Erlangen/London (energate) - Organisations and associations from the renewable and storage industry view the storage of green electricity as a better alternative compared to gas-based electricity generation. In an open letter addressing European decision-makers and the media on the EU's repower plan, they demand a fundamental reconsideration of the structure of European energy systems. This plan aims to increase the security of energy supply by expanding and connecting more renewable energy sources to the grid. "However, for this plan to be successful, it must be accompanied by appropriate targets and policy frameworks for the deployment of energy storage and other flexibility-enhancing technologies," the letter says.
The signatories believe that "proven and scalable technologies" are needed to increase grid flexibility. To this end, they say, battery-based energy storage is a fast and low-emission solution. "But while we have access to this ready-to-use and cost-effective technology, we continue to rely on high-emission natural gas-based power generation, while Europe-wide targets for the strategic expansion of energy storage projects have yet to be developed and enshrined in law," the
letter says. Among others, the Bundesverband Energiespeicher Systeme, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) signed the letter. /ck
