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Data Centers Driving Green Transition: Opportunities for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure

Data centres are emerging as the backbone of Europe's digital economy, and an important component of the continent's sustainable energy future. It is estimated that data-centre electricity consumption in Europe can increase from 76,8 TWh up to 160 TWh by 2030, roughly equivalent to the entire annual...

Rotterdam-Hannover Collaboration Day

On January 28th, 2026, the BRAVE project organised a focussed collaboration day between the Dutch and German pilot partners, to exchange knowledge and lessons on scaling strategies for local cleantech innovators, start-ups, and SMEs. With both regions exploring similar challenges within the BRAVE pr...

2025: Looking back at a BRAVE year

January is the ideal time to plan the new year ahead with recharged batteries and new motivation! Yet it is also the time to look back at what has been achieved and draw inspiration, dare we say pride, from all the achievements of the BRAVE consortium from 2025. ...

Partner meeting in France

The BRAVE consortium met for its second partner meeting in Lille, France, on Tuesday, October 14th and Wednesday, October 15th, 2025. The two-day event was packed with plenary presentations, insights from external finance and policy experts from the Amiens and Hauts-de-France regions, a site visit t...

The role of cities in facilitating the local clean energy system scale-up: how does Climate Alliance’s latest report align with the BRAVE project?

In June 2025, the Climate Alliance, an international organisation working to combat climate change with over 2,000 members, released a report: “Leading the Charge - local energy action planning techniques for a city-led local energy transition”. The report discusses the increasing role of cities wit...

BRAVE partners ECE host conference to unite energy transition scaling experts

Scaling up the energy transition: cities forge path to escape the 'pilot trap' at European Sustainable Energy Week 2025

A session at the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2025 tackled one of Europe's most persistent challenges: how to move local energy solutions from perpetual pilot projects to mainstream market success....

Cleantech Capital Day brings scalable energy innovations to international investors

The recent Cleantech Capital Day, hosted by BRAVE partner Cleantech Scandinavia on May 19th and 20th in Tallinn, Estonia, served as a platform for accelerating cleantech business and attracting vital investment into sustainable energy solutions.  ...

BRAVE partnership meets in Aarhus to forge new paths for scaling local energy solutions

The BRAVE partnership met in Aarhus, Denmark, on May 6-7, 2025, for the project’s first Partner Meeting since its kick-off in Rotterdam. ...