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Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe Conferences | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 1:25 .

Speaker

Lars Stephan
Senior Manager Policy & Market Development
Fluence
United Kingdom

Talk of session: Electricity Market Reform (EMR) & More - The State of EU Policies to Support Energy Storage

In the first quarter of 2023, the EU Commission produced a veritable torrent of favorable policy proposals, with the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) at its core and backed by recommendations to the EU Member States to ensure the more wide-spread deployment of energy storage. At the last ees Europe Conference, we discussed these proposals in detail - but what has happened since then? What actions and measures have followed and how effective will they be in unlocking the potential of energy storage?In this panel, we will discuss the state of implementation of the EU energy storage policy, what has gone well, what has not, and what more should be done.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Lars Stephan
Senior Manager Policy & Market Development
Fluence
United Kingdom

To Talk

State of Play on EU Storage Policy & Regulatory Framework

Speaker

Elodie Perret
Head of EU Affairs
BayWa r.e.
Belgium

To Talk

State of Policy and Market of Storage in Germany

Speaker

Claudia Günther
Research Lead
Aurora Energy Research
Germany

To Talk

State of Policy and Market of Storage in Spain

Speaker

Luz Carmen Perez Sanchez
Head of CAPEX Management
Iberdrola
Spain

To Talk

State of Policy and Market of Storage in Poland

Speaker

Aleksandra Radwanska
Country Manager Next Kraftwerke Poland
Next Kraftwerke GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Q&A Round

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