RESHUB, a Slovenian-led project aiming to improve energy efficiency in the defence sector has received €310k in EDA funding.
RESHUB (Defence RESilience Hub Network in Europe) aims to improve renewable energy efficiency and facilitate cross-Europe transportation and received the funding under the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). The aim of RESHUB is to help build a renewable energy harvesting and hydrogen (H2) energy storage capability which will lower CO2 emissions and contribute to energy sustainability in the EU defence and security sector.
EDA was instrumental in helping participating Member States prepare and draft the RESHUB application following a call for SRSP applications issued by the Commission. RESHUB is a project conceived and led by the Slovenian Ministry of Defence under the Consultation Forum on Sustainable Energy in the Defence and Security Sector (CF SEDSS) which is currently in its third phase.
Other participating countries in the project are Austria, Belgium, Germany and Hungary. It is the first time a defence-energy project is given access to EU funding with the help of EDA.
The successful application is important in several regards, first, it confirms that defence-related projects are eligible for EU funding under the Structural Reform Support Programme which will remain accessible in the EU’s next multiannual budget (2021-2027). Secondly, it shows that the Consultation Forum, a European Commission-funded initiative managed and run by EDA, is a forum where practical projects can be initiated and brought to the next level.
The project is part of the EU’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The EU is aiming for zero-emissions buildings and the protection of renewable energy infrastructure in the defence sector, and has developed new funding methods to achieve these objectives.
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Post written by: Ciara Houghton
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