On 22 September 2025, following the 2024 call for works and studies for cross-border renewable energy (CB RES) projects under CEF Energy, the European Commission adopted an award decision selecting three projects to receive a total of EUR 76.3 million in EU funding. 

These projects will foster cross-border cooperation in renewable energy, increase the deployment of clean energy solutions, and contribute to achieving the EU’s energy and climate objectives.

The selected projects are:

• Unified Network for Innovative Transition in Energy Decarbonisation of HEATing (Poland – Germany): The project will receive over EUR 18.7 million to build renewable energy infrastructure and interconnect the district heating networks of the twin cities of Zgorzelec (Poland) and Görlitz (Germany) by 2030, creating one of the first cross-border renewable-based district heating systems in the EU.
• ULP-RES Wind Park (Estonia – Latvia): This cross-border initiative will receive EUR 32.5 million of CEF support to finance the construction of a new 200 MW onshore wind farm across the border of Estonia and Latvia, boosting regional cooperation and renewable power generation capacity.
• Saare-Liivi Offshore Wind Park (Estonia – Luxembourg): The project will benefit from EUR 25  million of CEF funding to carry out pre-construction studies for a greenfield offshore wind farm with a maximum capacity of up to 1.2 GW in Estonian coastal waters by 2033. It is underpinned by a future statistical transfer agreement with Luxembourg, supporting Member State cooperation under the Renewable Energy Directive.

Only projects with the CB RES status can apply for funding under the CB RES window of CEF Energy.

The 5th call to obtain the CB RES status is currently open (deadline 5 February 2026), and the next call for works and studies is expected to be published around November 2025.