Energy Storage Europe said the European Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act will significantly impact the European battery value chain and the deployment of energy storage.
The European Commission published the Act on 4 March 2026 introducing Made in Europe requirements for the procurement and auction of industrial products including energy storage technologies, according to Energy Storage Europe.
The Act also contains measures to streamline permitting for industrial manufacturing, create industrial “acceleration areas”, and accelerate the deployment of industrial decarbonisation projects through energy storage, according to Energy Storage Europe.
Energy Storage Europe senior policy officer Aurélien Ballagny said: “Energy Storage Europe acknowledges the ambition to strengthen European industrial capabilities in the manufacturing of energy storage technologies.”
Ballagny added: “However, the introduction of Union origin requirements across the battery supply chain must be gradual in order to provide clear signals to investors and sufficient time to build the necessary industrial capacity.
“Identified dependencies should be addressed through a realistic pathway for diversification, ensuring that the deployment of energy storage – and therefore renewables – is not slowed down or made more expensive.”
Energy Storage Europe junior policy officer Alberto Gasparato said: “Energy Storage Europe welcomes the Industrial Accelerator Act’s measures to support the manufacturing of net-zero technologies, including energy storage.”
Gasparato added: “The introduction of single access points, single permit-granting procedures, and the establishment of industrial manufacturing accelerator areas significantly benefits the production and deployment of energy storage technologies.”