Heat pump leaders urge the EU to act now, citing risks to planned investments, jobs and industry growth due to the delayed Heat Pump Action Plan

The launch of a common charging solution is expected to reduce e-waste

UCI’s Residential Energy Rehabilitation project aims to upgrade 3,720 homes and help reduce household energy consumption by an average of 50%

The system involves floating tidal energy, wind generation, grid export, battery storage and green hydrogen

An Austrian waste management firm has been ordered to pay €6.6 million for breaking EU rules. According to the European Commission, Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA) blocked competitors from entering the nation’s market for management of household packaging waste from 2008 to 2012. In Austria, producers of goods are obliged to take back packaging waste that […]

The European Commission has said France can grant state aid to its energy sector. The country plans to make improve its high efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) plants and reduce their carbon emissions by supporting the deployment of around 7MW of additional generation capacity.  Those CHP plants up to 1MW will receive support in the form […]

The Czech Republic has been referred to the Court of Justice of the EU over a shipment of toxic waste to Poland. According to the European Commission, the nation failed to take back 20,000 tonnes of hazardous waste, which were shipped to Katowice, Poland, by a Czech operator in late 2010 and early 2011. Polish […]

The EU Commission has presented an assessment which looks at the next steps the region has to take following the Paris agreement. It stated the EU should focus on implementing a 2030 energy and climate framework to achieve its targets. Proposals to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40% should be fast-tracked by the European […]

Hungary’s plans to finance the construction of two nuclear reactors will be investigated. The European Commission has opened an in-depth state aid investigation into the project called Paks II. It will analyse if a private investor would have financed the nuclear project on the same terms as Hungary’s state aid. If the project is found to involve […]

An investment worth €160.6 million (£112.4m) will be made to support environmental projects across Europe. The cash from the European Commission will fund 96 programmes worth €264.8 million (£185.3m). Under the LIFE programme for the Environment, they will focus on resource efficiency, the transition to a more circular and sustainable economy, nature and biodiversity and […]