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EUROfusion DEMO

EUROfusion DEMO, or EU-DEMO, is Europe's planned demonstration fusion power plant, designed to deliver 300 to 500 megawatts of net electricity to the grid with a closed tritium fuel cycle.

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) is a legal and funding entity of the European Union, created in 2018 and based in Luxembourg, that procures supercomputers and quantum and AI infrastructure.

Eurojet EJ200

The Eurojet EJ200 is a two-shaft afterburning turbofan engine that powers the Eurofighter Typhoon, developed by the four-nation EUROJET consortium and in service since 2003.

Euromax Terminal Rotterdam

Euromax Terminal Rotterdam is a fully automated deep-sea container terminal at Maasvlakte 1 in the Port of Rotterdam, operated by Hutchison Ports ECT and opened in September 2008.

Euromed

Euromed is a long-distance train service of the Spanish operator Renfe, running since June 1997 between Barcelona, València, and Alicante along the 523 km Mediterranean Corridor.

Europa Clipper

Europa Clipper, also known as the Europa Multiple-Flyby Mission, is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2024 to investigate the habitability of Europa, Jupiter's icy ocean moon.

Europa Imaging System

The Europa Imaging System (EIS) is the visible-light camera suite on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, built to map about 90 percent of Europa at better than 100 meters per pixel.

Europa Lander

Europa Lander is a proposed NASA mission concept to land on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, excavate surface material, and analyze it for biosignatures, signs of past or present life.

Europa Report

Europa Report (2013) is a found-footage science fiction film directed by Sebastián Cordero, written by Philip Gelatt, about six astronauts on a privately funded mission to Jupiter's moon Europa who lose contact with Earth.

Europcar Mobility Group

Europcar Mobility Group is a French vehicle rental and mobility company headquartered in Paris, founded in 1949, operating the Europcar, Goldcar, and Fox Rent-a-Car brands in more than 130 countries.

Europe–India Gateway

The Europe–India Gateway (EIG) is a 15,000 km fiber-optic submarine cable linking the United Kingdom and India, ready for service in 2011 as the first direct high-bandwidth cable between them.

European Academic and Research Network

The European Academic and Research Network (EARN) was a computer network linking European universities and research centers, formed in 1983 as the European branch of BITNET.

European AI Office

The European AI Office (European Artificial Intelligence Office) is a European Commission body, established in January 2024 within DG CNECT to enforce the AI Act's rules for general-purpose AI models.

European Association for Renewable Energy

The European Association for Renewable Energy, known as EUROSOLAR, is a non-profit association founded in Bonn in 1988 by Hermann Scheer to promote renewable energy.

European Astronaut Centre

The European Astronaut Centre is the European Space Agency's center for astronaut selection, training, and medical support, established in 1990 in Cologne, Germany, and home to ESA's astronaut corps.

European Automobile Manufacturers' Association

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, ACEA from its French name, is the Brussels-based trade association representing 17 major European car, van, truck, and bus manufacturers before EU institutions.

European Battery Alliance

The European Battery Alliance (EBA) is a European Commission platform launched in October 2017 with EU member states and industry to build a competitive, sustainable battery value chain in Europe.

European Biogas Association

The European Biogas Association (EBA) is a Brussels-based non-profit, founded in 2009, that promotes biogas and biomethane in Europe through about 350 members and its annual Statistical Report.

European carbon price

The European carbon price is the market price, in euros per tonne of CO2, of an emission allowance under the EU Emissions Trading System, a cap-and-trade system launched in 2005.

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organization in Reading, UK, whose global forecasts and climate reanalyses serve 35 states.

European Chemical Industry Council

The European Chemical Industry Council, known as Cefic, is the Brussels-based trade association representing large, medium, and small European chemical companies; founded in 1972, its members provide 1.2 million jobs.

European Chips Act

The European Chips Act, Regulation (EU) 2023/1781, is an EU regulation in force since September 2023 that mobilizes €43 billion to strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem.

European Civil Aviation Conference

The European Civil Aviation Conference (CEAC; Conférence Européenne de l'Aviation Civile) is an intergovernmental organization of 44 European states harmonizing civil aviation policies, founded in Strasbourg in 1954.

European Climate Law

The European Climate Law is a binding EU regulation requiring net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and at least a 55% reduction by 2030.

European Common Radar System

The European Common Radar System (ECRS) is a family of electronically scanned radars developed by Leonardo for the Eurofighter Typhoon, in three marks including the UK's ECRS Mk2.

European Conference on Computer Vision

The European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) is a biennial research conference in computer vision and machine learning, first held in Antibes, France, in 1990.

European Conference on Optical Communication

The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) is Europe's largest annual conference on optical communications, first held in 1975 and held each year in a different European city.

European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering

The European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering, known as Euro-CASE, is a Paris-based non-profit of European engineering academies, founded in 1992.

European Council of Civil Engineers

The European Council of Civil Engineers, founded in 1985 by four national bodies, represents civil engineers toward EU institutions and national governments and works to foster uniformly high professional standards.

European Data Format

European Data Format (EDF) is an open file format for exchanging multichannel biological and physiological signals, best known as the standard for EEG and sleep recordings since 1992.