Competitiveness report highlights EU potential in clean energy transition

Competitiveness report highlights EU potential in clean energy transition

 

While the EU remains a leader in clean energy research, there is a growing dependence on imports for certain technologies, according to the 2023 report on progress on competitiveness of clean energy technologies. Published this week as part of the 2023 State of the Energy Union Report exercise, the document provides a factual assessment of the competitiveness of the different aspects of the clean energy sector (raw material costs, supply chain issues, skills, research & innovation, and attracting investment). It then considers the competitiveness of the different strategic net-zero technologies (solar, wind, ocean energy, batteries, heat pumps, etc). The report is underpinned by evidence from the Clean Energy Technology Observatory. (...)