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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
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Sustainable Energy Insight | In focus: Building Resilient Energy Systems through EU–Africa Cooperation

In this edition of ESEIA Sustainable Energy Insight, Prof. Smail Zouggar, Full Professor of Electrical Engineering at Mohamed Premier University (UMP) in Oujda, Morocco, reflects on the opportunities and challenges shaping Morocco’s energy…

ESEIA General Assembly in Lisbon, 23 November 2026 | Members Meet On Site Alongside the 7th ESEIA Conference

This year, the ESEIA General Assembly and Business meetings are dedicated to adopting the ESEIA Work Programme and Budget 2027, open the 7th ESEIA Conference, followed by three project events that bring the Alliance's ongoing work directly…

Member News | ADENE Brings Energy Literacy Training to Mozambique  

ESEIA member ADENE – Agência para a Energia has delivered the first edition of the Energy Roadshow programme in partnership with Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in Maputo. It is the first time the initiative has been held outside Portugal,…

Member News | University of Twente Secures EU Funding to Advance Green Hydrogen Technology

ESEIA member the University of Twente (UT), based in Enschede, the Netherlands, has received an ERC Proof of Concept Grant to advance a breakthrough technology for green hydrogen production, a significant step towards making clean hydrogen…

Member News | Tyndall National Institute Achieves National Certification for Energy Efficiency Excellence

ESEIA member Tyndall National Institute, Ireland's leading research and technology organisation based in Cork, has achieved a significant sustainability recognition, earning the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's (SEAI) Excellence in…

Member News | The Cyprus Institute Launches CyCEM – Insights, a New Platform for Transparency on the Cyprus Electricity Market

The Cyprus Institute, CY, unveiled on 24 June 2026 CyCEM – Insights, a new online platform developed to improve access to information on the Cyprus Competitive Electricity Market. Its purpose is to collect, organise and present electricity…

INITIATE Knowledge Exchange: ESEIA Hosts Two Study Visits in Graz, AT

The INITIATE Knowledge Exchange Programme continued to foster institutional collaboration through staff mobility, with ESEIA hosting two study exchanges at its office in Graz, AT. From 8–19 June 2026, Maria Covei, researcher and lecturer…

ESEIA Celebrates Its 60th Newsletter Edition

This issue marks a landmark moment for ESEIA: our 60th newsletter edition. Since the very first issue, this newsletter has grown into one of the Alliance's most consistent touchpoints with our members, partners, and the wider sustainable energy…

ESEIA Running Projects | Latest Updates

ESEIA continues to support the implementation, communication and stakeholder engagement activities across its Horizon Europe project portfolio. During the second quarter of 2026, significant progress was achieved across the Alliance's ongoing…

ESEIA Lecture Series 2027

Building on new strategic collaborations and policy dialogue established throughout 2026, ESEIA has started shaping the 2027 edition of its Lecture Series on Sustainable Energy Innovation Systems for Climate Neutrality, organised in cooperation…
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Building Europe’s Energy Innovation Ecosystem: Insights from ESEIA Director Brigitte Hasewend

ESEIA Podcast – Sustainable Energy Insight, Special Edition The latest episode of the Sustainable Energy Insight Podcast, produced by ESEIA, features a compelling conversation with ESEIA Director Brigitte Hasewend. In this insightful discussion,…