In the framework of Work Package (WP) 3 “Tackling Societal Challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy”, the Danube-INCO.NET project is carrying out a mapping exercise aimed to identify the most relevant stakeholders active in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy and the bioeconomy in the Danube Region.

The Info Day and brokerage event on the 2015 call for proposals for Smart Cities and Communities under Horizon 2020 will take place on Thursday 12 February 2015 in the Charlemagne Building (in Brussels).This call aims at developing solutions that integrate energy, transport and ICT through lighthouse projects. More details about the objectives and requirements of the call will be given in the morning session.

The final report on 'Evaluation of the impact of projects funded under the 6th and 7th EU Framework Programme for RD&D in the area of non-nuclear energy' was presented on November 04, 2014. This report covers the history and budgets of FPs, objectives, project portfolio, project participants, project budget and EC contribution, outcomes & impacts, programme level results, area level results (technological), impacts on participants, European Added Value and other issues.

The ITESLA project is developing ways to help electrical power operators assess the security of the pan-European electricity transmission network.© ThinkstockITESLA, a project funded under the EU’s FP7 programme, is establishing ways to make our electrical systems more secure. This vital work is now getting a significant boost in the form of 9.7 million processor hours of access to the facilities of the Partnership for Advanced Computing (PRACE).