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We believe in an energy transition that improves lives and enhances biodiversity. #GridsEmpower Europe.

Connect with us 👉 https://linktr.ee/renewablesgrid
🌱Our 3rd #ChampionofChange of 2026 is Czechia!🇨🇿

In Czechia, only officially approved ‘bird-safe’ power line designs & mitigation measures are permitted. Enduring collaboration with grid operators and NGOs make power lines safe for birds!

Find the factsheet here 👉 renewables-grid.eu/news/five-ne...
February 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Ensuring a secure electricity supply to European communities means addressing a changing climate & increasing extreme weather events⛈️

💡Highlighting that solutions exist, we will share real-world cases on how grid operators are keeping #ResilienceOnTheLine⚡

+Info👉 renewables-grid.eu/news/practic...
February 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
📣Happening today!

How can Europe’s energy systems stay reliable as the climate changes?

Join us for a webinar co-organised with The World Bank, ENTSO-E & Terna to explore how climate adaptation & resilience are integrated across the investment cycle💡

Register: renewables-grid.eu/resources/we...
European climate-resilient energy system - Renewables Grid Initiative
This webinar will explore how climate adaptation and resilience strategies are being integrated into European energy systems.
renewables-grid.eu
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
🌀👏🏽 The UK recently announced the results of its latest offshore wind auction: 8.4GW of projects awarded & the largest auction so far in Europe!

These projects will support UK plan to decarbonise their electricity sources by 2030💪

🔍 @windeurope.bsky.social's insights: windeurope.org/news/uk-awar...
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
🇪🇺⚡EU electricity hit a turning point in 2025 (@ember-energy.org’s European Electricity Review 2026)

Highlights:
🟢 Wind + solar: 30% (now above fossil at 29%)
🟢 Solar: 369 TWh (13%), 20%+ growth 4 years running
🟢 Renewables: 48% of EU power

Read full review 👉 ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
🌱 Our second #ChampionofChange of 2026 is… Portugal! 🇵🇹

Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) is reducing maintenance costs, increasing the grid’s resilience to wildfires, building value for local people & supporting local biodiversity!

Find the factsheet 👉 https://ow.ly/nIq150Y8MVv
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Good news from @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social's Bulgarian partner! 🦅 BSPB and Elektrodistribution Yug are launching an international EU LIFE project to make power networks safer for birds, supporting the Eastern Imperial Eagle and Egyptian Vulture.
February 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
New from RGI 🎉 Our Climate Hazards Dataset, mapping climate risks to grid infrastructure & showcasing real-world adaptation measures to tackle them across Europe!

⛈️ Designed for grid planners, policymakers, researchers and the public, it provides climate-hazard definitions & their impact.
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
How can Europe’s energy systems stay reliable in the face of a changing climate?⛈️

Join our webinar w/ World Bank, ENTSO-E & Terna on 🗓️12 Feb to learn how climate adaptation & resilience are being incorporated into grids from planning to operation

#RegisterNow👇 renewables-grid.eu/resources/we...
European climate-resilient energy system - Renewables Grid Initiative
This webinar will explore how climate adaptation and resilience strategies are being integrated into European energy systems.
renewables-grid.eu
January 29, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Good news from Ember’s European Electricity Review 2026: In 2025, EU wind + solar hit 30% of electricity (solar 13%, wind 17%). Coal fell to 9.2%. In 14 EU countries, wind + solar produced more than all fossil generation combined. 🌍⚡🌬️☀️🌿🤝

Read the report 👉 ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🦅Our first #ChampionofChange of 2026 is… Slovakia!🇸🇰

Birds can fly more safely around power lines in Slovakia thanks to a history of direct communication & collaborative projects between the NGO, Raptor Protection of Slovakia & committed grid operators!

Find the factsheet 👉https://ow.ly/xGOs50Y01VP
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🗺️ What factors enable certain actors to do more for nature alongside around power lines? ⚡️

Join us over the next 10 weeks as we reveal some real energy and nature #ChampionsofChange!

Photo from @REN power lines in Portugal.

