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Security Centre
of Excellence

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Partners to meet the challenges of a dynamic
energy security environment.

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  • 04 Jun. 2025

    ENSEC COE Hosts Workshop on Ukrainian Energy Sector Resilience

    On June 3rd and 4th, the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE) convened a pivotal workshop in Vilnius, focusing on Key Lessons Learned from the Ukrainian Energy Sector amidst ongoing military conflict. The two-day event gathered leading energy

  • 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.

    Recent Publications

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    • 12 Jun. 2025

      Enhancing Societal Resilience in the Baltic States to Energy Outages

      This report aims to assess the vulnerabilities of the Baltic States’ energy infr

    • 09 Jun. 2025

      From Coal to Crude: Energy Security in the Royal Navy’s Transition

      The Royal Navy’s shift from coal to oil was a high-risk move that challenged B

    • 26 May. 2025

      Barrage Balloons and Power Lines: A Forgotten Front of WWII

      This article explores how barrage balloons, initially intended as a defensive me

    • 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

      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