The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050 – an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. MCAST Energy, established in 2014, has worked on various externally funded projects that contribute directly to the EU vision on a local and international community level. In this presentation our research outputs of two H2020 projects JUMP2Excel.eu and NEEMO-project.eu, coordinated by MCAST, will be highlighted through their research themes and current endeavors.