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  September 2023  

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In focus
2023 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen

In her speech, President von der Leyen said that a European Wind Power package will be put forward and that the future of our clean tech industry – from wind to steel, from batteries to electric vehicles – has to be made in Europe.

 
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News
Eurobarometer: Europeans approve measures taken to tackle the energy crisis

The Flash Eurobarometer survey published on 11 September shows an overwhelming support among Europeans for the measures taken over the last year to protect consumers and companies from volatility of energy prices, as well as action to foster energy security and the green transition.

 
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Critical Infrastructure: Commission proposes a Blueprint to improve response to disruptive cross-border incidents

On 6 September, the Commission proposed a Council Recommendation for a Critical Infrastructure Blueprint that will enhance the EU's coordination in response to attempts to disrupt our critical infrastructure.

 
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9% of EU population unable to keep home warm in 2022

In 2022, 9.3% of the EU population declared that they were not able to keep their home adequately warm. Compared with 2021, this share increased by 2.4 percentage points.

 
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EU reaches 90% gas storage target ahead of winter

By mid-August, the EU reached its target of filling gas storage facilities to 90% of capacity, roughly two and a half months ahead of the November 1 deadline.

 
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EU Building Stock Observatory: monitoring the energy performance of buildings across Europe

The Commission has launched a new, improved version of the EU Building Stock Observatory (EU BSO), a web tool that monitors energy performance and decarbonisation-related buildings data for all EU countries.

 
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Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania agree to synchronise their electricity grids with the European grid by early 2025

The Commission welcomed the agreement reached by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on 3 August to accelerate the integration of their electricity grids with the Continental Europe network and their disconnection from Russia and Belarus.

 
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Speeches by Commissioner Simson
Energy Security Conference on 'Achieving winter preparedness in turbulent times' (14/09/2023)
 
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ENTSO-E's High-Level Forum on the 'Future of our grids: accelerating Europe's energy transition' (07/09/2023)
 
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New video clips
Heat pumps – the heating solution for a clean energy transition

Want to know what heat pumps are, how they work and the kind of buildings they are for? This short video clip is available in EN with subtitles in 22 languages.

 
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Coming soon: New video on nuclear power

Our new video clip on nuclear power will be out next week on our YouTube channel.

 
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Upcoming events
EPAH: International annual conference on energy poverty

Date
date 19/09/2023 - 20/09/2023
Venue
venue Warsaw (Poland)
 
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Workshop: Financing the energy renovation of buildings

Date
date 19/09/2023
Venue
venue Online
 
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Fourth meeting of the Equality Platform for the energy sector

Date
date 26/09/2023
Venue
venue Brussels (Belgium)
 
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Industrial carbon management: Results of the public consultation

Date
date 06/10/2023
Venue
venue Brussels (Belgium) and online
 
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Stakeholder forum IV: heat pumps action plan

Date
date 09/10/2023
Venue
venue Brussels (Belgium) and Online
 
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Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum 2023

Date
date 25/10/2023
Venue
venue Brussels (Belgium)
 
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Latest studies and publications
AIDRES - Assessment and geo-mapping of renewable energy demand for technological paths towards carbon neutrality of EU energy-intensive industries
 
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BRIDGE report on energy data exchange reference architecture 3.0
 
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BRIDGE - Interoperability of home appliances
 
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ETIP SNET R&I implementation plan 2025+
 
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ETIP SNET - Hydrogen’s impact on grids
 
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Did you know?
Save Energy is the theme for the 2023 Mobility Week

This year's event, which will take place between 16 and 22 September, will look at why it is important to save energy through sustainable urban mobility.

 
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