European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

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Managing implementation of CEF Energy grants

On April 9, 2026, the European Commission published a list of 235 cross-border energy projects eligible for faster permits and EU money. It includes 113 electricity projects, 100 hydrogen and electrolyser projects and 17 carbon-transport projects. The Commission put total energy infrastructure investment needs at nearly €1.5 trillion from 2024 to 2040.

Updated Nov 3

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Will negotiate and sign the grant agreement with Cemvision

The European Commission has selected Swedish cleantech company Cemvision for a grant of up to €27.5 million to build its first commercial-scale cement plant, in the Latvian port of Ventspils. It would make up to 500,000 tonnes a year of supersulfated cement. The process grinds and blends steel-industry slag with electricity instead of burning limestone.

Updated Oct 26

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As of May 2026: Managing day-to-day operations of the Innovation Fund

The European Commission signed grant agreements worth €2.7 billion with 54 clean industry projects on March 24, 2026 — the largest single disbursement in the Innovation Fund's six-year history. The projects span 17 countries and 17 industrial sectors, from electrolyzer manufacturing to lithium refining for electric vehicle batteries, with individual grants ranging from €1.8 million to €216 million. Four days earlier, the Commission revealed that its 2025 competitive auctions attracted nearly €10 billion in bids from European companies racing to decarbonize, more than double the €4.1 billion available.

Updated May 30

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As of May 2026: Managing EU LIFE Programme funding for conservation

Cranes returned to Scotland in 2012 for the first time in 500 years; wolves number over 21,500 in Europe, up 58% in a decade; green sea turtles dropped from endangered to least concern. Across the continent, species once written off are staging comebacks.

Updated May 20