SET Plan

Strategic Energy Technology Plan Revision: Cross-Cutting Task Forces to Start Work

In December five Task Forces dedicated to cross-cutting topics for the energy technologies of the SET Plan will start working  according to the Communication on ‘the revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. By April 2026 they will provide a means for strategic discussion on challenges and solutions for integrating these topics in the work of the revised SET Plan. The ESEIA Director Brigitte Hasewend will lead Task Force 5 on Access to Market. She will work with stakeholder groups of the SET Plan including IWGs, ETIPs, EERA, CET, and DUT.

Read more about the 5 cross-cutting SET Plan Task Forces and their objectives:

  1. Circularity and materials substitution: Objective Support the circularity principles by mainstreaming the recovery, recycling and substitution of critical raw materials into the research, development, and manufacturing of clean energy technologies.
  2. Research and innovation (R&I) for societal needs: Objective: Pursue a user-centred approach by mainstreaming issues such as health, gender, safety, security, accessibility, affordability, as well as the needs of aging or disabled consumers into all actions.
  3. Digitalization: Objective: Support closer cooperation between digital and energy areas across the entire strategic technology value chains in EU and national R&I programmes.Skills: Objective: Support the upskilling and reskilling of the workforce is of paramount importance to meet the labour needs of a new energy and societal model. Connecting with ongoing EU initiatives and funding opportunities.
  4. Skills: Objective: Support the upskilling and reskilling of the workforce is of paramount importance to meet the labour needs of a new energy and societal model. Connecting with ongoing EU initiatives and funding opportunities.
  5. Access to market: Objective: Promote the development of viable investment projects and manufacturing capacity in clean energy technologies in the EU, and to address market, regulatory, infrastructure and technological barriers to their large-scale deployment

Contact: Brigitte.Hasewend@eseia.eu

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