Bucharest energy storage policy

What is Romania's energy storage policy?

Energy Policy Group (2020), Romania’s Energy Storage: Assessment of Potential and Regulatory Framework, December 2020. The European Green Deal, with its flagship policy, the Climate Law, is set to enshrine into law the target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

Does Romania have a storage policy?

In response to EU Regulation 2019/943, which clarifies the role of storage and its ownership status, the Romanian authorities transposed in Law 155/2020 (amending Energy Law 123/2012) specific provisions related to new storage facilities and their management rules.

What responsibilities does the government have for energy storage?

Among the most significant is the government’s new and clear responsibilities of developing plans and actions for energy storage, aligned with the NECP, European Green Deal, and Next Generation EU. In addition, the ANRE provisions about licenses include references to storage capacities for energy producers.

What should the Commission do about energy storage?

2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage to enable the transformation to a highly energy-efficient and renewables-based economy taking into account all available technologies as well as close-to-market technologies and keeping a technology-neutral approach to ensure a level playing field; 3.

Should Romania Invest in hydrogen technology?

The currently available options for financing hydrogen technologies, as well as the unprecedented level of support for them at EU level, make it into one of the most attractive prospects for the Romanian energy sector in the next years.

Are energy storage technologies suitable for specific applications?

Energy storage technologies have various characteristics and offer different functions to the energy system, making them suitable for specific applications. For some applications, such as adequacy response, the power rating of a storage system may be the most relevant (MW).