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To connect potential suppliers with buyers of hydrogen and its derivatives in the EU, the Commission is, today, launching the first call for interest under the Hydrogen Mechanism.

In the EU, we’re ever-more familiar with the possibilities of solar energy. It allows us to harness the energy of the sun and use it in our homes and business.

EU gas and electricity markets in the second quarter of 2025 saw a further return to more stable and predictable levels, according to the new quarterly reports for both markets published today.

Today, the new automatic and dynamic mechanism for price adaptation of the Oil Price Cap for Russian crude will be applied for the first time.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €200 million German scheme to support the production in Canada of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives, known as renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs).

Eurostat (Jan 2026): Renewables hit 47.5% of EU electricity in 2024 (up 2.1pp from 2023), led by wind (38%) and hydropower (26.4%). Solar grew fastest. Top 3: Austria (90.1%), Sweden (88.1%), Denmark (79.7%). Malta (10.7%) and Czechia (17.9%) trailed.

A “fitness check” on energy security has been published by the Commission, evaluating the key EU regulations on the security of gas supply and electricity risk preparedness. The two regulations date from 2017 and 2019 respectively, before the energy crisis that affected the gas and electricity secto

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Czechia plans to grant for the construction and operation of two new nuclear units in Dukovany is in line with EU State aid rules.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the reform of the French electricity capacity mechanism. This aid measure aims to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to produce, store or flexibly consume electricity and that electricity production meets the expected demand.