NATO Energy
Security Centre
of Excellence

Our mission is to support NATO, Nations and
Partners to meet the challenges of a dynamic
energy security environment.

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  • 23 May. 2025

    40 students completed the Energy Efficiency in Military Operations Course

    On 19-23 of May in Vilnius, Lithuania, NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence, together with US Naval Postgraduate School organized annual Energy Efficiency in Military Operations Course.

  • 15 May. 2025

    26th Steering Committee Meeting took place in Vilnius

    On May 15, members of the NATO ENSEC COE Steering Committee gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania to participate in the spring meeting, where they discussed current issues of the COE’s activities, financing, personnel, cooperation, and future plans.

  • 29 Apr. 2025

    Power Down: Spain’s Outage Underscores Need for Energy Security Preparedness

    A massive outage that has paralyzed nearly all of Spain has caused severe disruptions at Madrid’s airports and across the railway network throughout much of the Iberian Peninsula, where train traffic has come to a complete halt. The metro is shut down, and m

    Recent Publications

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    • 08 May. 2025

      Fifty years of transition How the U.S. military transformed its estates energy strategy

      This article examines the U.S. military’s shift from fossil fuels to renewable e

    • 03 Apr. 2025

      Impact of Critical Energy Infrastructure Security on Military Resilience and Energy Security within NATO

      The research report explores the concept of Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI)

    • 28 Feb. 2025

      Dependency on Chinese Clean Energy Technology: Risks and Challenges for Energy and Cyber Security

      Renewable energy is breaking its records globally, and the share of electricity

    • 06 Feb. 2025

      BRELL Desynchronisation Assessment

      The electricity grid in the Baltic region was constructed in the Soviet-era. Onc

    • 09 Jan. 2025

      Advancements in Electro-Mobility: A Look into the Future of Passenger Cars and more…

      The article proposes the concept of ‘energy superiority’ as a fundamental pillar

    • 10 Dec. 2024

      Ukraine’s resources. Critical raw materials

      The strategic importance of Ukraine’s critical materials cannot be overstated.

      Projects

      Projects
      • 01 May. 2021 – 30 Jun. 2025 NATO

        NATO Operational Energy Concept Development

        In early 2021, HQ SACT has proposed to the NATO ENSEC COE to elaborate a NATO Concept on operational energy delivered to the forces in operations and exerc

      • 01 Jan. – 31 Dec. 2025

        Study about railway engineer regiment equipment energy efficiency

        Organization of an activity aimed at studding how to optimize the sustainability and energy efficiency of special railway vehicles and equipment supplied to the