The World Sustainable Energy Days (#WSED) just released the full programme for its 2026 edition 🌟 Read the programme to learn about key topics spotlighted by WSED and see the 80+ expert speakers that will attend the event in Wels, Austria, from 24 to 27 February: www.wsed.at

📅 Reminder | Learn, Plan, Act – 10 February 2026 - Brussels and online 🏙️ Organised by Plan4CET and #LifeINPLAN, this event is dedicated to helping local and regional stakeholders strengthen capacities for integrated energy and climate planning and turn strategies into real action! 🔗 buff.ly/OZOEePZ

FEDARENE is thrilled to be a partner organisation of #EUSEW2026, the upcoming edition of the largest annual event dedicated to #Renewables and #EnergyEfficiency in Europe!🌍 Learn more and apply to host a policy session at the event or nominate a candidate for the #EUSEWAwards here: buff.ly/NYB14ob

Happy New Year from FEDARENE! 🥳 Our team is excited to continue supporting regions and local energy agencies in this new year🌟 Stay tuned to stay connected with us in 2026!

In Dublin, a #ManagEnergy Expert Mission brought together Codema and AURA-EE to exchange on: → Supporting energy communities → Scaling up energy agency services → Practical tools & organisational insights Read more about Expert Mission #25 buff.ly/7xWWbkU

Green Hysland’s Technical Assistance Programme is now live, supporting 4 European islands in developing #Green ydrogen projects tailored to their local needs. 🔗

Join the upcoming #EUPEERS Study Visits for hands-on mentoring for home building renovation. Organisations can enhance their OSS with experienced mentors in Hungary, Italy, Ireland, or Lithuania through study visits from February to mid-April. Applications close on 21 December 2025: buff.ly/NxT4iZs

Apply to the EU PEERS study visits to enhance your home renovation strategies with OSS approach. Participate in visits to Hungary, Italy, Ireland, or Lithuania, with travel and accommodation reimbursed up to 800 EUR. Apply by 21 December 2025: buff.ly/NxT4iZs

🏘️ #RenewableEnergyCommunities empower citizens to take part in the clean #EnergyTransition. The #ENERGIZE project, focused on sustainable industrial areas, published a report reviewing 60+ RECs across Europe to highlight best practices and strategies that work. 📑 Read it here: buff.ly/ZxIAlin

Looking to implement local and regional #HeatingandCooling action?🔥❄️ 📆On 3 December, we’re co-hosting an Online Seminar featuring representatives from @ec.europa.eu, @eib.org & #CINEA to discuss heating and cooling funding opportunities, investments, and policies. Register here: buff.ly/mtRzuQ4

How do you turn many small projects into real market change? That’s exactly what we tackled during ManagEnergy Master Class 9 with 25 participants from across Europe. We dug into trust-building, stakeholder motivation, aggregation models, investment mobilisation, and more. 👉 buff.ly/Nn4QNgz

Join the #EUPEERS Study Visits to enhance your home renovation services. Choose from visits in Hungary, Italy, Ireland, and Lithuania, with mentoring, case studies, and experienced teams. Apply by 21 Dec 2025: buff.ly/NxT4iZs

🌟 EnerAgen, the Spanish Association of Energy Agencies, is seeking applications to fill an opening for a Project and Communications Manager. Find the full job posting here: buff.ly/7yOL2WW 📬If you're interested, email your CV to [email protected] by 30 November 2025 to be considered!

📣#CINEA is hiring! If you're a professional with experience in #EnergyEfficiency and #RenewableEnergy, apply to become a Project Advisor or Officer for the #LIFEProgramme's Clean Energy Transition team! Learn more: buff.ly/8qG00tk

#EUbudget talks heat up. #LocalAlliance: keep cities & regions central. Our 10-Point Plan shows how the next MFF can deliver for all territories. 👉 fedarene.org/publication/...

