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EU approves Slovenia’s €150 million grants for renewables and energy storage

June 12, 2023
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a €150 million (US$160 million) state aid scheme for renewable energy and energy storage in Slovenia.
Sonnen home battery installation. The company's regulatory affairs VP Felix Dembski spoke at the event, along with reps from companies including ESS Inc and Portuguese utility EDP. Image: Centrica.

European Energy Storage Coalition launches, welcomed by EC energy commissioner Simson

May 9, 2023
The launch of a new Energy Storage Coalition has been welcomed by European Commission energy commissioner Kadri Simson.
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Energy storage the ‘centrepiece’ of European decarbonisation, energy commissioner says

April 19, 2023
Kadri Simson has described energy storage as vital for the energy transition, yet often “overlooked” in plans and strategies.
An array of different lithium battery cell types. Image: PI Berlin.

Net Zero Industry Act makes Europe competitive in battery value chain, trade group says

March 21, 2023
The European Commission support for manufacturing of clean energy technologies a “game changer” for making the battery industry competitive.
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EU greenlights BCI’s investment in new BESS platform Eku Energy

March 16, 2023
The European Commission has cleared an investment by Canadian pension fund BCI into Eku Energy, a new utility-scale BESS platform launched by Macquarie last year.
Domestic and international battery manufacturers have been supported by the European Commission's European Battery Alliance to date, but the latest announcements aim to provide a framework to boost industrial competitiveness and accelerate the EU's energy transition. Pictured is a lithium battery cell produced in Sweden by Northvolt, a European startup supported by the Alliance. Image: Northvolt.

European Commission’s Net Zero Industry Act includes energy storage as eligible technology  

March 16, 2023
European Commission’s categorisation of energy storage technologies in the Net Zero Industry Act is a “huge victory,” one source said.
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European Commission’s ‘raised ambition’ for energy storage in Electricity Market Design welcomed, with caveats

March 15, 2023
Initial reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Electricity Market Design reform has been largely positive.
Keeping the lights on while decarbonising will require far more energy storage than the EU market is set up to facilitate, the EC said. Image: NASA.

Energy storage to ‘underpin EU’s secure and decarbonised energy system’ through new strategy

March 14, 2023
European Commission (EC) strategy puts energy storage as cornerstone of a decarbonised and secure energy system for the EU.
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Energy storage given ‘strongest legislative treatment yet’ in leaked European Commission Electricity Market Design

March 13, 2023
European Commission wants to advance the use of energy storage in managing supply and demand of electricity, according to a leaked document.
Inauguration of Ukraine's first grid-scale BESS in 2021. Ukraine joined ENTSO-E as an Observer Member in April 2022. Image: DTEK.

Europe’s transmission grid operators back energy storage in EU Electricity Market Reform consultation

February 20, 2023
Grid operators from across Europe believe energy storage is a vital flexibility resource that should be incentivised.

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