Energy Storage European Commission

For e car batteries and energy storage alone europe will for instance need up to 18 times more lithium by 2030 and up to 60 times more by 2050 said european commission politician maroš šefčovič who has championed the need to create battery supply chains and manufacturing capabilities in the continent.

Energy storage european commission.

Assessing storage value in electricity markets spurred by a renewed interest in power storage the european commission s in house science service the joint research centre jrc has provided several recommendations on how to improve assessment of the economic value of storing electricity in a recently published report. Battery technologies play a key role in decarbonising the road transport sector and strongly contribute to energy storage solutions both for domestic and grid applications. Bridge is a european commission initiative which unites horizon 2020 smart grid energy storage islands and digitalisation projects to create a structured view of cross cutting issues which are encountered in the demonstration projects and may constitute an obstacle to innovation. In 2018 the group published a report based on input from 15 projects most involved in battery integration in the energy system.

On a comprehensive european approach to energy storage 2019 2189 ini the european parliament having regard to the treaty on the functioning of the european union and in particular to article 194 thereof having regard to the paris agreement having regard to the united nations sustainable development goal 7 ensure access to affordable reliable sustainable and modern energy. Amongst the main findings the report highlights that. Bridge is a european commission initiative that unites smart grid and energy storage projects funded under horizon 2020. Ease submitted a response to the european commission s public consultation on sustainability requirements for batteries.

Read the complete article. The role of the storage in the future european energy system by andreea strachinescu head of unit new energy technologies and innovation dg energy european commission pictured spring 2017 it is a top priority of european energy policy to have secure and cost effective energy for european citizens and enterprises.