Europe's Clean Energy Leaders Focus on Grid Value Technologies
Europe's power sector is at an inflection point. Demand is surging, grids are under strain, and the decisions being made right now — on infrastructure, investment and technology – will define the continent's energy future for decades.
Our new white paper, Europe's Clean Energy Leaders Focus on Grid Value Technologies, cuts through the noise with real intelligence from the people driving change.
Key takeaways include:
- Power Demand: After years of decline, EU power demand is forecast to rise 2.3% per year between 2026 and 2030, creating major opportunities for power generation and grid developers.
- Clean Generation: Battery storage installations are surging — 27.1 GWh was installed in the EU in 2025 alone, tripling total capacity to 77.3 GWh, as system value overtakes LCOE as the defining metric for developers.
- Grid Infrastructure: The EU invested $70 billion in the power grid in 2025 — double the amount invested a decade prior — yet permitting timelines of seven to ten years continue to hold back deployment.
- Energy Security: The European PPA market has grown substantially in recent years, driven by decarbonisation targets and energy price volatility, with innovative multi-country financing models now unlocking capital at scale.
- Energy Prices: Wide deployment of clean power is already lowering energy prices — in Spain, wholesale power prices were 32% below the EU average by 2025, largely driven by rapid growth in solar and wind.
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