SolarPower Europe calls for a fundamental redefinition of energy security that goes beyond fossil fuel supply and integrates renewables, resilience, affordability, sustainability, and digital safety.
Solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) already play a decisive role in safeguarding Europe’s power supply, saving about €29 billion in fossil fuel imports in the summer of the 2022 energy crisis alone. But a truly secure European energy system will also depend on accelerating electrification, flexibility and BESS deployment while strengthening solar supply chains and enhancing cybersecurity and resilience to climate change threats.
Securing Europe's Energy Future
Submission to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence: “EU energy security framework revision”
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SolarPower Europe has identified the key priorities to strenghten EU's energy security:
Redefine energy security for the renewables era
Europe’s energy security must go beyond fossil supply and embed resilience, affordability, sustainability, and cybersecurity into the framework of a clean, electrified system.
Maximise the role of solar, storage and inverters in grid stability
Solar PV and BESS can provide flexible power, balancing and grid stability services, replacing fossil fuels in their traditional roles.
Strengthen EU solar supply chains
Diversify sources of PV and battery components while investing in 30 GW of European solar manufacturing capacity to reduce exposure to external shocks and ensure homegrown resilience.
Secure Europe’s digital and physical energy infrastructure
Introduce robust EU cybersecurity standards for distributed energy systems and inverters, secure EU data storage, and enhance protection of energy assets against hybrid and physical threats.
Build resilience against economic and climate shocks
By 2030, a flexible renewables-based energy system can lower day-ahead electricity prices by 25%, protecting citizens from volatile energy prices while avoiding 151 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Solutions like agrisolar and floating PV enhance biodiversity, support agriculture, and make the energy transition a driver of climate adaptation.
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