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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 Union in provisional agreement on recycling, carbon footprint regulations for batteries

December 13, 2022
Rules on battery sustainability, performance and labelling will become more stringent within the European Union (EU).
Some of the old mining infrastructure at Pyhäsalmi. Image: Wikimedia user usv.

European Commission approves state aid for 530MWh Finland pumped hydro plant

December 7, 2022
European Commission has given green light for state aid towards development of a large-scale pumped hydro energy storage in Finland.
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Romania Ministry of Energy to financially support at least 620MWh of BESS deployments

November 30, 2022
The Minister of Energy of Romania will provide up to €103 million in financial support for battery energy storage systems deployments in the country.
Groundbreaking at the factory site was attended by federal and state politicians. Image: Fenecon.

Germany’s Fenecon builds ESS factory which will repurpose EV batteries

November 23, 2022
Fenecon has begun construction of factory in Germany which will repurpose electric vehicle (EV) batteries into stationary storage systems.
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.

Batteries could save Europe millions in energy system costs with the right market reforms

November 3, 2022
Industry should make “concrete proposals” for electricity market reforms, or risk policy and regulation continuing to fall short in valuing the role of energy storage.
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European Union ‘recognises need for energy storage, now needs pathway to get there’

November 1, 2022
European Union policymakers and regulators recognise that energy storage is vital to securing affordable and low carbon energy.
Nearly two-thirds of Sub-Saharan African people don't have access to electricity. Image: ZOLA Electric.

US and European Union partnership on African green energy includes energy storage, off-grid focus

October 17, 2022
The US and the European Union have made a fresh pledge to support green energy in Africa.
Reported and projected cumulative global installations by region. with 'RoW' representing the 'Rest of the World' and 'Buffer' markets and use cases for which there is low visibility, BloombergNEF noted. Image: BloombergNEF

US, EU policies prompt BloombergNEF to upgrade global energy storage deployment forecasts

October 14, 2022
Recent policy developments in the US and European Union represent a considerable uplift to prospects for global energy storage deployment.
Maroš Šefčovič, speaking at the EASE Energy Storage Global Conference in Brussels, Belgium. Image: Maroš Šefčovič via LinkedIn

European Commission vice president: ‘Energy Storage has key role in solving Europe’s energy crisis’

October 12, 2022
Energy storage must play central role in Europe’s energy security, enabling integration of renewable energy and lowering power prices.
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Wind-solar-storage plant gets €20 million state aid in Finland

October 6, 2022
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland has granted €19.5 million (US$19.3 million) to a hybrid plant project combining wind, solar and 25MW/50MWh of battery storage.

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