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Commissioner Simson in Denmark for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Forum and project visits
On 27 November, Commissioner Simson will be in Aalborg, Denmark, to attend the third Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Forum, co-hosted by the Commission with the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
Fourth round of demand aggregation for joint gas purchasing starts today
Today, the Commission is launching the fourth opportunity for European companies to register their gas purchase needs via the AggregateEU mechanism, in view of jointly purchasing gas on the international market.
Commission announces new ecodesign and energy labelling rules for household tumble dryers
Today, the Commission published new EU ecodesign rules to reduce the energy consumption of household tumble dryers and make it easier for them to be repaired.
Topics
Energy efficiency
Reducing energy consumption and achieving energy savings is essential to deliver the European Green Deal.
Renewable energy
Energy from renewable sources reduces greenhouse gas emissions and lowers our dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Markets and consumers
The EU's integrated internal energy market helps to keep energy affordable and guarantee secure supplies.
Energy strategy
The EU's strategy for secure, competitive, and sustainable energy.
Oil, gas and coal
Ensuring the efficient and responsible use of fossil fuels.
Infrastructure
A modern energy infrastructure, connecting markets and regions, is crucial to meet EU’s energy and climate goals.
Energy security
The EU works to ensure that energy supplies from abroad are secure and affordable.
Research and technology
Innovation in low-carbon and clean energy technologies are essential to fulfil the EU’s energy union strategy.
Funding and financing
EU programmes, calls for tenders and private-public initiatives to finance energy projects.
International cooperation
EU energy cooperation with countries around the world and international institutions.
Nuclear energy
The EU aims to ensure safe and secure use of civil nuclear energy which generates almost 30% of its electricity.
Energy system integration
Our energy systems need to be sufficiently flexible to facilitate cross-border, cross-sector innovation and investment.
Quick links
REPowerEU
Action and measures on energy prices
Energy label and ecodesign
Weekly Oil Bulletin
Highlights
EU Energy Days at COP28
In focus: EU progress towards the just energy transition
In this interview, Paula Pinho, Director for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Security, Efficiency and Innovation at the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy discusses the EU's policy objectives to achieve a clean energy transition that leaves no one behind.
Global targets for renewables and energy efficiency
The world’s clean energy transition requires further efforts to be in line with the Paris Agreement.
Featured video
Biomethane can be made of organic waste, like manure, food scraps or damaged crops, and is therefore a modern way of waste management.
To REPowerEU and decarbonise our economy, the EU has set an ambitious, but realistic, target to produce 35 billion m2 of biomethane per year by 2030.
Events
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage Forum
- Aalborg, Denmark
Fourth PCI Energy Days
- Brussels, Belgium
COP28
- United Arab Emirates
