Last week, the @ec.europa.eu published the 10th State of the Energy Union Report It shows that Europe is advancing its energy transition, but also how much more is needed to reach climate and energy goals Here are a few highlights 🧶👇

As the backbone of the energy transition, electricity grids should be reflected in the upcoming Circular Economy Act ♻️ 💡Recognising & enabling the potential of circularity for grids is essential to reduce dependencies, while accelerating grid build-out Read more👉 renewables-grid.eu/news/stateme...

🌿 The RGI October newsletter is out! Read this edition for updates such as: 🔹 Call for proposals for a study on material needs for grids 🔹 Upcoming webinars on UK offshore developments & pollinator corridors 🔹 Summaries of recent events 🔹 Grid news 🔹 Autumn energy events mailchi.mp/renewables-g...

📢We are seeking contractors for a study on material & resource needs for Europe’s electricity grids⚡ Supply chains are under pressure, and we must understand future demands to meet climate & energy goals 📊 📄 We welcome proposals by 16 Nov! Learn more 👉 renewables-grid.eu/news/tor-for...

🎉 We have just started our Public Workshop “Power of Participation” in Brussels – co-organised w/ the European Commission & ACER As Europe’s grids evolve for the energy transition, meaningful stakeholder engagement is key. Check out the programme for the day 👉 renewables-grid.eu/resources/po...

A new @irena-official.bsky.social report states governments are falling behind on their #renewableenergy targets, despite record progress in 2024, arguing investment in modernising and expanding #electricitygrids is essential for integrating new #renewables capacity: www.irena.org/Publications...

As renewables & grids expand, they must coexist with different land and sea uses – incl 🌱 nature, 👥 communities, and 🪸 marine activity With holistic planning, this spatial challenge is mitigated💡 ⏳ Last chance to register for our upcoming webinar to explore how 👉 renewables-grid.eu/resources/we...

How can we ensure energy infrastructure is planned with nature and people in mind? 🤔 Join our upcoming webinar on 14 Oct to explore holistic energy system planning that considers economic, societal, environmental, technical & spatial use criteria 🗺️ Register now 👇 renewables-grid.eu/resources/be...

🌍 RGI News – Sept 2025 🔹 RGI joins IUCN 🔹 Annual Conference insights on 100% decarbonised grids 🔹 Updates: BePart, FlatEMF, RISKY 🔹 Member stories from Ireland, Dortmund & Portugal 🔹 Autumn events on engagement, biodiversity & system integration 📢 Full newsletter 👉 mailchi.mp/renewables-g...

🐚Have you registered for RGI & OCEaN's latest webinar? Tomorrow we'll be diving into the relationship between offshore ⚡️infrastructure, electromagnetic fields and biodiversity! Register now to learn about the FlatEMF project & its results investigating this topic 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

How can Europe secure the materials & tech for the energy transition – sustainably & circularly?🤔 Last Thursday, at our workshop in Brussels, 30+ experts discussed EU policy, sustainable procurement & circular grid practices 🔄 Thank you to all who joined!🌟 +Info👉 renewables-grid.eu/resources/ex...

🗣On 15 October, join us in Brussels for JustWind4All & Wimby's final event! incl: ✅ Demonstrations of project tools ✅ Workshops on mapping, modelling & participation ✅ Panel discussions Register & discover how Europe can accelerate fair & inclusive wind energy: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🪸 📢 At DMEC's Nature+ Conference 2025, RGI's Deni Bellamy will be speaking in 'Scaling up Nature+ and Future Offshore Renewable Energy Projects' to outline how nature-positive innovations can accelerate change! Info: www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-dmec-nature-conference-1098117682549?aff=oddtdtcreator

🧡 What makes a good Public Engagement Plan (PEP)? At Power of Participation on 23 Oct in Brussels, a panel of experts will debate the roadmap for PEPs and how they can build trust in the energy transition. 🚀 Register now: bit.ly/PowerOfParti...

🔍How can we accelerate the energy transition while respecting nature & communities? Join our upcoming webinar on 14 Oct to explore: 🗺️ Integrated energy system planning ⚖️ Balancing spatial, societal & environmental needs 🌟 Best practices from UK & EU Register now👇 renewables-grid.eu/resources/be...

⚡ Tomorrow in Brussels: The Big Switch – Achieving 100% Decarbonised Power in Europe 🇪🇺🌍 Hosted by RGI with NESO, REN & RSPB. Last seats available 🎟️👇 🔗 bit.ly/TheBigSwitch... #EnergyTransition #CleanPower

📢 Yesterday, Med OCEaN published key considerations on how to integrate non-price criteria into offshore wind tenders in the region. The design of these tenders can make offshore wind an ally to communities & marine ecosystems - Let's get it right! Statement👉 offshore-coalition.eu/wp-content/u...

