Europe''s Battery Storage Strategy at Crossroads as Policy Support
Europe''s ambition to become a global hub for energy storage system (ESS) manufacturing is facing a sobering reality check.
Europe''s ambition to become a global hub for energy storage system (ESS) manufacturing is facing a sobering reality check.
The Coalition aims at accelerating the decarbonisation of the European energy system by increasing the deployment of sustainable and clean energy storage solutions to support renewables.
A resilient and cost-efficient energy system requires both centralised and decentralised flexibility, making the reactivation of residential and commercial storage a priority. This edition of the
Discover the evolving policies and regulations of the European Union and United Kingdom, with both issuing landmark legislation in the energy storage.
10 December 2025 — Today, the European Commission published the Grids Package, addressing critical bottlenecks in grid connections, permitting, and infrastructure planning. These issues have
In March 2025, the Commission launched the European Energy Storage Inventory, a real-time dashboard that displays energy storage levels across different European countries. It is the
The EU installed 27.1 GWh of new battery storage capacity in 2025, a new record year powered by strong utility-scale deployment, according to SolarPower Europe.
It announced the plan alongside a review of member state National Energy and Climate Plans, stating it will streamline EU legislation and cut project approval times, including through
This report outlines five key policy recommendations to unlock BESS deployment across the EU: First, the European Commission must adopt an Energy Storage Action Plan within a broader Flexibility
Utility-scale installations now represent more than half of new capacity in a significant market shift, while residential storage, long the main growth driver, declined due to lower electricity
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