The Future of Energy - Water - Food Systems in 2050

The Excellence Hubs Joint Workshop brought together representatives from seven Horizon Europe-funded Excellence Hub (ExHub) projects in Ioannina, Greece, on 2 July 2025. Hosted by SolarHub and ECHO, two projects under the EC’s Excellence Hubs call, the workshop explored the future of energy, water, and food systems by 2050 through co-design and strategic foresight exercises. Participants scanned trends, identified uncertainties, mapped key actors and infrastructures, and developed scenario pathways for Europe’s sustainability journey towards 2050.