Energy storage is crucial in Europe’s efficient and cost-effective transition towards climate neutrality since it increases demand-side flexibility and promotes the consumption of variable renewables while avoiding investment in additional grid infrastructure. In this letter, smartEn welcomes the European Parliament’s
Energy efficiency, renewables and flexibility organisations join forces to call for an integrated approach to the Renovation wave to secure climate-neutrality and deliver green growth in the post COVID19 reality.
With a view to the ongoing consultation on a possible Network Code for Distributed Flexibility, smartEn wants to express to the institutions, regulators and system operators our strong support for such a legal framework.
smartEn together with SolarPower Europe, the Renewables Grid Initiative, and WindEurope hosted the emPOWER Energy Transition Summit on February 18th. On the occasion of the event, the four organizing associations used a declaration that sets clear policy recommendations to boost
Together with the members of the Electrification Alliance we share common concerns regarding the joint ENTSOs’ Ten-Year Network Development Plan draft scenario report for 2020 (TYNDP 2020). In this letter, we outline our recommendations for improvement.
smartEn has identified a series of outstanding issues in the current ENTSO-E proposal for a European resource adequacy assessment methodology that need to be addressed for a correct implementation of new flexible, digital and decentralized solutions.
smartEn has identified a series of outstanding issues in the current design and scope of the TYDNP scenarios and methodology that need to be addressed for a correct implementation of new flexible, digital and decentralized solutions.
Our continent is confronted with the urgent challenges of climate change, political polarisation and social inequality. At the same time, we are witnessing an era of major technological breakthroughs – especially in the fields of digitalisation and automation. These developments
smartEn joined a letter with businesses, investor groups, trade unions, local and regional authorities, and NGOs to urge the Commission to come forward with a proposal to increase the EU’s climate target to at least -55% of GHG emissions reductions by
smartEn provided a consultation response to the Dutch regulator’s (ACM) proposal to impose a dead-band to new demand side connected assets for their participation in balancing services. The implementation of such a proposal would prevent the demand side from providing
