It is necessary to use electricity generated form solar panels effectively, and the key is to adopt energy storage devices. SolarPower Europe calls the European Commission to show its support for developing solar power and to implement ten relevant policies they proposed.
Former the EPIA, SolarPower Europe targets at prompting solar power to help energy transformation and to create a more sustainable environment. The association plans to introduce the Energy Union Package in near future, which is aiming to improve reliability and accessibility of solar power by combining solar generation and energy storage.
“The industry is being very successful in bringing down the cost of stationary battery storage and in improving its ability to provide efficient services and solutions to the market,” stated Riccardo Amoroso, Chief Innovation Officer of Enel Green Power and Vice President of SolarPower Europe. “Today we need European policy makers to put in place stable regulatory conditions including clear definitions and an appropriate market design to ensure a level playing field among competing solution providers. Such conditions will allow for further innovations and corresponding market growth.”
Solar plus battery storage allows consumers to implement new and smart business models that maximize the value of solar electricity. It unlocks solar’s flexibility potential at the consumer level – consumers could now offer services to grid operators. On a system level, solar generation can be used more cost-effectively together with storage.
On basis of these advantages, SolarPower Europe published a 10-point-listed policy priorities program and is now trying to convince the European Commission implementing. The association’s Executive Advisor, Michael Schmela, believes that EU could reach the target of increase renewable energy share to 27% by 2030 if the regulatory environment for solar and storage is set effectively because solar power will strongly contribute to the target. The policy propose could even help the EU to achieve the 35% target in the new REDII 2030 directive.
The outline to Solar & storage 10 policy priorities are as following:
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