Batteries for Europe’s Grids May Finally Be Ready to Take Off
- Region may see sevenfold surge in storage by 2030: Aurora
- UK, Italy and Ireland are named top markets for investment
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Europe is on the brink of an enormous surge in battery projects for the grid after a half-decade of stumbling without a clear strategy.
There could be a sevenfold increase to more than 50 gigawatts in capacity connected to transmission networks by 2030, according to Aurora Energy Research Ltd. The UK, Italy and Ireland are the top three markets for storage investment within the region, with Spain and Greece emerging.