Latest SET Plan implementation progress reports
Published on the occasion of the 2024 Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) conference in Budapest, Hungary, this report highlights the SET Plan’s role in coordinating EU and national research and innovation (R&I) agendas.
Since its inception in 2019, the European Green Deal has set out the route for a sustainable, secure and competitive energy system for the EU, achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Four years later, the legislative framework continues to develop.
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This report describes the POTEnCIA CETO 2024 Scenario, which showcases how the deep decarbonisation of the EU’s energy system can be achieved from an energy technology perspective in alignment with the general objectives of the European Climate Law.
According to EC decarbonisation scenarios, wind energy will become a core component of the European energy sector with up to 1 300 GW of wind capacity installed by 2050 [EC 2020]. This increase in capacity will also increase the demand in materials and, crucially, rare earth elements.
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) can contribute to the achievement of climate neutrality, especially for hard-to-abate sectors and to remove carbon for any residual emissions. For the successful deployment of CCUS, it is necessary to develop infrastructure for transporting captured CO2
Advanced materials play a crucial role in the development of clean energy technologies by enhancing technological performance, reducing costs and increasing sustainability. They foster innovation in industries and technologies, which can boost the EU’s economic competitiveness and growth.
The aim of this report is to provide a review of current developments in the circularity of design in wind energy.
This report is the second annual report of European Climate Neutral Industry Scoreboard, which builds on the findings and framework developed in the study, ‘Climate neutral market opportunities and EU competitiveness’, conducted by the ICF and Cleantech Group for DG GROW in 2019-2020.