The European Commission has published a package of reforms aimed at decarbonising the economy and giving consumers a “central role” in Europe’s energy transition.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is funding €325 million (£227.5m) to improve the electricity grid in Spain.

Sustainable Energy Days will be held in Moldova on June 15-21 within the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW).

The European Commission has approved plans to grant around €10 million (£8m) of public investment to the operator of a gasification plant in Finland.

Vietnam may increase the attractiveness of foreign investment by developing green energy sources. It is just so confirmed by many participants at the meeting on Europe - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement organized by the European Business Association in Vietnam.

Three energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from Spain, the UK and Austria have won the prestigious EU Sustainable Energy Europe Awards for their innovative, consumer-empowering ideas.

The European Union’s Horizon 2020 funded in May eight new energy-efficiency projects covering 26 countries.

A €75 million (£54m) loan has been agreed for the construction of a new large-scale bio-product mill in Finland. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Metsäliitto Co-operative are providing the funds for the mill, which will produce 1.3 million tonnes of pulp per year.

Almost 300 companies in Romania received funds worth EUR 112 million for energy efficiency in the last three years, through a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union financing program RoSEFF.

S&C Electric Europe has brought power to two primary schools in rural Zambia by combining solar with energy storage technology.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is investing €156 million (£112.32m) in a wind project in Germany.

Parliament passed a law on energy savings with a view to meeting the European Union’s targets for energy efficiency.

Targeting energy efficiency in non-residential university buildings, a three-year a Europe-wide SMART CAMPUS project reached 30% energy savings, 10% beyond the expected 20%.

Conservators and energy experts seek new solutions for a climate-friendly retrofitting of historic buildings.

Storage of energy from renewable energy sources is vital to Europe’s energy policy. DTU Energy and partners use atomic modelling to develop a rechargeable zinc-air battery that is able to store large amounts of energy.

A new initiative has helped reduce energy use by 30% in university buildings across Europe.

Graduates from the US and Canada will join a European summer school which aims to create the next generation of low carbon entrepreneurs.

The ferry will operate in the Baltic Sea between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia and has been designed to comply with the European Emission Control Area (ECA) limits thanks to the use of LNG as fuel.

The European Commission has approved state aid for the construction of 20 offshore wind farms in Germany.

The EU Cityfied project aims to develop a strategy that will adapt European cities into smart cities by improving energy efficiency.