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The RE-LEAF: Affordable Renovation project in the Flemish province of Limburg has won the European Sustainable Energy Award 2026 in the SMEs Driving Energy Efficiency category, rewarding its efforts in pioneering an innovative financing model to tackling energy poverty.

Donna Gartland, the head of Dublin’s Energy Agency Codema, has won the European Sustainable Energy Award 2026 in the Women in Energy category, recognising her role in driving Ireland’s transition to low-carbon heat, while promoting gender equality in the workplace.

Three outstanding individuals and projects have won the 2026 European Sustainable Energy Awards for their innovation and achievements advancing the field of energy efficiency and renewables in Europe and beyond.

A pioneering clean energy initiative led by the City of Vienna has won the European Sustainable Energy Award 2026 in the Local Energy Action category, recognising its impact in driving the city’s renewable energy transition.

As the 20th edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) kicks off in Brussels, we are proud to announce the winners of this year’s European Sustainable Energy Awards. Selected by a high-level jury and decided by public votes.

By Stella Tsani - Arguing Europe’s clean energy transition (wind and solar at 30% of EU electricity in 2025, surpassing fossil power at 29%) needs fairness and inclusion to avoid growing inequality and regional gaps.

From programme highlights to event platform tips and networking tools, here is everything you need to prepare for EUSEW 2026.

Who is EU energy policy really speaking to? Discover Ewelina Hartstein’s conversation with Marine Cornelis on communication, affordability and the future of energy.

By Jorgo Chatzimarkakis - From long-term storage and flexibility, to hard-to-abate sectors and data centres, a thriving clean hydrogen sector will offer much-needed solutions in the net zero energy system of the very near future.