Energy Storage Europe Association reply to ENTSO-E’s Public Consultation on the 10-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) calls for a more balanced consideration of energy storage technologies and a clearer breakdown of the economic impacts and costs of proposed scenarios.
March 2025 / Market Analyses
EMMES 9.0 - March 2025
The ninth edition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage (EMMES) by the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) and LCP Delta, is now available, highlighting Europe's rapid expansion in energy storage capacity, which reached 89 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024. The report also projects continued strong growth through 2030, driven by technological advancements, policy support, and other key factors.
The Market Monitor is an interactive database that tracks over 3,000 energy storage projects. With information on assets from over 27 countries, making it the most comprehensive archive of European storage. The database is continuously updated, with the latest project data accessible online via the StoreTrack dashboard, featuring forecasts extending to 2030. Covering all storage technologies, this edition introduces fully revamped datasets for battery storage, thermal energy storage, and pumped hydro storage.
Accompanying the database is a detailed report offering in-depth market and policy analysis for 15 core countries. The report provides insights into the energy storage landscape, with data and analysis across 3 market segments: residential, commercial & industrial, and utility-scale storage.
Key takeaways from the EMMES 9.0:
2024 has been a record year for energy storage deployment.
89 GW of energy storage capacity is currently installed across various technologies in Europe.
In 2024, new installations led to 60% MW/ 280% MWh increase in Front-of-the-Meter storage capacity.
By 2030, an additional 128 GW / 300 GWh of electrochemical storage is projected to be added to European grids.
Co-location with renewables is on the rise, with strong capacity growth expected by 2030.
Recording of the EMMES 9.0 launch webinar "Between New State Aid and More Rules: The Clean Industrial Deal and Energy Storage" is available here.
Energy Storage Europe Association reply to ENTSO-E’s Public Consultation on the 10-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) calls for a more balanced consideration of energy storage technologies and a clearer breakdown of the economic impacts and costs of proposed scenarios.
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.
