2021 inauguration of a 32MW solar PV plant in Ukraine. Image: Scatec.
RePower EU, the European Union’s plan to transition away from dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports has been released in draft form, with only a few short mentions of energy storage.
The RePower EU plan has been in the making since Russia invaded Ukraine and brought to public attention Europe’s reliance on Russian gas and coal. There has been concern that although it calls for a massive growth in renewable energy generation alongside energy efficiency measures and diversity of energy supply, there have been no indications that energy storage is being considered an integral piece of EU-wide efforts.
This was evidenced in a leaked version of the plan which Energy-Storage.news saw last week. The leaked draft included no mention of storage whatsoever, except in the context of natural gas and…