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.
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In 2025, Europe surpassed 100 GW of installed storage capacity for the first time, and by Q2 2026 storage overtook nuclear as a source of installed power capacity. With electrochemical storage forecast to grow by a further 153 GW by 2030, energy storage is becoming a core pillar of Europe's future electricity system.
In 2025, Europe surpassed 100 GW of installed storage capacity for the first time, and by Q2 2026 storage overtook nuclear as a source of installed power capacity. With electrochemical storage forecast to grow by a further 153 GW by 2030, energy storage is becoming a core pillar of Europe's future electricity system.
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