The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is organising, together with the European Commission, the 17th edition of the High-Level Conference on the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. The event will take place in Viladecans (Barcelona) on November 13th and 14th. It will gather more than 300 people, attracting the most relevant stakeholders and policymakers to reflect on the latest developments of the SET Plan. This year’s theme, “Energy Research and Innovation for a Competitive Europe,” highlights the need to reinforce the research and innovation landscape, to enhance competitiveness and sovereignty of clean energy technology value chains within the EU.