New EU Tool Tracks Real-Time Energy Storage Across Europe
A new interactive platform—the European Energy Storage Inventory—has been launched to provide near real-time insights into energy storage deployment across the EU, marking a major step toward a smarter and more sustainable energy system.
Developed as part of the REPowerEU Plan, the platform is the first at European level to map all forms of clean energy storage technologies. It offers a comprehensive view of the continent’s storage infrastructure—from pumped hydro and battery systems to emerging technologies like hydrogen and thermal storage.
With an intuitive dashboard and interactive map, the tool allows users to explore:
- Total and country-specific storage capacity (in GW)
- Facility operating status and number of projects by technology
- Filtering options for storage types, pilot sites, and commercial installations
- Policy insights on regulation and market integration
By aggregating data from internal and external repositories, the inventory supports system modelling, energy planning, and policymaking. It also offers downloadable datasets for researchers and energy analysts.
Why it matters
Energy storage is essential for balancing supply and demand, stabilising the grid, reducing energy waste, and improving the efficiency of renewable integration. With the EU aiming to double storage capacity from 66 GW to 132 GW by 2035, tools like this will play a critical role in informing investment and policy decisions.
Looking ahead
The platform will also contribute to the Clean Energy Technology Observatory and support updates to the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan), ensuring that energy storage remains a central pillar of the clean energy transition.
Lean more: New tool maps Europe’s real-time sustainable energy storage data – European Commission
Source: The Joint Research Centre: EU Science Hub, EC
