Briefing Paper – EU support for energy storage
In this Briefing Paper, we identified seven main challenges to the EU support to the development and deployment of energy storage technologies: (1) Ensure a coherent EU strategy; (2)
Policy Recommendations
This position paper, prepared by the Energy Storage Europe Association, assesses the system value of long-duration energy storage, identifies barriers to deployment, and proposes recommendations to
The European Association for Storage of Energy
Key recommendations include a “first-ready, first-served” model, transparent grid data, and more flexible rules to accelerate the clean energy transition. On 27 May 2025, over 200 participants attended the
Energy storage
The main energy storage method in the EU is by far ''pumped storage hydropower'', which works by pumping water into reservoirs when there is an electricity surplus in the grid - for example
DG ENER Working Paper The future role and challenges of
coordination between the issue of storage and other key policy issues. Energy storage should be integrated into, and supported by, all relevant existing and future EU energy and climate measures
Energy storage remains ''significantly underutilised'' in EU
The report also highlights policies and regulations that are impacting adoption, finding that six EU countries have adopted energy storage targets in their national energy and climate plans
Energy Storage Legislation Updates in the European Union and
The European Commission in 2020 published a study on energy storage, which summarized some previous studies and reports, explored current and potential energy storage
Energy storage european policy
Energy storage european policy As Europe moves to energy systems reliant on renewables, long duration energy storage investments are key, writes Alex Campbell, Director of Policy and
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE
To achieve this objective, it is imperative to bridge the massive gap in energy storage capacity, deploying it rapidly and at a large scale to meet the projected demand of 200 GW by 2030.
The role of energy storage towards net-zero emissions in the European
We consider three energy storage technologies, namely battery, pumped hydro, and hydrogen storage. We find that the cost-minimal energy storage mix in a country depends on the