Europe currently has 913 energy storage facilities in operation, with a combined capacity of 67 GW. The predominant technology is mechanical storage (54.6 GW) with pumped storage hydropower plants. However, electrochemical storage, including lithium-ion and flow batteries, is catching up, at 11 GW.
The European Energy Storage Inventory records projects in 32 European countries and categorizes them according to various criteria. Central classification takes place according to the project status, whereby a distinction is made between plants in operation, announced projects, approved projects, plants under construction and inactive projects.
According to the European Commission, the European Energy Inventory Storage dataset is mainly based on public data and data from Wood Mackenzie. The users can dive into the map of Energy Storage Projects using interactive tools and filter options by status, technology, subtechnology, and more.
Particularly noteworthy is the ambitious project in Alfeld (Lower Saxony), which is considered the largest approved storage project in Europe with a performance of 137.5 megawatts and a storage capacity of 275 megawatt hours.
In 2020, the European Commission published a study on energy storage, which summarized some previous studies and reports, explored current and potential energy storage markets in Europe, and set out policy and regulatory recommendations for energy storage.
In a larger context, Europe will need a total of 187 GW of energy storage capacity by 2030, including 122 GW of battery storage capacity. These ambitious goals underline the central importance of energy storage for the European energy transition and illustrate the enormous economic potential of this sector in the coming years.
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