The new energy policy emphasises the importance of measures which ensure solidarity between Member States and of the diversification of supply sources and transportation routes. Therefore, even in leading renewable energy regions such as Germany, energy storage systems are charged twice in network fees or levies for putting energy into the grid as well as for drawing energy from it. Decision (EU) 2019/504 adapted the EU’s projected energy consumption figures for 2030 to reflect the departure of the UK from the EU. Security of supply: Article 122 of the TFEU; 2. Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). In order to meet the EU’s new energy and climate targets for 2030, Member States are required to establish a 10-year NECP for the period from 2021 to 2030. A separation between the management of networks and production or sales will encourage companies to invest more in networks, thereby promoting the entry onto the market of new arrivals and increasing security of supply. The EU energy label is a prominent tool that helps consumers make informed choices.

From a simple consumer-producer relationship to an energy system built around not just centralised generation but also local energy production and storage, the system needs to become more sophisticated to keep up. EU energy cooperation with countries around the world and international institutions.
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While regimes vary across many different Member States, in general the grid was not designed with energy storage in mind. Ville Niinistö MEP said that now is a “key period for energy policy in Europe,” and that energy storage is a big part of making the transition to renewables as economically and sustainably as possible.

It also calls for the conclusion of an international agreement which will oblige developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % by 2020. It has called numerous times for coherence, determination, cooperation and solidarity between Member States in facing current and future challenges in the internal market and for the political commitment of all Member States, as well as a strong initiative from the Commission as regards progress towards the 2030 objectives. While the EU Green Deal proposals are still on the table and the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, Constantinescu said that both the need to invest in clean and renewable technologies and stimulate economic recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession “work together very well”. To do so, it has set itself several important energy objectives. With a view to Europe’s growing dependence on fossil fuels, Parliament welcomed the SET-Plan, convinced that it would make an essential contribution to sustainability and security of supply and would prove to be absolutely necessary for attaining the EU’s energy and climate goals for 2030. Energy efficiency is therefore a strategic priority for the Energy Union, and the EU promotes the principle of ‘energy efficiency first’. According to the regulation, each Member State must present ‘integrated national energy and climate plans’, which will include national targets, contributions, policies and measures for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union: decarbonisation, energy efficiency, energy security, internal energy market, and research, innovation and competitiveness. There are “many options on the table” that can be discussed, Claudia Gamon said. Improving security of energy supply. Ville Niinistö also said that thermal energy storage can help absorb surplus renewable energy production and help keep electricity prices low. The decision whether or not to use nuclear energy is made by Member States. Innovation in low-carbon and clean energy technologies are essential to fulfil the EU’s energy union strategy. Some 50 million Europeans are in energy poverty today, MEP Niels Fuglsang said. Ensuring the effective implementation of the internal energy market thus remains crucial. The energy union will help to provide secure, affordable and clean energy for EU citizens and businesses. A proposal for a regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union, as part of the ‘Clean energy for all Europeans’ package, was put forward by the Commission on 30 November 2016. The EU Energy Day and EU Sustainable Energy Week engage citizens and stakeholders in the clean energy transition. In December 2018, as part of the ‘Clean energy for all Europeans’ package, the EU’s binding energy efficiency target for 2030 was increased under the new Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/2002) to at least 32.5% relative to the 2007 modelling projections for 2030. Measures supporting strategic oil stocks must be reinforced and the possibilities for improving the security of gas supply must be explored. This objective requires progress to be made in the three main sectors where renewable energies are used: electricity (increasing the production of electricity from renewable sources and allowing the sustainable production of electricity from fossil fuels, principally through the implementation of CO2 capture and storage systems), biofuels, which should represent 10 % of vehicle fuels by 2020, and finally heating and cooling systems. Of course, reducing greenhouse gas emissions involves using less energy and using more clean energy. Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The assembled MEPs gave specific recommendations and areas that should be focused on, both in their brief individual speeches, and also in response to prompting via questions posed by EASE secretary general Patrick Clerens, the session’s host and moderator. It will ensure that all sectors fully contribute to decarbonising our economy, at the lowest possible cost for consumers, A modern energy infrastructure, connecting markets and regions, is crucial to meet EU’s energy and climate goals.

The Commission has proposed extending the scope of application of Directive 2009/73/EC (the Gas Directive) to pipelines to and from third countries, including existing and future pipelines (COM(2017)0660). These included: Poll taken of attendees (panellists not included) resulted in overwhelming consensus that creating a harmonised market and regulatory framework requires 'a stronger EU strategy' on energy storage. They are likewise crucial for attaining the other energy objectives. The Gas Directive was amended in 2019 by Directive (EU) 2019/692, ensuring that the rules governing the EU internal gas market apply to gas transmission lines between a Member State and a third country, with derogations for existing pipelines.

As EASE president Eva Chamizo Llatas - who is also Director of European Affairs and Head of the Iberdrola Brussels Office - pointed out in her opening remarks, key points that need to be addressed include adopting a technology neutral approach and creation of a level playing field. Finally, he said, the energy transition must work to the benefit of all stakeholders. Challenges facing the EU in the field of energy include issues such as increasing import dependency, limited diversification, high and volatile energy prices, growing global energy demand, security risks affecting producing and transit countries, the growing threats of climate change, slow progress in energy efficiency, challenges posed by the increasing share of renewables, and the need for increased transparency, further integration and interconnection in energy markets. This summary has been archived and will not be updated, because the summarised document is no longer in force or does not reflect the current situation. A critical overview of European Union energy law and policy, this book takes a law-in-context approach as it examines the development of EU energy law from the 1950s to the present day. The development of a European energy policy was at the heart of the European project, with the ECSC Treaty (establishing the European Coal and Steel Community) in 1951 and the Euratom Treaty (establishing the European Atomic Energy Community) in 1957. A. B. Maria Spyraki MEP said that increasing the capacity for research and innovation is vital.

This strategic plan will support the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, which foresees a 50 % increase in spending on research in the energy sector, along with the Intelligent Energy for Europe programme.

In the framework of this agreement, the EU would set itself a new objective of reducing its own emissions by 30 % compared with 1990 levels. Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). This Communication, a strategic review of the European energy situation, introduces a complete set of European Energy Policy measures (the 'energy' package).

Use, Other sites managed by the Publications Office, production of electricity from renewable sources, Green Paper on a European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy, comprehensive energy Action Plan for the period 2007-2009, Portal of the Publications Office of the EU. As Energy-Storage.news reported back earlier this year, the report was adopted by the European Parliament with an overwhelming majority, putting it firmly on EU policymakers’ agenda.


Minimising the EU's vulnerability concerning imports, shortfalls in supply, possible energy crises and uncertainty with respect to future supply is a clear priority. There is a need for energy storage to be “one of the main topics in energy policy,” Gamon said, otherwise problems of security of energy supply will arise. There is also a necessity for “market forces to foster innovation” and finally the removal of regulatory barriers. Image: EASE webinar screenshotted by Andy Colthorpe.