EASE and EERA have joined their knowledge to produce a comprehensive Roadmap describing the future European needs for energy storage in the period towards 2020-2030. The Roadmap also gives recommendations on the developments required to meet those needs.
January 2025 /
Joint Research Center (JRC) Questionnaire on Recycled Battery Content
The Batteries Regulation establishes recycled content targets for various types of batteries—industrial, electric vehicle, LMT, and SLI batteries—containing cobalt, lead, lithium, or nickel in active materials. Compliance with these targets requires manufacturers or market entities to undergo third-party verification and surveillance by notified bodies, as specified in Article 17. By August 18, 2026, the European Commission will adopt a delegated act defining the methodology for calculating and verifying recycled content percentages for these key materials.
To support this effort, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is conducting a study aimed at developing harmonized rules for different battery models and chemistries. These rules will enable manufacturers and market entities to accurately calculate the recovered material content and demonstrate compliance with recycled content targets outlined in the regulation. As part of this process, the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) participated in consultation to contribute industry insights and ensure practical applicability of the proposed methodology.
EASE and EERA have joined their knowledge to produce a comprehensive Roadmap describing the future European needs for energy storage in the period towards 2020-2030. The Roadmap also gives recommendations on the developments required to meet those needs.
Energy storage is a key enabler of the European Union’s decarbonisation and energy security objectives, yet current grid fee structures often act as barriers to its deployment. This position paper outlines critical challenges related to network tariffs and charges that create market distortions and discourage much-needed investments in flexibility.
EASE shares key overviews on the latest publication of the European Commission’s assessment of the Member States’ updated National Energy and Climate Plans.
On 27 May 2025, over 200 participants attended the webinar on the "EASE Guidelines on Safety Best Practices for Battery Energy Storage Systems". The Guidelines are designed to support the safe deployment of outdoor, utility-scale lithium-ion (Li-ion) BESS across Europe.
EASE has prepared a position paper with suggested amendments to the Draft Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), initially submitted as a response to the Public Consultation to the Commission seeking the views of relevant stakeholders on a draft for this framework.
