What is the European energy storage inventory?

In March 2025, the Commission launched the European Energy Storage Inventory, a real-time dashboard that displays energy storage levels across different European countries. It is the first European-level tool of its kind and offers energy storage data across a full range of technologies.

What are Europe's next-generation storage technologies?

Research institutions across Europe are developing next-generation storage technologies, including advanced flow batteries, compressed air energy storage, and hydrogen-based systems.

Is the battery storage age just beginning in Europe?

Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe (she/her), said: “If Europe has already entered the solar age, the battery storage age is just beginning. With solar energy mainstreaming across the continent, now is the time for European decisionmakers to put batteries at the centre of a flexible, electrified, energy system.

Is energy storage the future of energy storage?

As renewable energy adoption accelerates across Europe, the transformative potential of energy storage has never been more significant. Beyond traditional lithium-ion batteries, breakthrough technologies like solid-state cells, hydrogen fuel systems, and gravity-based storage are reshaping how we capture and distribute power.

Why is battery storage so important in Europe?

The recent electricity outage in the Iberian Peninsula is a stark reminder of why this is important.” The BESS market in Europe is set to grow faster in the next years, although not at the levels required. In the most-likely scenario for 2025, 29.7 GWh of battery storage will be installed in Europe, representing a 36% annual growth.

How much battery storage will Europe have in 2025?

In the most-likely scenario for 2025, 29.7 GWh of battery storage will be installed in Europe, representing a 36% annual growth. By 2029, the report anticipates a sixfold increase to nearly 120 GWh, driving total capacity to 400 GWh (EU-27: 334 GWh).