13 energy storage associations raise concern about lack of funding for energy storage in recovery and resilience plans.
June 2021 / Policy Papers - Responses to Public Consultations
EASE Calls for Stronger Focus on Energy Storage in the Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
EASE welcomes the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to boost building renovation and emphasizes its support for the energy efficiency first principle to be applied in its measures. However, EASE believes that energy storage should have a stronger focus in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, considering energy systems integration and the widespread deployment of Smart Readiness Indicators are key to increasing energy efficiency.
Energy storage technologies can provide many benefits to building owners, tenants, and users, as well as to energy networks (electricity, heat). This can apply to both residential buildings and commercial/industrial buildings, due to the diversity and scalability of storage technologies. In addition, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive should aim to reward the benefits that energy storage brings and encourage its uptake for behind-the-meter flexibility and network flexibility (peak-shaving, congestion management). The revision should also aim to remove the barriers to energy storage, by implementing ways to reduce the upfront cost, and raising awareness and expertise for its use in buildings.
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.
This position paper, prepared by the Energy Storage Europe Association, assesses the system value of long-duration energy storage, identifies barriers to deployment, and proposes recommendations to better align European energy, industrial, and financing frameworks with the long-term flexibility needs of a fully decarbonised power system.
In this position paper, the Energy Storage Europe Association calls for a shift from today’s “first-come, first-served” queue system to a more efficient, strategic, and transparent framework that recognises the unique value of energy storage for reducing congestion, enhancing flexibility, and making better use of existing grid infrastructure.
Energy Storage Europe Association has published its Position Paper on Improving Permitting Procedures, highlighting the urgent need to streamline, harmonise, and modernise permitting frameworks for energy storage across the EU. Europe needs a fast, fair, and future-proof permitting framework to unlock the estimated 200 GW of energy storage required by 2030.
