Energy-storage news, guides and practical context
Practical information about batteries, storing photovoltaic surplus as heat, energy management and designing the complete system.
EU agreement sets a 200 GW energy-storage direction for 2030
Governments, finance, manufacturers, developers and energy users have agreed to accelerate storage deployment toward the capacity Europe expects to need by 2030.
Thermal storage can cut heating costs while batteries power electrical equipment
Thermal storage can shift electricity use into favourable periods, supply later heat and preserve electrochemical battery capacity for loads that must remain electrical.
Europe passed 100 GW of energy storage: what buyers should compare
Installed storage capacity across Europe passed 100 GW. For buyers, capacity is only the first number: power, compatibility, usable energy and control matter too.
EU battery capacity doubled in a year as solar added more than 90 GW
The EU summer outlook links rapid solar growth with a doubling of installed battery capacity and a growing need for flexible electrical and thermal loads.
Batteries, renewables and flexible consumption must grow together in Czechia
AKU-BAT’s example shows why generation, batteries and controllable consumption should be planned as one system.
Most new Czech home solar systems already include batteries; thermal storage is the next opportunity
A Czech study reports that 84% of newly installed home solar systems included batteries and identifies heat as another practical destination for renewable surplus.