🚨 Final call. RGI Annual Conference #TheBigSwitch is this Thu 18 Sep in Brussels. Last seats. Register now: bit.ly/TheBigSwitch... ⚙️ European decarbonisation with Catharina Sikow-Magny Eoin Kennedy. 🦉 Nature and people positive with Kevin Austin @arielbrunner.bsky.social Adrián Maté.

🐟 ⚡Have you registered for RGI & OCEaN's latest mitigation measures webinar? We'll dive into research from the FlatEMF project exploring EMF created by offshore grid cables, if and how they affect marine species and potential mitigation measures. Register now! 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌿⚡ Strategic environmental protection can speed up Europe’s grid build while restoring nature. Join our panel at The Big Switch: Achieving 100% Decarbonised Power in Europe. 🗓 18 Sep 2025, 09:30 to 18:30 CEST, Skyline, Brussels 🎟 Seats are limited. Register now: bit.ly/TheBigSwitch...

RGI is at #CWW2025 all week - and we're happy to share impressions from our first session on Nature-Inclusive Design at offshore wind infrastructure. 💡Yesterday, visitors to RGI's stand heard about RWE ’s Reef Enhancement for Scour Protection project & TenneT's Ecocrossings initiative 🎉 (1/2)

⚡️ Excited to welcome Claude Turmes, former Luxembourg Energy Minister, as keynote at #TheBigSwitch in Brussels on 18 Sept. He’ll open with "Winning the Last Mile" before panels dive into integrating renewables affordably and effectively across Europe. Join us 👉 bit.ly/TheBigSwitch...

Don't forget to come see us next week at 8th Conference on Wind energy and Wildlife impacts - #CWW2025👇

⚡️New report "Nature-positive energy principles" from the @irena-official.bsky.social Coalition for Action is out now RGI is happy to have contributed to the document, which explores 6 principles for environmental siting & permitting for renewable & grid infrastructure🌱 Full report👉 bit.ly/46394en

⚡️ Speaker spotlight: We are pleased to welcome Lukasz Kolinski, Director at DG Energy, @ec.europa.eu, to The Big Switch on 18 September in Brussels! Register now to join us in Brussels 👉 renewables-grid.eu/activities/e...

🌿 The RGI August newsletter is out featuring👇 📘 Annual Report 2024 highlights 🎤 Invite to RGI events: our Conference, Workshop & webinars ⛈️ RGI & ENTSO-E survey on climate-proof grids 🌬️ JustWind4All final event 🍊 Good practice spotlight from REN & much more! Read now 👇 mailchi.mp/renewables-g...

📢 Coming to #CWW? Visit RGI stand 16! ➕ Join sessions with NGOs, TSOs & developers on making infrastructure nature-friendly: 🔹 Offshore NID solutions | 9 Sept 🔹 Offshore impacts on nature | 10 Sept 🔹 Bird protection along grid | 10 Sept See our full programme below! 👇

⚡️ Speaker spotlight: We welcome Giles Dickson, CEO of @windeurope.bsky.social, to 'The Big Switch' on 18 Sept in Brussels He will join the panel Key enablers for grid integration: System adequacy in a decarbonised Europe🌱 Register now to be a part of the debate 👉 renewables-grid.eu/activities/e...

#CWW2025 is an international conference addressing wind energy and wildlife protection in Montpellier 🇫🇷 8 Sept – RGI, Scientas Energy, and @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social will host a workshop on bird protection along the grid 🐧 Sign up for workshop No. 5 today: www.cww2025.org/programme/wo...

⚡ How can integrated planning, biodiversity finance and marine ecosystems shape the future of our grids? 🤔 Join our upcoming webinars this October to gather cutting-edge insights – each featuring expert speakers and live Q&A!👇

🧡 Agenda now available for "Power of Participation" on 23 Oct in Brussels. Join RGI, @eu-acer.bsky.social, and @ec.europa.eu for expert panels, case studies, and an interactive World Café to strengthen public engagement in grid planning. 🚀 Secure your spot today: bit.ly/PowerOfParti...

🔌 How can we keep the lights on while rapidly integrating renewables into the grid? Join us in Brussels on 18 Sept for this panel on: 🗺️ Cross-border & cross-sectoral planning 🧘 Flexibility measures 💡 Demand-side solutions 🧠 Lessons from across Europe 🚀 Secure your spot: bit.ly/TheBigSwitch...

RGI is heading to #CWW2025 in Montpellier 🇫🇷! 🦅 Join our 8 Sept workshop on bird protection along the grid 🗣️ Visit us at Stand 16 🌊 Don’t miss our Med OCEaN poster Register for our workshop N°5 👉 www.cww2025.org/programme/wo...

🌍 Europe’s decarbonisation journey – lessons from the energy frontlines Join us at the RGI Annual Conference: The Big Switch in Brussels (18 Sept) to hear from NESO, REN & Elia on building the grids Europe needs for a 100% clean power future. 🔗 Agenda & registration: bit.ly/TheBigSwitch2025

⚡ High-level speaker alert Fintan Slye, CEO of Great Britain’s NESO, joins the RGI Annual Conference 2025 in Brussels to share how Europe’s grids can deliver #TheBigSwitch to 100% decarbonised power. 📅 18 Sept | 📍 Skyline, Brussels 🔗 bit.ly/TheBigSwitch...

