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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.
Testing of battery cells at the lab of analytics company TWAICE, one of the consortium partners. Image: TWAICE.

European Union’s mandatory Battery Passport sustainability effort starts to take shape

April 17, 2023
Guidance on the EU Battery Passport has been released by consortium tasked with supporting flagship sustainability and transparency effort.
EU Member State since 2004, Bulgaria targets to have an installed capacity of 3.3GW for solar PV by 2030. Image: Neven Myst on Unsplash.

Bulgaria, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development sign renewables and energy storage agreements

April 5, 2023
Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and EBRD have signed agreements for the development of renewables in the country.
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Non-lithium battery storage tech from Invinity, BASF deployed in new markets

April 4, 2023
Invinity and BASF have announced the first deployments of their non-lithium battery storage tech in Hungary and Australia respectively.
Seed and Greet EV charge station, one of just two projects in Germany featuring large-scale BESS at an EV charging facility. Image: Tesvolt.

Germany’s grid-scale BESS installs up 910% but still under half a gigawatt in 2022

March 30, 2023
Germany’s installed based of large-scale energy storage predicted to roughly double in the next couple of years, after 2022 saw a comeback.
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.
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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Netherlands: BESS developer Lion Storage talks opportunities and challenges

March 14, 2023
The Netherlands needs 10GW of battery storage by 2030 and, while the market is being held back by onerous grid fees, developers like Lion Storage are working on deploying multi-hundred megawatt systems.

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