Building blocks for strengthening Europe’s manufacturing base in cleantech - Related links

European Commission & Joint Research Centre

Communications and documents

• Clean Industrial Deal – European Commission Communication (26 February 2025)
• Action Plan for Affordable Energy – Unlocking the true value of our Energy Union to secure affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans – European Commission Communication (26 February 2025)
• A Competitiveness Compass for the EU – European Commission Communication (January 2025)
• European Commission Political Guidelines 2024-2029 – European Commission Document (2024)
• Mission Letter to Stéphane Sejourné, Executive Vice-President-designate for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy – European Commission Document (2024)
• The Clean transition dialogues – stocktaking/ A strong European industry for a sustainable Europe – European Commission Communication (10 April 2024)
• Report on EU policy initiatives for the promotion of investments in clean technologies – European Commission Communication (24 October 2023)
• Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030 – European Commission Communication (16 March 2023)
• A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age – European Commission Communication (1 February 2023)
• A hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe – European Commission Communication (8 July 2020)

Infopages, factsheets and report

• Clean Industrial Deal – European Commission Infopage (26 February 2025)
• Affordable Energy – European Commission Infopage (26 February 2025)
• Factsheet on the Clean Transition Dialogues – European Commission Factsheet (10 April 2024)
• Factsheet on European Hydrogen Bank – European Commission Factsheet ( 16 March 2023)
• Factsheet on EU Net-Zero Industry Act – European Commission Factsheet (March 2023)
• Progress on competitiveness of clean energy technologies – European Commission Report (24 October 2023)

JRC

• Clean Energy Technology Observatory: Overall Strategic Analysis of Clean Energy Technology in the European Union – JRC 2024 Status Report (2025)
• Green transition, single market and EU’s open strategic autonomy: the impact of state aid – JRC Brief (June 2024)
• Analysis of novel EV battery technologies, with a focus on tech transfer and commercialization – JRC Study (2024)
• Historical Analysis of Clean Hydrogen JU Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, Buses and Refuelling Infrastructure Projects – JRC Technical Report (2024)
• Clean Energy Technology Observatory: Photovoltaics in the European Union – 2024 Status Report – JRC Technical Report (November 2024)
• Government Sponsored R&D and Clean Technologies – JRC Working Paper (2024)
• Measuring transition to a competitive and sustainable economy – JRC Policy Brief (March 2024)
• Role of corporate investors in the funding and growth of clean energy tech ventures – JRC Study (January 2024)
• Skills for the energy transition in the changing labour market – JRC Policy Report (December 2023)
• Proposal for a sustainability framework for energy technologies – JRC Report (November 2023)
• Clean Energy Technology Observatory: Overall Strategic Analysis of Clean Energy Technology in the European Union – JRC Status Report (October 2023)
• Hydrogen -JRC Brief (February 2023)
• Hydrogen emissions from a hydrogen economy and their potential global warming impact – JRC Report (2022)
• Critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors in the EU – JRC Foresight Study (2020)
• Determinants of high-tech entrepreneurship in Europe – JRC Publication (2017)

European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Legislation

• Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) - Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2024)
• Corporate sustainability due diligence – Directive (EU) 2024/1760 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2024)
• Batteries and waste batteries – Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2024)
• Establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials - Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2024)

Reports & Studies

• Clean tech in the energy sector – EPRS Briefing (2025)
• Net-zero industry act – European Parliament Briefing (March 2024)

Additional Articles, Studies and Reports

General

• Clean Industrial transformation: where does Europe stand ? – Bruegel Analysis (24 February 2025)
• 5 things to watch in the Clean Industrial Deal – Strategic Perspective (21 February 2025)
• Europe’s energy-intensive industry is on a knife-edge: choices for the Clean Industrial Deal - Article by E3G Think Tank (2025)
• The EU’s Clean Industrial Deal needs a strong external dimension - Article by E3G Think Tank (2025)
• Building blocks for a socially fair Clean Industrial Deal - Article by E3G Think Tank (2025)
• Climate Action Network Position on the Clean Industrial Deal  - Climate Action Network Position Paper (2025)
• EV Battery Supply Chain Sustainability – International Energy Agency Report (December 2024)
• Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 – International Energy Agency Report (October 2024)
• A Clean Industrial Deal delivering decarbonisation and competitiveness – European University Institute Policy Analysis (October 2024)
• Advancing Clean Technology Manufacturing – International Energy Agency Report (May 2024)
• The State of Clean technology Manufacturing – International Energy Agency Report (May 2023)