Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 20/3/2023 - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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20.3.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
C 103/1
I
Resolutions, recommendations and opinions
RECOMMENDATIONS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
of 14 March 2023
on Energy Storage Underpinning a decarbonised and secure EU energy system 2023/C 103/01
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof,
Whereas:
1
The Commission has put forward the European Green Deal, the strategy aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050, among others 1. In this context, the Fit for 55 package 2 aims at reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030. Moreover, and against the background of Russias unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and weaponisation of its energy supply, the REPowerEU Communication 3 and plan 4 propose measures to rapidly end the dependence on Russian fossil fuels and tackle the energy crisis by accelerating the clean energy transition and joining forces to achieve a more resilient energy system.
2
Given that the production and use of energy account for more than 75 % of the Unions greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonising the energy system is crucial to reaching those targets. To achieve the Unions climate and energy targets, the energy system is undergoing a profound transformation characterised by improved energy efficiency, the massive and rapid deployment of variable renewable energy generation, more players, more decentralised, digitalised and interconnected systems and increased electrification of the economy. Such a system transformation requires more flexibility, understood as the energy systems ability to adapt to changing needs of the grid and manage variability and uncertainty of demand and supply across all relevant timescales. Models 5 show a direct relationship, sometimes exponential, between the need for flexibility daily, weekly and monthly and renewable generation deployment. As a result, the need for flexibility will be particularly relevant in the coming years as the share of renewable energy in the electricity system is expected to reach 69 % by 2030.
1 COM2019 640 final. The European Green Deal also includes objectives beyond climate neutrality, such as halting biodiversity loss, reducing and eliminating pollution, and decoupling economic growth from resource use through circular economy approaches.
2 COM2021 550 final 3 COM2022 108 final.
4 COM2022 230 final.
5 See section 2.2 of the SWD2023 57
