Recent videos on energy policy

Electrification is transforming the European Union’s energy system—cutting waste, emissions and fossil fuel dependence.

From transport to heating, clean electricity is making energy more affordable, secure and sustainable. 

This video reveals how the EU is driving a cleaner, smarter and more affordable energy future through better-designed buildings, renovation and insulation, efficient heat pumps powered by renewable electricity, the reuse of waste heat, passive cooling, and modern district heating systems using sources, such as geothermal energy and excess heat from factories or data centres. 

Every time you shop online, get a delivery, or watch a movie, data centres work behind the scenes—storing, processing, and delivering your digital world in an instant. As our online lives expand the EU is tripling its data centre capacity by 2035 to keep up with demand while leading in digital innovation. 

Energy fuels our daily lives—and Europe’s economy—but with growing threats like cyberattacks, supply disruptions, and extreme weather events, how is the EU ensuring a secure, affordable, and sustainable energy future?

Have you ever thought about how the sun energises our lives, not just through light, but through heat and electricity? 

Solar energy is no longer a future promise. It’s transforming Europe: powering homes, industries and cars, and letting people produce, store and share their own electricity or heat.

The EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform is an initiative developed for European companies, with the aim to leverage the size and power of the Union market towards more competitiveness for Europe’s industry, security of supply and decarbonisation. It will host different mechanisms covering, at first, hydrogen, raw materials, biomethane, liquified natural gas (LNG) and natural gas.

Energy efficiency delivers multiple benefits: it reduces costs, lowers emissions, and supports smarter resource use. It is not only about using less energy but about using it more effectively.

Saving energy benefits the environment, strengthens the economy, and supports citizens directly through reduced household expenditure.

Working together as an energy community allows you to think bigger by pooling costs, producing and sharing energy in a smart way, and – by selling excess back to the grid – sharing the savings too. Anyone can play a part in an energy community, and there’s a range of support available from the EU: funding and technical assistance if you’ve already got started, as well as useful information on simply where to begin.

The European Commission and your national government are working hard to reduce your energy bills – now, and in the future. Together, we’re expanding cheaper, greener renewable energy sources, reducing Europe’s dependency on imported fossil fuels, helping consumers quickly switch energy suppliers, and promoting efficient appliances and energy-saving upgrades. 

Over a third of Europe’s renewable electricity comes from wind power. Watch our video to learn how wind energy is powering Europe’s cleaner and greener future, boosting energy independence and creating jobs.

A seamlessly connected grid is the backbone of the energy infrastructure, keeping us cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and keeping our industries up and running.

Energy infrastructure projects connecting EU countries with each other (Projects of Common Interest) and with countries outside the EU (Projects of Mutual Interest) are contributing to the EU’s energy security and independence.

As Europe’s largest energy consumer, buildings have a critical role to play in achieving the EU’s ambition of becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. 

From 2030, the standard for new buildings will be raised to ‘zero-emission buildings'.