Welcome back to the bi-weekly #CleanTechEU thread! 🧵 Today, we will explore the upcoming European Grids Package – a major opportunity for Europe to deliver the needed electricity grid infrastructure towards a timely and cost-efficient energy transition

The solutions are here – but building a Nature- & People-Positive future means working together. Our 2024 Annual Report highlights progress in building climate-proof, circular grids, protecting nature on land and at sea, and strengthening policy and civil society. Read more: bit.ly/2024_RGI_Ann...

⚡We’re excited to welcome Frédéric Dunon, CEO of Elia Transmission Belgium, to the RGI Annual Conference 2025. Hear his insights on delivering the Big Switch to 100% decarbonised power in Europe. 📅 18 Sept, Skyline, Brussels 🎯 Draft agenda now live: bit.ly/2025_RGI_Annual_Conference #TheBigSwitch

🧡 Have a standout local or community benefit scheme that builds trust in grid development? 📣 Pitch it at the ‘Power of Participation’ workshop on 23 Oct in Brussels. 🤝 Selected entries will feature in short pitches & booths alongside EU energy stakeholders. 🚀 More info: bit.ly/PowerOfParti...

Delivering the energy transition is not only a technical and economic challenge, but also a spatial one 🌍 💡 Join RGI’s Webinar “Mapping the Future” on 14 Oct to learn how holistic planning can help tackle these challenges & speed up grid projects across Europe 👇 renewables-grid.eu/activities/e...

🎉 The agenda is out! Join us in Brussels on 18 Sept for the 2025 RGI Annual Conference: The Big Switch – Achieving 100% Decarbonised Power in Europe ⚡🌍 Panels, keynotes, fresh ideas + a new RGI website launch 🚀 See the full programme + register: bit.ly/2025_RGI_Annual_Conference

🌍 Flexibility is key to a renewable‑based energy future. Our latest factsheet shows how the 24/7 Carbon‑Free Energy (CFE) approach matches demand with renewable generation hour by hour, locally. Flexibility solutions like storage & demand‑side management make this possible.

🌿 The RGI July newsletter is out! 🔹 Annual Conference speakers with NESO, REN & RSPB 🔹 ENTSO‑E survey on climate adaptation 🔹 Best Practice Webinar Mapping the Future 🔹 Updates from GINGR, OCEaN & JustWind4All 🔹 News from Amprion, Ember, EirGrid, RTE & Elia 👉 Read: mailchi.mp/renewables-g...

How can we embed real stakeholder engagement in Europe’s energy future? Find out at "Power of Participation" with RGI, @ec.europa.eu, & @eu-acer.bsky.social Expect expert panels, interactive sessions & a Best Practice Fair on community engagement in grid planning. Sign up: bit.ly/PowerOfParti...

🌍 Exciting updates for #TheBigSwitch2025! On 18 Sept in Brussels, RGI’s Annual Conference will gather top leaders to shape Europe’s 100% decarbonised future. Now confirmed: Manousos Manousakis, Giles Dickson, Asta Sihvonen-Punkka & Catharina Sikow-Magny. 📝 Register: bit.ly/TheBigSwitch2025

Support us in climate-proofing electricity grids! 💡 🤝 To incorporate climate adaptation and resilience into long-term electricity grid planning, RGI has been working with ENTSO-E on their Cost-Benefit-Analysis methodology. Fill out the survey by 19 Sept to contribute 👇 bit.ly/44SLdyY

🌿 Join us in Brussels on 18 Sept for The Big Switch — RGI’s 2025 Annual Conference on achieving 100% decarbonised power in Europe! 📍 In the heart of the EU Quarter 🎤 With CEOs from NESO, REN & Redeia 🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/TheBigSwitch... Grid, nature, and policy – all in one place ⚡ #TheBigSwitch2025

🔌 How will the new European Grids Package shape our energy future? RGI’s Director – Energy Systems, Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz, outlines how forward-looking, climate-aligned grid planning and stakeholder collaboration are key to making it work. 📖 More in the article: strategicenergy.eu/europe-grids...

📢 🐳 Want to work on the nature-friendly offshore energy transition? Now's your chance! We're hiring 2 positions to join RGI's offshore team & support OCEaN's work: 🔷 Marine Manager, Offshore Energy & Nature👉🏽 bit.ly/marine_manager 🔷 Manager, Policy-Offshore Energy & Nature👉🏽 bit.ly/offshore_pol...

📢 🐳 Want to work on the nature-friendly offshore energy transition? Now's your chance! We're hiring 2 positions to join RGI's offshore team & support OCEaN's work: 🔷 Marine Manager, Offshore Energy & Nature👉🏽 bit.ly/marine_manager 🔷 Manager, Policy-Offshore Energy & Nature👉🏽 bit.ly/offshore_pol...