The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Annual Conference 2026 will take place online on 20–21 October 2026 under the theme “Effective Research, Technology Development and Innovation for Energy Security and Resilience.” The conference will explore the role of research, technology development and innovation in strengthening Europe’s energy security and resilience.
Over the course of two days, policymakers, researchers, innovators, industry representatives, funding organisations and project partners will come together to discuss how collaborative research and innovation can contribute to strengthening Europe’s energy supply security, enhancing infrastructure resilience, reducing external dependencies and reinforcing Europe’s industrial base.
Event Programme
Day 1 (20 October 2026) – Strategic Priorities and Innovative Solutions in Practice
The first day will open with a strategic session focusing on how research and innovation can contribute to strengthening Europe’s energy sovereignty and resilience. The afternoon sessions will examine the contributions of CETPartnership-funded projects to energy security and resilience across three key areas:
Digital Resilience: Solutions developed in the fields of digitalisation, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity
Energy Transition: Innovative approaches to industrial decarbonisation and electrification
Systems and Society: Work addressing cross-sectoral integration and the development of energy communities
Day 2 (21 October 2026) – Project-Level Action and Interactive Working Sessions
On the second day, the strategic discussions will be translated into project-level action. Participants will assess vulnerabilities within energy systems and explore socio-technical solutions to address them. They will also examine how their own projects contribute to energy security and resilience and work together in interactive sessions to develop common solutions and actionable recommendations.
The conference will bring together senior representatives from leading organisations in the energy sector, including:
Talya Vatman – International Energy Agency (IEA)
Henk-Jan Vink – European Energy Research Alliance (EERA)
Michael Hübner – CETPartnership Coordinator
Rune Volla – Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Gerhard Stryi-Hipp – Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)
For the event programme and registration, please click here.