🌍 Ready to boost your city’s green transition? Join the #SPARKLE Schools: hands-on learning events for local officials to explore climate action, energy, and sustainability across Europe. 💡 Scholarships available! 👉 buff.ly/WdcYLBB

🏭 Industries consume over a third of global energy — but they can also lead the way in #Decarbonisation. #ENERGIZE is piloting Industrial Renewable Energy Communities (#IRECs) to make that possible. Read the new ENERGIZE report to learn about this work: buff.ly/Ze6ggnZ

📣 Great news from the SPARKLE project! The three online courses on integrated planning, data for clean energy, and transition management are now available in 6 languages 🌍 English, French, Italian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Portuguese. 👉 Enrol now: buff.ly/EpWQ7lL #SPARKLE #LearningProgramme

Over 35 years, FEDARENE has grown from 6 founding members to a leading European network of 90+ regions and energy agencies 🎉 Decades of partnerships, projects & advocacy have shaped our mission along the way, and we're reflecting on important milestones in a new article🌞 Read more: buff.ly/w40Is5G

Large-scale emission reductions and #Circularity can be achieved through sustainable industrial ecosystems🌱 Learn how local and regional authorities can help industrial parks cut emissions and boost competitiveness through cooperation in a new report from #ENERGIZE: buff.ly/2SMX31r

#IndustrialDecarbonisation is a hot topic that #ENERGIZE is working to address through four Industrial Renewable Energy Community (#IREC) pilots across Europe🔋 📖 Learn more about these pilots and how regulatory and financial frameworks affect IRECs in a report from ENERGIZE: buff.ly/iYPmSQO

“Adaptation is not just a technical matter — it is a political decision.” In his latest editorial, FEDARENE VP Raúl García Brink shows how #GranCanaria is becoming a living lab for #ClimateAdaptation 🌿 🔗 Read the English version on our website: buff.ly/sTBfGyI

🚀 Unlock the missing ingredient of your One-Stop Shop! Join our #EUPeers - #Coheat webinar: “One-Stop Shops: Green Heating and Energy Renovation Pioneers” ✅ Learn about tools, funding tips & real-world solutions 🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–11:00 | 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/LUrME8s

💡 Industrial parks + collaboration = a cleaner future. 📖 A new report from the #ENERGIZE project explores how local and regional authorities can support industrial parks to reduce emissions while boosting local industry. Download the report to learn more: buff.ly/2SMX31r

🚀 Unlock the missing ingredient of your One-Stop Shop! Join our #EUPeers - #Coheat webinar: “One-Stop Shops: Green Heating and Energy Renovation Pioneers” ✅ Learn about tools, funding tips & real-world solutions 🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–11:00 | 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/LUrME8s

A day of inspiration at #CoMCeremony2025! From EU leaders to local mayors, one message stood out: climate leadership starts locally. 🌍 FEDARENE’s Seamus Hoyne & Julije Domac showcased how #EnergyAgencies turn ambition into action. See you next year for the #EUMayors Ceremony 2026!

⚡ “Local authorities are the engines of climate action — energy agencies are the catalysts.” FEDARENE President Julije Domac at #CoMCeremony2025 on building resilient communities across Europe. 💻 Watch live: buff.ly/idU8BZ4

🇪🇺 At #CoMCeremony2025, President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu praised 17 years of local climate leadership under the Covenant of Mayors — 10,500+ municipalities shaping a resilient Europe. 💻 Watch live: buff.ly/idU8BZ4 #eumayors @ec.europa.eu

🎥 We’re live from @europarl.europa.eu for the #CoMCeremony2025! FEDARENE Secretary General Seamus Hoyne is moderating today’s session, kicking off with speeches from Presidents Metsola, von der Leyen, and Tüttő. 💻 Watch the webstream: buff.ly/idU8BZ4

✨ In a few minutes we will be live from @europarl.europa.eu for the #CoMCeremony2025! Over 500 mayors & local leaders are here showcasing local climate action. 💻 Watch the webstream: buff.ly/idU8BZ4 Follow for highlights throughout the day!

🤝 Today, our President Julije Domac joined a #eumayors board meeting with MEPs Marcos Ros Sempere (@mrossemp.bsky.social), Dragoș Benea, and Ľubica Karvašová (@lubicakarvasova.bsky.social) to discuss the next #MFF — calling for binding multilevel governance across all EU Member States.

