KIC InnoEnergy has announced the results of its 2014 sustainable energy innovation project support programme, resulting in a €80m investment in high potential project consortia.

A €3.6m project investigating the role of nuclear power on the energy map of Europe has received funding from Horizon 2020.

Horizon 2020 is funding a project to cater for the growing demand of knowledge and the lack of qualified workers in wind farm management and maintenance.

DG Research and Innovation in the European Commission has announced that Horizon 2020-funded projects will bring particular benefits to the European Energy Union.

The European Commission has awarded funding to a project focusing on developing the cost-efficient production of large scale, lightweight and flexible photovoltaic foils.

The European Commission has provided details of the winning outcomes of its two EURATOM calls that ran during 2013 and 2014.

The European Commission has revealed that it has received 77 proposals for its ‘Energy Efficiency – PPP EeB and SPIRE topics’ Horizon 2020 call.

Academics in Scotland have been awarded a Horizon 2020 grant to investigate ways to streamline regulations affecting the offshore energy projects.

An international solar energy project is seeking funding from Horizon 2020 during its development phases.

KIC InnoEnergy and Questel Consulting have published a unique report on innovation to provide an in-depth understanding of the global competitive energy landscape.

A new PCM storage technique has been developed by scientists in Spain that greatly increases thermal capacity efficiency rating.

Researchers at Cardiff University are working on technology that will contribute to the development of a large-scale electricity grid for sharing renewable power across Europe.

A European research group has received the first phase of approval for a €12m grant from Horizon 2020.

Europe’s solar power industry has warmly welcomed the announcement of the European Commission’s European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).

A workshop will be held in Brussels next month focusing on Horizon 2020’s energy efficiency projects call.

EIT ICT Labs has announced that an energy team from the UK has taken the top prize in the KIC’s Idea Challenge.

The UK’s Nottingham University has secured a significant grant from Horizon 2020.

The European Commission and the European fusion research laboratories have launched a European joint programme on fusion in Horizon 2020 – ‘EUROfusion’ – that will ensure significant progress along the path towards the realisation of fusion energy.

Starting in Stockholm and continuing in Karlsruhe, nearly 50 participants are taking part in the two-week programme of the fourth Smart Energy Systems Summer School.

The Joint Research Centre has published a report providing a key overview of nuclear safety and security in the EU.