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

Green Deal Industrial Plan has been welcomed by the European Association for Storage of Energy, although mentions of energy storage included in a leaked draft seen by the industry group were absent from the final publication.

EU reforms of electricity market should recognise value of flexibility options like energy storage, according to representatives of Fluence.

The European Union (EU) has unveiled its plans for its own Inflation Reduction Act-style support package, the Green Deal Industrial Plan, for clean energy technologies including energy storage.

European Commission has given green light for state aid towards development of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage in Finland.

The Minister of Energy of Romania will provide up to €103 million in financial support for battery energy storage systems deployments in the country.

Energy storage must play central role in Europe’s energy security, enabling integration of renewable energy and lowering power prices.

Recent policy announcements from the European Union could boost the energy storage market, an analyst says, but also reveal inherent weaknesses of the bloc’s free electricity market.

The European Commission has approved €19.8 million (US$20.1 million) in state aid from the government of Croatia to energy storage operator IE-Energy for a series of grid-connected projects.

European Union plan to transition away from dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports has been released in draft form.