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Research and innovation

Energy storage

Why the EU supports energy storage research and innovation

At any moment in time, electricity consumption and generation have to be perfectly matched.
This balance is necessary in all electricity grids to maintain a stable and safe supply.

Energy storage can stabilise fluctuations in demand and supply by allowing excess electricity to be saved in large quantities.

With the energy system relying increasingly on renewables, more and more energy use is electric. Energy storage therefore has a key role to play in the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen can act as  a fuel, an energy carrier to transport  and to store large quantities of  renewable-sourced  energy over long periods of time, which gives it an important role to play in the clean energy transition. 

The EU promotes several research and innovation projects on hydrogen within Horizon 2020.

On 8 July 2020 the EU hydrogen strategy was adopted. This strategy will explore how clean hydrogen can help reduce the EU economy’s carbon emissions, and make the EU climate-neutral by 2050.

Find more on research on renewable hydrogen.

Batteries

With electrification set to be one of the main pathways to decarbonisation, batteries as electricity storage devices will become one of the key enablers of a low-carbon economy.

Global demand for batteries is expected to grow very rapidly over the coming years, making the market for batteries a very strategic one.

Factsheets

Research and innovation for the new batteries regulation

Research and innovation for sustainable batteries

More about batteries research

Funding opportunities

Horizon Europe

Calls for proposal on energy related themes in Horizon Europe and information on the work programme.

NER 300 programme

Funding for innovative low-carbon technology research with focus on environmentally safe Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy technologies

LIFE

The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action.

Projects and results

Horizon Magazine

Latest news, interviews and features about thought-provoking science and innovative research projects funded by the EU.

Horizon Results Platform

Platform where framework programme participants present their results for you to search, contact their owners, and form partnerships.

Horizon 2020 dashboard

Access to real-time programme data with the ability to filter by country, region, theme and more

Collaboration and jobs

Scientific publications, tools and databases

Scientific publications

Scientific energy research publications published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)

EU Open Data Portal

Single point of access to open data produced by the EU institutions - all data free to use for commercial and non-commercial purposes

OpenAIRE

You can access all scientific publications from Horizon 2020 via OpenAIRE