@lifeprogramme.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
🎄 RGI December newsletter is out! 🌿⚡ Highlights: Golden Pylon winners 🏆, EU Grids Package reflections 🇪🇺, UK offshore wind factsheet 🌊 and pollinator tracking 🐝. Read: mailchi.mp/renewables-g...
Happy holidays & happy 2026! ✨
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🎧Our CEO, Antonella Battaglini, joined FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s The Jolt (with Sam Morgan and Kira Taylor) on the new #EUGridsPackage and why grids are pivotal to the energy transition.

👂Listen to the podcast episode here: foresightmedia.com/story/ssGufG...
Building a 21st-century grid system
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at how the European Commission plans to update Europe’s grid system in line with 21st-century needs, plus global coal exports fell in 2025
foresightmedia.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today, the European Commission published the long anticipated European Grids Package 🇪🇺. It aims to accelerate the EU’s energy infrastructure development – with a strong focus on electricity grids. ⚡

Read voices from executives of RGI Members and close partners ⬇️
renewables-grid.eu/news/rgi-voi...
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🔌 Energy storage systems, especially batteries, are surging across Europe ⚡

They offer potential to better integrate renewables & support grid stability by adding flexibility.

This report by @eliagroup.bsky.social assesses their evolving role, offering recommendations:

issuu.com/eliagroup/do...
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
⚡ New Best Practice Webinar: “Smart forecasting for resilient grids” explored how probabilistic, near real-time risk analysis can boost grid resilience, efficiency & flexibility across Europe.

🎥 Watch the recording & access slides 👉 renewables-grid.eu/resources/we...
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
📣 Happening tomorrow, 5 December! Our Best Practice Webinar “Smart forecasting for resilient grids” - this is your last chance to register.

Renewables are racing ahead across Europe, and tomorrow we are diving into what it takes for our grids to keep up ⚡

👉 Secure your seat now: lnkd.in/eQ9Y56WS
To explore potential solutions to capacity optimisation, our webinar 'Smart Forecasting for Resilient Grids' will look into how digital forecasting can:

💪 Strengthen resilience
💡Improve efficiency
🤝Support TSO-DSO collaboration

#RegisterNow to join us on 5 Dec 👉 renewables-grid.eu/resources/we...
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🌿 The RGI November newsletter is out!

Read more for updates across RGI and partners work on the energy system and protecting nature, including:
🔹 RGI's annual Members' Assembly
🔹 GINGR project
🔹 OCEaN and NID4BirdLIFE events
🔹 Member news
🔹 Other events and webinars

👉 mailchi.mp/renewables-g...
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🌟 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 #RGIGridAwards 🏆
At the @ec.europa.eu's 6th PCI Energy Days in Brussels, four outstanding practices were honoured with the Good Practice of the Year Award and took home their golden pylon.

Read our press release: renewables-grid.eu/news/rgi-gri...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢 RGI has announced the four winners of the Golden Pylon for their achievements around grids and renewables integration 📢

RGI revealed the winners at the RGI Grid Awards at the PCI Energy Days hosted by @ec.europa.eu & Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in Brussels.

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renewables-grid.eu/news/rgi-gri...
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
LIVE NOW: Watch the annual RGI Grid Awards Ceremony livestreamed from the PCI Energy Days, hosted by the @ec.europa.eu and Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in Brussels. RGI will award four outstanding practices the Golden Pylon for their achievements around grids.

www.youtube.com/live/vlcaMxw...
DAY 1 - 6th PCI Energy Days (2 – 3 December 2025)
YouTube video by EU Energy
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December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Renewables are accelerating across Europe, yet our grids are still catching their breath ⚡

@iea.org's World Energy Outlook 2025 shows that grid and flexibility investment is lagging, raising congestion and curtailment risks 🤔

Full report 👉 www.iea.org/reports/worl...
World Energy Outlook 2025 – Analysis - IEA
World Energy Outlook 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
How can electricity grids be both resilient & flexible to keep pace with the growing share of renewables? 🤔

Join our upcoming Webinar on 5 Dec to explore how smart forecasting can help anticipate grid stress and make better use of existing capacity 💡

Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
According to @iea.org's #WEO2025, investment in electricity grids rises from under USD 300bn in 2013 to nearly USD 390bn in 2024 and about USD 650bn by 2035, with 2/3 in EMDEs

These figures show how crucial grids will be for future clean, reliable and affordable power🔌

www.iea.org/reports/worl...
World Energy Outlook 2025 – Analysis - IEA
World Energy Outlook 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM