On 6 December 2023, the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) and the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) gathered participants for a webinar "Energy Storage Innovations".
Webinar Speakers:
Carbon-Clean Technologies GmbH
Carbon-clean provides energy-intensive industries with on-demand, renewable process heat from our thermal storage. The system stores energy as high-temperature heat at 1,200 °C and is charged with renewable energy from locally sited renewables or via the grid. The system is discharged to provide a continuous stream of high-temperature process heat (hot air or steam) to industrial processes. Our modular energy storage achieves capacities of 100 MWh to 5 GWh and achieves energy efficiencies of 95 %. Contact: Robert Pfab, robert.pfab@carbonclean.de
UNDA Engineering
Unda Enginering Inc. was founded in 2016 with the aim of developing solutions for a sustainable industry. We developed a thermal battery under the Calor-e brand. The system can be used on the grid as a “demand shifting product” or off the grid with direct coupling with renewables such as solar and wind. The main highlights of the system are its modularity, fast response capabilities for charge and discharge, full recyclability and low environmental footprint and its compatibility with conventional heat transfer fluids. The system is designed as 1 MWe modular units that can be arranged for different user profiles with a versatile range of charge up to 0.5 MWe/h and discharge up to 1 MWe/h. Contact: Emin Selahattin Umdu, esu@undaengineering.com
CLERENS
CLERENS is a leading public affairs and communications consultancy based in Brussels. CLERENS works with clients and the European Institutions to build a better a policy framework in a wide range of areas including energy, environment, and mobility. We offer a unique combination of technical expertise and coalition-building experience to transform innovative ideas into structured RD&I projects. CLERENS assists its clients in the end-to-end acquiring of EU Funds (from monitoring, concept assessment to proposal writing) such as Horizon Europe and Innovation Fund and CLERENS also provides services on the implementation of EU Projects.Contact: Martin Bracken, m.bracken@clerens.eu
Energy Storage Europe has prepared a reply to the European Commission's public consultation on TYNDP 2026 Identification of System Needs Methodology. The European Commission’s public consultation seeks feedback on the analytical framework used by ENTSO-E to identify cost-efficient and technically robust opportunities for the development of Europe’s electricity system, without prescribing specific investment decisions.
In 2025, the energy storage sector experienced significant growth, driven by strong market expansion and evolving EU policy developments. Europe reached the milestone of 100 GW of installed capacity, highlighting the increasing importance of storage in the energy transition.
Energy Storage Europe replies to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Battery Booster Facility. On 16 December 2025, the European Commission announced a Battery Booster Strategy, within the Automotive Action Plan. The Strategy includes a Facility of EUR 1.5 billion in the form of loans for projects in the production of battery cells in Europe.
Energy Storage Europe's position paper, "Ensuring System Stability in Europe: The Role of Energy Storage in Providing Inertia", focuses on how the EU can implement a cost-effective and technologically neutral approach to procuring inertia. It also outlines how such an approach can be firmly embedded within a harmonised European methodology for assessing and monitoring inertia needs across synchronous areas.
