One year under the EU Battery Regulation – key requirements
Since August 2025, the EU Battery Regulation has brought with it new obligations in the context of extended producer responsibility. The new requirements were highlighted and discussed.
Sustainability & Energy
Fifth INTERREG Meuse-Rhine call for projects launched
New INTERREG call: Over 38 million euros in EU funding for cross-border projects in NRW, Belgium and the Netherlands – focus on green transformation and future topics.
CIRCO workshop series for mechanical and plant engineering
The workshop series of the Effizienz-Agentur NRW (efa) provides practical support for the NRW mechanical and plant engineering industry when entering into circular business models – this offers enormous potential even in times of crisis.
Call for funding “Circular Production NRW”
The “Circular Production NRW” funding call supports SMEs with 21 million euros for innovative projects for sustainable, resource-efficient and circular value creation.
Current developments in EU substance policy
EU substance policy is bringing about far-reaching regulatory changes that will have a lasting impact on mechanical and plant engineering – we have shed light on the challenges and prospects.
Launch of the “CCU model regions NRW” funding competition
Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology offers a promising opportunity to reduce unavoidable CO₂ quantities. This involves not only capturing carbon dioxide, but also reusing it as a valuable raw material in industry.
Effects of the Battery Ordinance on mechanical and plant engineering
The EU Battery Regulation aims to minimize the negative environmental impact of batteries. This has far-reaching consequences for the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
Call for funding: Produktives.NRW – Critical technologies for NRW
The “Produktives.NRW” competition call supports… Read More »Call for funding: Produktives.NRW – Critical technologies for NRW
CSRD reporting: challenges and implementation strategies
The strategic integration of sustainability reporting obligations in companies is becoming increasingly important, as the increasing transparency requirements will affect a large proportion of SMEs in the future.
Federal funding: Energy and resource efficiency
The federal government’s promotional loan provides a high level of funding for particularly climate-friendly components, systems and solutions and a repayment subsidy of up to 60 percent.