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12 September 2024: The European Commission’s long-awaited report on the Future of EU Competitiveness by Mario Draghi was released this week and sets the role in the shaping of the new European Commission’s strategic direction. The report outlines the challenges Europe faces, such as slower productivity growth compared to the U.S. and China and the […]
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2 September 2024: The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is calling on industry experts to share their insights on battery performance, durability, and lifespan. This information will help shape the ongoing implementation of the EU’s Batteries Regulation, ensuring fair and balanced legal obligations across the sector. As of 18 August 2024, the Regulation requires […]
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22 August 2024:The recent report by the U.S. Department of Energy highlights the potential of flow battery technology in making low-cost, long-duration energy storage a reality. Flow batteries are positioned as a key competitor in the evolving energy storage landscape, offering unique advantages such as scalability and the ability to decouple energy and power capacity. […]
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Enlit allows you to Connect industries, Inspire action and help Europe Evolve into one decarbonised and digitalised energy system for the energy transition, across borders and across sectors. Take the opporutuniyt to meet extraordinary people making their mark on the energy transition, while pursuing the common purpose that connects us: to deliver clean, affordable and reliable energy for all. The next event will […]
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Let’s talk about Battery Innovation! After three successful editions, the Battery Innovation Days (BID) event is back and is set to take place on 26 & 27 November in a hybrid format, in Barcelona and online. Today’s European Batteries R&I Community (Batteries Europe, Battery 2030+ and the Batteries European Partnership Association in partnership with the Batteries 1st and 2nd IPCEIs) will co-organise a unique […]
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8 August 2024: Batteries Regulation imposes an obligation that every flow battery placed on the European market should have a Carbon Footprint Declaration, yet there is currently no common calculation methodology available. In light of this, Flow Batteries Europe (FBE) proposes to establish a working group on the development of a carbon footprint calculation methodology […]
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17 July 2024: The German Federal Government will support long-duration energy storage (LDES) of 500 MW under its Power Plant Safety Act. The Act, coordinated with the European Commission, is part of Germany’s economic growth package and aims to: Precisely, next to the 500 MW LDES that will be supported under the mechanism, 5 GW […]
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4 July 2024: Horizon 2020 supported the development of a smart European electricity grid, funding projects that focus on automation, energy storage integration and the adoption of renewable energy sources to aid the transition to a more sustainable energy system. This is a priority area for Europe and investment in energy storage technologies and integration […]
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2 July 2024: Last week in Glasgow, Flow Batteries Europe (FBE) successfully co-organised the 2024 edition of the International Flow Batteries Forum (IFBF), including a pre-conference workshop and defined its work priorities during its 8th General Assembly. 24 June 2024: Pre-Conference Workshop on flow batteries On Monday, Flow Batteries Europe, together with the IFBF, kicked off […]
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