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

A leaked draft version the policy strategy designed to liberate the European Union from ties to Russian fossil fuel imports, includes no mention of energy storage.

EU-supported European Battery Alliance (EBA) will roll out a newly updated action plan to enable 90% of the Union’s demand for batteries to be met with domestically made products by 2030.

Emad Zand, president of Northvolt Systems, on factors impacting the growth of a European battery storage industry.

The European Commission’s plan to lower dependency on Russian gas imports needs to focus on pairing renewable energy with energy storage.

Close to 900MW of publicly announced battery storage projects will be online in continental France by the end of next year.

Trade body Flow Batteries Europe (FBE) has written to EU legislators imploring them to include its members products in the scope of upcoming Battery Passport regulations.

European lithium battery industry trade body RECHARGE has warned that some parts of the EU’s Draft Report on Batteries and Waste Batteries may stifle the industry and not deliver on objectives, ahead of today’s vote. 

Industry stakeholder organisations from across Europe have come forward to urge the European Union to support the adoption of long-duration energy storage in its European Green Deal.