Four sustainable energy associations have called on the European Union (EU) to support the development of energy storage technologies alongside renewables and hydrogen, in order to meet its goals to ensure energy security, reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels, and achieve a net-zero power system.
To achieve this, the EU needs to provide strong political support for energy storage in the short term, creating market signals that would mobilize investments, according to a letter sent to the European Commission and the European Parliament by Breakthrough Energy, the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE), SolarPower Europe, and WindEurope.
The EU needs a massive and rapid roll-out of different energy storage technologies
A net-zero energy electricity system, with a high share of intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar, will require a…
