The European Commission’s late approval of Germany’s capacity market auctions leaves no room for public scrutiny, according to environmental law charity ClientEarth.

The European Commission (EC) has approved a financial support scheme to accelerate the deployment of battery storage technologies in Slovenia.

Utility Ignitis Group has taken a final investment decision (FID) on three large-scale battery storage projects in Lithuania.

A total of 11.9GW of energy storage across all scales and technologies was installed in Europe in 2024, bringing cumulative installations to 89GW.

The European Commission has approved a €699 million (US$760 million) state aid scheme in Spain to support the deployment of up to 3.5GW of energy storage.

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a scheme in Czechia that will support the deployment of 1.5GWh of energy storage projects.

The European Commission has approved a €1.2 billion (US$1.32 billion) state aid package for Poland to support the deployment of electricity storage facilities.

The European Commission has approved a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) state aid measure for Greece to support two solar-plus-storage projects.

The European Union (EU) Commission has approved a state aid scheme aiming to fund the rollout of over 9GW/71GWh of energy storage in Italy.

A state agency in Estonia has provided €5.2 million (US$5.7 million) in grants for 10 energy storage projects, including a 4MW/8MWh battery storage project from utility Eesti Energia.