The Long and Short of It: Long Duration Energy Storage for Europe’s Future
On 15 September 2022, EASE together with Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council co-organised a webinar "The Long and Short of It: Long Duration Energy Storage for Europe’s Future" to discuss long duration energy storage for Europe’s future.
Experts from the LDES Council and EASE presented the most recent reports, storage targets, and learnings of companies based in Europe who are leading the way for long duration energy storage.
Panellists discussed their viewpoints on Europe’s clean energy future and how storage provides flexibility and stability both with renewable energy sources and without.
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.
