EASE has compiled analyses of measures for energy storage in the draft updated NECPs to point out their strengths and weaknesses, based upon the Commission’s Recommendations for Energy Storage.
March 2024 / Market Analyses
EMMES 8.0 - March 2024
EASE and LCP-Delta are pleased to announce the publication of the eighthedition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage (EMMES).
The Market Monitor is an interactive database that tracks over 3,000 energy storage projects. With information on assets in over 29 countries, it is the largest and most detailed archive of European storage. The database is accompanied by a report which outlines key EU legislation, drivers and barriers for 14 core countries. The report looks at the electrical energy storage market, providing data and analysis across 3 market segments (residential, commercial & industrial and Front of the Meter) with updated project data based on StoreTrack database and a forecast towards 2030.
Key takeaways from the EMMES 8.0:
Demand for storage is bigger than ever: about 10GW of new installations in 2023, of which 7GW are BtM and 3GW are FoM storage power capacity.
EMMES assess that the installed base will grow 6 times in terms of power capacity.
Both, the support schemes and improved market conditions are the drivers behind the impressive deployment results. Interestingly, the average storage duration of projects is also rising - 2-hour projects have become more common, and 4-hour durations are expected in the short-term future across Europe.
The UK, Germany and Italy are once more the leading markets for both BtM and FoM storage capacity. The situation is expected to remain unchanged in the years to come.
Recording of the EMMES 8.0 launch webinar "Europe's Energy Storage Ambition: Charging Towards 2030 Targets" is available here.
EASE has compiled analyses of measures for energy storage in the draft updated NECPs to point out their strengths and weaknesses, based upon the Commission’s Recommendations for Energy Storage.
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.
Energy Storage Europe Association responds to the European Commission’s Public Consultations on the Electrification Action Plan and the Heating and Cooling Strategy, highlighting the need for stronger recognition of storage as a central enabler of electrification and heating decarbonisation. This requires clearer policies to integrate storage into planning and investment pathways, along with measures to remove persistent barriers such as high upfront costs, slow permitting, unfavourable taxation, and weak market signals. Storage should be treated as a default element of a cost-effective, system-friendly transition and reflected accordingly in planning frameworks, financing tools, and flexibility market design.
The 9.5 edition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage (EMMES) by the Energy Storage Europe Association and LCP Delta, is now available. The EU, UK, Norway, and Switzerland together are expected to reach 100 GW of installed energy storage in November 2025. This milestone represents enough capacity to meet the peak electricity demand of Germany and the Netherlands. With storage capacity forecast to grow by a further 115% by 2030, this will play a crucial role in Europe’s energy transition, creating more space for renewables on the grid.
