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By Marine Cornelis - Exploring what summer energy poverty really means, why air conditioning alone will not save us, and what fair, sustainable solutions look like for citizens, cities, and policymakers.

By Simona Aronica - Exploring how locally produced renewable heating and cooling networks, supported by coordinated policies and active citizen participation, can reduce energy costs, tackle energy poverty, and strengthen Europe’s energy independence

Renewable Matter sat down with #EUSEW2026 Coordinator Loredana Crucitti to discuss 20 years of energy landscape evolution, citizens engagement, the different pillars of the event and what this edition means to the EUSEW community and beyond.

EUSEW 2026 is officially open for registrations and the programme is now live! This year, we are celebrating a new milestone: for 20 years, EUSEW has been the place where Europe’s energy future took shape.

This year’s event marks a special milestone: 20 years of bringing Europe’s energy community together to shape ‘A clean, secure and competitive Energy Union’ - as emphasised by this edition’s theme.

By Thomas Nowak – On why the buildings that house half of all Europeans have more clean heating options than typically acknowledged.

By Bianca Bittencourt and Tom Vasseur – About accelerating clean heating and scaling up investment to cut fossil fuel dependence and secure affordable energy for European households.

By Jiří Bím - Examining how agrivoltaics can accelerate Europe’s decarbonisation, enhance energy security, support farmers’ incomes, and overcome land-use challenges across the European Union.

By Chris Vrettos and Sara Tachelet - Explaining the EU’s Citizens Energy Package and highlighting its 90 GW community energy target while questioning its effectiveness without legally binding support.