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Flow Batteries Europe joins EU declaration on sustainable data centre integration

Flow Batteries Europe joins EU declaration on sustainable data centre integration

5 May 2026: How to turn a challenge into an opportunity for the grid and Europe’s strategic clean-tech industry? On 3 June, Flow Batteries Europe joined European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and 13 other organisations in signing a Declaration of Intent to support the sustainable integration of data centres into the energy system.   The initiative aims to […]

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Long-duration energy storage must be a pillar of Europe’s electrification and energy security strategy.

Long-duration energy storage must be a pillar of Europe’s electrification and energy security strategy.

Europe’s energy independence will not be achieved without strengthening European Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES). That is a key message of the letter sent to the European Commission by 10 cleantech international organisations (Cleantech for Europe, Cleantech for Iberia, Cleantech for Italy, Energy Storage Europe, EnergyTag, FCA, IHA, LDES, Tech For Net Zero) including FBE, calling […]

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FBE’s feedback on rating scheme for data centres in the EU Rating scheme for data centres: Call for Feedback

FBE’s feedback on rating scheme for data centres in the EU Rating scheme for data centres: Call for Feedback

Data centres can contribute to the grid and strengthen system resilience.  Global powers are increasingly looking at how large data-centre loads affect our grids and what measures are needed to make them more system-compatible and also at potentially making data centres a market to strengthen our domestic production of strategic technologies.  Right now, the draft EU rating approach for data centres does not fully meet the […]

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FBE welcomes AccelerateEU but calls for stronger focus on long-duration energy storage

FBE welcomes AccelerateEU but calls for stronger focus on long-duration energy storage

22 April 2026: FBE welcomes AccelerateEU but calls for stronger focus on long-duration energy storage Flow Batteries Europe (FBE) welcomes the European Commission’s AccelerateEU communication and its recognition that storage is essential for an affordable, secure and flexible energy system. The Commission rightfully highlights the role of energy storage, flexibility and grids and states that […]

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Insights from our webinar: Path to Bankability: Unlocking Investment in Long-Duration Energy Storage

Insights from our webinar: Path to Bankability: Unlocking Investment in Long-Duration Energy Storage

Flow Batteries Europe, together with the LDES Council and Energy Storage Europe, hosted a joint webinar on: “Path to Bankability: Unlocking Investment in Long-Duration Energy Storage“. It brought toFlow Batteries Europe, together with the LDES Council and Energy Storage Europe, hosted a joint webinar on: Path to Bankability: Unlocking Investment in Long-Duration Energy Storage. It brought together leading voices from policy, industry, and investment to address one of the […]

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Flow Batteries Europe appoints Juergen Wieshoff as Head of Governmental and Public Affairs

Flow Batteries Europe appoints Juergen Wieshoff as Head of Governmental and Public Affairs

23 February 2026: Flow Batteries Europe appoints Juergen Wieshoff as Head of Governmental and Public Affairs Brussels, February 2026 – Flow Batteries Europe (FBE), the industry association dedicated to advancing flow battery technology and battery energy storage solutions in Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Juergen Wieshoff as Head of Governmental and Public […]

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Join the FBE team as Policy Assistant

Join the FBE team as Policy Assistant

10 February 2026: Flow Batteries Europe is hiring a Policy Assistant for a six months internship. The deadline for applications is 20 February 2026. The start date is2 March 2026. This internship within Flow Batteries Europe offers a great opportunity to gain valuable work experience in European Union (EU) affairs, specifically in the fields advocacy, energy […]

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Scaling Flow Batteries: Strategies, Trends and the Path to Grid-Scale Impact

Scaling Flow Batteries: Strategies, Trends and the Path to Grid-Scale Impact

30 January 2026: Yesterday, Flow Batteries Europe hosted its most highly attended webinar to date, welcoming more than 230 participants to the session “Scaling Flow Batteries: Strategies, Trends and the Path to Grid-Scale Impact”. The discussion explored how flow battery manufacturers are moving from pilot deployments toward large, grid-scale applications, and what is required to […]

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FBE co-signs a joint letter on Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES)

FBE co-signs a joint letter on Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES)

22 January 2026: FBE joined the Energy Storage Europe Association and other industry stakeholders in signing a joint letter that calls on the EU to establish a sequenced EU framework to enable the deployment of LDES. The letter explains the role of LDES in strengthening energy security, reducing system costs, supporting industrial decarbonisation, fostering the […]

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