The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
Energy storage in EU
In 2019, a consortium of European companies including PSA Peugeot Citroën, its German subsidiary Opel and French battery manufacturer Saft, as well as Siemens and Manz, have launched pan-European project to counter Asian dominance on the battery market. France allocated 700 million euros and Germany 1 billion euros for a project, which envisages construction of factories in both countries in the future. The debut plant is to be built in France. EU Energy Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager have endorsed the initiative.
EU's latest energy market news
- Arkona – offshore wind farm – 385 MW, Germany, 2019
- Dogger Bank – offshore wind farm – 3.6 GW, UK, 2023
- VoloCity – self-driving electric helicopter, 2011
- Colombian Energy Minister: Latin America eyes 70% of renewable energy by 2030
- KGAL Sardinia – solar power plant (PV) – 53 MW, Italy, 2020
- Danish pension funds to invest USD50 million in renewable energy transition until 2030
- Hyundai Motor, Aptiv set up JV to present production-ready self-driving platform 2022
- Fiat Chrysler to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology
- France to build debut plant under European battery consortium
- UNEP: Renewable energy quadruples globally to 1,650 GW in 2010s
Organizations operating in EU
Companies operating in EU
- Abengoa
- Acciona Green Energy
- Aptiv
- Aspiravi Group
- Audi
- Azelio
- Bigadan
- BMW
- Bosch
- Ciel & Terre
- Cobra
- Colruyt Group
- Daimler / Mercedes-Benz
- DONG Energy
- E.ON
- EDF Group
- EDP Renováveis
- Eiffage Energía
- Element Energy
- Elicio
Projects implemented or planned in EU
- Anholt – offshore wind farm – 400 MW, Denmark, 2013
- Arkona – offshore wind farm – 385 MW, Germany, 2019
- Asnæs – biomass energy plant — 25 MW, Denmark, 2020
- Belwind – offshore wind farm – 165 MW, Belgium, 2010
- Carnegie Road — energy storage facility — 20 MW, UK, 2019
- Dogger Bank – offshore wind farm – 3.6 GW, UK, 2023
- Floating solar projects multiply around globe
- Francisco Pizarro — solar power plant (PV) — 590 MW, Spain, 2022
- Fröreda — onshore wind farm — 23 MW, Sweden, 2016
- Hornsea — offshore wind farm — 5 GW, UK, 2020
- Huelva — biomass energy plant — 40 MW, Spain, 2019
- Kalundborg Bioenergi – biogas plant – 8 mcm, Denmark, 2018
- KGAL Sardinia – solar power plant (PV) – 53 MW, Italy, 2020
- Mérida – biomass energy plant — 20 MW, Spain, 2014
- Northwind — offshore wind farm — 216 MW, Belgium, 2014
- Puertollano – biomass energy plant — Spain, 2020
- Race Bank — offshore wind farm — 573 MW, UK, 2019
- Sheringham Shoal – offshore wind farm – 317 MW, UK, 2011
- Vindeby — offshore wind farm — 5 MW, Denmark, 1991
