European Commission 'ought to recognise' energy storage role

• Renewables groups require scaling-up in Europe in order to safeguard power supplies

Development Energy, the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE), Solar Power Europe, and WindEurope have actually contacted the European Commission to recognise energy storage's vital role for the protection of energy supply in Europe.

The four organisations welcome that the REPowerEU plan offered in March appropriately recognises renewables, particularly wind as well as solar, as crucial innovations to decrease Europe's dependence on Russian oil, gas, as well as coal.

Nevertheless, even if the renewable resource sector is ready to sustain EU's ambitions, without quickly scaling up market-ready energy storage innovations, the EU will certainly be unable to attain a net-zero power system, running the risk of continued exposure to volatile fossil energy markets, the bodies claimed in an open letter.

The EU quickly needs a large as well as fast roll-out of energy storage options, it stated.

Some of the options we have today to balance renewable generation-- primarily dispatchable fossil generation such as gas-fired power plants-- run contrary to Europe's climate, energy freedom, and also safety and security of supply aspirations, according to the letter.

Energy storage requires to end up being a political top priority together with renewables in the short-term

The bodies are asking for the European Commission to establish energy storage targets for 2030 in its REPowerEU Action Plan in May.

The plans need to also promote the uptake of energy storage modern technologies through funding instruments, such as Contracts for Difference under the Innovation Fund.

They likewise want to see conventional energy storage in the European Commission's application of the REPowerEU action plan as well as in the ongoing review of the Electricity Market Design.

Giles Dickson, WindEurope president stated: "Europe desires extra wind energy ASAP to reduce fossil fuel imports. Good, Europe can count on us.

" The 18 May REPowerEU plan must now additionally recognise the vital role of storage in supplying tidy, home-grown and budget-friendly energy for all Europeans."

Innovation Energy vice head of state for Europe Ann Mettler included: "With the United States and China highly sustaining energy storage uptake, the EU threats coming late to yet an additional technology trend.

" Europe has invested a great deal in R&D, particularly in long period of time energy storage. We currently require to profit of these efforts by deploying storage innovations at large scale."