolitics of Science gathered 21 participants from 9 countries and 13 organisations for a timely discussion on the evolving role of science diplomacy in today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical context. Held online, the lecture spotlighted how…
University of Twente Leads EU-Wide Effort to Accelerate Industrial Circularity
The University of Twente, a proud ESEIA member, is coordinating the Horizon Europe project IS2H4C – Sustainable Circular Economy Transition: From Industrial Symbiosis to Hubs for Circularity. Running from 2024 to 2028, this ambitious initiative is redefining how Europe’s industrial regions approach decarbonization, resource efficiency, and circular economy implementation. Under…
LNEG Drives Innovation in Zero-Energy Public Buildings with Renewable Trigeneration Microgrids
As an active ESEIA member, LNEG – the National Energy and Geology Laboratory of Portugal – is playing a key role in the Interreg SUDOE IMPROVEMENT project, a cross-border initiative focused on retrofitting public buildings to meet near Zero-Energy Building (nZEB) standards. In collaboration with partners from Portugal, Spain, and…
From Industrial Clusters to Circular Hubs: Why IS2H4C Could Be a Game Changer for Europe’s Circular Future
Interview with Devrim Murat Yazan, Project Coordinator and Associate Professor at the University of Twente’s IEBIS Department, NL Across Europe, industrial clusters are under growing pressure to decarbonize, reduce waste, and rethink resource flows. While EU strategies support this transition, systemic implementation of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) remains uneven. Funded by…
ESEIA Member TU Dublin Ranked 1st in Europe for Sustainability in Higher Education
We are proud to share that ESEIA Member Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) has been ranked 1st in Europe and 17th globally for sustainability in higher education by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). TU Dublin received the prestigious Gold STARS® accreditation in its first-ever…
ESEIA International Summer School 2025: Advancing the Circular Economy in Industry
22–26 September 2025 | :metabolon, Lindlar, Germany The European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance – ESEIA, in cooperation with TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences and the Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV), is pleased to announce the upcoming ESEIA International Summer School 2025, dedicated to the theme “Circular Economy in Industry.” The…
ESEIA Joins Forces with CleanTech Hackathon 2025 to Advance Sustainable Energy Innovation
ESEIA proudly contributed as a Community Partner to the CleanTech Hackathon 2025, a landmark event held on 23–24 May at ENERGY EXPO 2025, the largest energy exhibition in Southeast Europe. Organized by Techcelerator with support from the Ministries of Energy of Romania and the Republic of Moldova, the hackathon gathered…
Strengthening Collaboration: ESEIA Member Vilnius Tech Visits TU Graz and ESEIA Headquarter in Graz, AT
On 23 May 2025, ESEIA had the pleasure of welcoming a distinguished delegation from Vilnius Tech to TU Graz, for a meeting dedicated to strengthening cooperation and expanding joint activities in research, innovation, and education. The meeting was hosted at the Institute of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, TU Graz,…