#RenewableEnergyCommunities (RECs) empower regions, increase renewable energy, and create sustainable jobs🌻 📖 The #ENERGIZE project — dedicated to sustainable industrial areas — has shared a new report on REC best practices from across Europe. Read more here: buff.ly/ZxIAlin

🚀 The IN-PLAN Checklist just got an upgrade! 🚀 Simple, practical, and designed for real-world use, this improved format helps local and regional authorities turn plans into action. Try the new Checklist today: 👉https://buff.ly/lFxQPzM #LifeINPLAN #spatialplanning

🚀 Unlock the missing ingredient of your One-Stop Shop! Join our #EUPeers - #Coheat webinar: “One-Stop Shops: Green Heating and Energy Renovation Pioneers” ✅ Learn about tools, funding tips & real-world solutions 🗓️ 30 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–11:00 | 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/LUrME8s

Check out the impressive results from the #ConnectHeat project, shared at its final meeting! - 6 pilot cases in BE, IT, DE, HR, ES & BG → real pathways to decarbonised #heating & #cooling - Regional policy roadmaps - EU Position Paper → stronger renewable H&C integration And more! 👉 buff.ly/iGR58KT

💧Curious about the future of water resilience for electricity production?⚡ Join @mip4adapt.bsky.social's webinar on 8 October to learn about the latest findings on challenges in water resilience and how to plan strategies to overcome them. Register now to join! buff.ly/Bad1Tjc

Decarbonising the district heating system is crucial to Croatia's green transition, but barriers challenge this process🌡️ To address this, the LIFE D2Heat programme offers technical and financial expertise to improve district heating projects and #Decarbonise 🌿 Read more: buff.ly/khotBeD

📆Mark your calendars for a hybrid event on a resilient and inclusive climate transition from @ieecp.bsky.social on 15 and 16 October🌿 Register now to join experts discussions and learn from the conclusion of LIFE funded programmes like #Regio1st 🌟 Learn more and register now: buff.ly/kO1CHxo

Effective #ClimateAdaptation requires innovative problem-solving skills, which the #ClimaSTORY tool aims to equip its participants with🪴 Through ClimaSTORY, participants collaborate on climate adaptation solutions to see new perspectives and design inclusive solutions💡 Read more: buff.ly/AfRO7eS

By rethinking water use on Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, the island is making a bold push for #WaterAutonomy💧 Through water resilience projects and a collaborative governance model, Schiermonnikoog is taking action to overcome water scarcity. Read the full story: buff.ly/qWRXQkC

The third edition of the Festival of the #NewEuropeanBauhaus will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 9-13 June 2026!🎉 The event is organised by @ec.europa.eu, and anyone with a passion for sustainability can contribute🌿 Learn more at the link: buff.ly/NN1Xphu #CitizenLedRenovation

💡 Small behavioural nudges can help make #energysufficiency intuitive, attractive, and impactful. In her new editorial, FEDARENE Vice-President Marie-Laure Falque Masset explains why sufficiency is not deprivation — but smart, fair, and collective energy use. 🔗 buff.ly/9joeuK1

Facing climate risks like rising seas & heatwaves, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, is taking action with the #MISSIONCEClimate project🌞 Through community-oriented initiatives, the area is working towards a resilient future with sustainable planning, green spaces, and more🌱 Read more: buff.ly/Zr9IfqD

⏰You can still register to attend the #CoMCeremony2025 until 20 September! Make sure to register to join leaders from across the EU on 16 October in Brussels and learn about local and regional #climateaction in Europe🌟

How can Europe turn the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (#EPBD) into reality on the ground? By putting Regional and Local #EnergyAgencies in the driving seat. 🚀 👉 Learn more: fedarene.org/implementing...

🌿 A climate-resilient Cyprus needs bold action. Since 2009, the Cyprus Energy Agency (CEA) has led the way to resiliency with local initiatives, EU-funded grants & cross-border projects like #ADAPTO. Learn more about how the CEA is turning vision into real impact: buff.ly/odUHlbt

How is Västra Götaland, the leading industrial region in Sweden, implementing a #greentransition while energy demand rapidly rises? 🤔 The answer is through multi-level governance, which the Regional Energy Agency of West Sweden is using to support #sustainable growth!🤝 Read more: buff.ly/TUUaUpy

EU’s future = decarbonisation. 🌍 FEDARENE welcomes the #SOTEU 2025 focus on competitiveness, independence & security through the clean transition. But we need strong frameworks, climate resilience & recognition of energy agencies as key delivery partners.

#OutermostRegions are both vulnerable to climate change and pioneers in climate solutions 🌍 A new policy brief from #REGILIENCE delves into how these regions can spearhead climate adaptation efforts with the support of effective EU policy 💡 Read more in the full report: buff.ly/BGvUTYs

#SOTEU begins. FEDARENE and its member regions & #EnergyAgencies will be following closely to see how President Von der Leyen intends to address the energy and climate challenges our Union faces.