Energy Efficiency

Improving the energy efficiency of private homes

European Court of Auditors. Special report 20/2026: Improving the energy efficiency of private homes with the RRF – Broad financial support, but weaknesses in the foundations. A quarter of energy consumption in the EU comes from residential buildings. The Recovery and Resilience Facility has allocated €43 billion to improving the energy efficiency of these buildings […]

2024 Report on Energy subsidies in the EU

2024 Report on Energy subsidies in the European Union

CaixaBank gets EIB backing to issue up to €150 million in new financing for renewable energy projects in Spain

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and CaixaBank have signed a guarantee agreement that will enable the Spanish bank to issue up to €150 million in new financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Spain, mainly, and across Europe. The agreement consists of a de-linked risk sharing operation in the form of an EIB […]

Updated Strategic Energy Technology Plan

The  revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan, adopted today, will help harmonise the original SET Plan strategic objectives with the European Green Deal, REPowerEU Plan and the Green Deal Industrial Plan – notably, the Net-Zero Industry Act. It will ensure a coordinated approach towards achieving Europe's decarbonisation goals, supporting strategic net-zero technologies, and […]

Revision of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Communication on the revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan.