European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

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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 Mar 24

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Managing implementation of CEF Energy grants

The European Commission allocated €650 million on January 28, 2026, for 14 cross-border energy projects—including the first-ever construction grant for hydrogen storage infrastructure. Germany's Gronau-Epe facility, which will store hydrogen in underground salt caverns, received €120 million. The Baltic states, which permanently disconnected from Russia's electricity grid just weeks earlier, received €113 million for critical infrastructure protection.

Updated Feb 5

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Managing EU LIFE Programme funding for conservation

Cranes returned to Scotland in 2012 for the first time in 500 years. Wolves now number over 21,500 across Europe, up 58% in a decade. The green sea turtle just dropped from endangered to least concern. Across the continent, species once written off as lost are staging dramatic comebacks.

Updated Jan 9