EASE and EERA have joined their knowledge to produce a comprehensive Roadmap describing the future European needs for energy storage in the period towards 2020-2030. The Roadmap also gives recommendations on the developments required to meet those needs.
January 2025 /
Joint Research Center (JRC) Questionnaire on Recycled Battery Content
The Batteries Regulation establishes recycled content targets for various types of batteries—industrial, electric vehicle, LMT, and SLI batteries—containing cobalt, lead, lithium, or nickel in active materials. Compliance with these targets requires manufacturers or market entities to undergo third-party verification and surveillance by notified bodies, as specified in Article 17. By August 18, 2026, the European Commission will adopt a delegated act defining the methodology for calculating and verifying recycled content percentages for these key materials.
To support this effort, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is conducting a study aimed at developing harmonized rules for different battery models and chemistries. These rules will enable manufacturers and market entities to accurately calculate the recovered material content and demonstrate compliance with recycled content targets outlined in the regulation. As part of this process, the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) participated in consultation to contribute industry insights and ensure practical applicability of the proposed methodology.
EASE and EERA have joined their knowledge to produce a comprehensive Roadmap describing the future European needs for energy storage in the period towards 2020-2030. The Roadmap also gives recommendations on the developments required to meet those needs.
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.
