The Market Monitor is based on the most extensive database of European energy storage projects. The database of over 2,600 projects includes detailed data on current installations by customer segment (residential, C&I and front-of-meter) across 24 European countries, future projects and forecasts to 2030. The database is accompanied by a report which outlines key EU legislation, drivers and barriers for 12 core countries.
June 2022 / Reports and Studies
Local Flexibility at DSO Level and the Multi-service Business Case of Energy Storage
The EASE Task Force on Multi-services Business Cases for Energy Storage has prepared a report looking at the key role of energy storage as a Local Flexibility provider. This paper gives an overview of existing short-term local flexibility schemes in Europe today including Active-network management (ANM) and other flexibility services and their implications on the business case for energy storage. However, flexibility markets in operation today are not compatible with the provision of multiple services, hindering the business case of energy storage. This report highlights possible options for their evolution and key market design questions. Such flexibility services must be designed and tendered in such a way that they allow for a level playing field for various flexibility options. An adequate Flexibility market design would enable the monetisation of flexibility provided by storage when acting as both demand and generation, allowing it to be stackable with other services.
EASE makes the following recommendations for the design of flexibility options:
Monitor the implementation of article 32 of EU 2019/944 across Europe.
Development of Standardised Flexibility Services markets based on capacity payments. Ideally these markets should enable contracting peak demand, congestion, voltage and stability products and should be compatible with zero carbon ambitions. Contractual frameworks should provide revenue certainty for solutions that require the development of physical assets. This would promote investability.
Development of harmonised common principles to be integrated in assessment methodologies used to compare the cost and benefits of various Network options, e.g. ANM (grid flexibilities, flexibility connection), Flexibility Services and Network Reinforcement. Promote collaboration with key stakeholders in an open and transparent way.
Enabling the trading of curtailment in the case of flexible connections and foster the creation of platforms to exchange energy in case of network congestion.
The Market Monitor is based on the most extensive database of European energy storage projects. The database of over 2,600 projects includes detailed data on current installations by customer segment (residential, C&I and front-of-meter) across 24 European countries, future projects and forecasts to 2030. The database is accompanied by a report which outlines key EU legislation, drivers and barriers for 12 core countries.
EASE has published its 2022 Activity Report. In 2022, safeguarding our Energy Security became an urgent priority, underscored by geopolitical instability and the increasing pace of the climate crisis. At EASE, we have continued to push for the deployment of Energy Storage, which is key to secure an independent access to energy, whilst paving the way for a carbon neutral economy.
EASE has responded to the European Commission's Public Consultation on the Revision of the EU’s Electricity Market Design. This initiative aims to review the current electricity market design and identify areas for improvement that could support the integration of renewable energy sources, while ensuring security of supply and keep prices affordable for consumers.
On 7 December 2022, over 200 participants attended webinar on electricity market design revision and joined the discussion on how it can enable energy storage for a carbon-neutral future. Representatives of EASE Policy team presented the latest EASE policy analysis paper "The Electricity Market Design Revision" and shared a list of changes identified to ensure a renewable-based and secure energy system. Speakers from Iberdrola, CellCube, Fluence and Enel X joined to discuss the topic.
EASE has finalised a paper on the upcoming electricity market design revision, highlighting how energy storage can enable a carbon-neutral future. More than ever, energy independence, security of supply, sector integration, and decarbonisation are guiding policymakers’ actions. EASE identifies a list of changes as needed to ensure a renewable-based and secure energy system.
