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  • Commission proposes to cut red tape and simplify business environment

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    The EU Com­mis­sion is sim­pli­fy­ing rules for busi­ness­es and cit­i­zens to boost com­pet­i­tive­ness, fol­low­ing the Draghi report. Ini­tial mea­sures will stream­line sus­tain­abil­i­ty report­ing, focus­ing on large com­pa­nies to reduce bur­dens on small­er ones. Source: https://commission.europa.eu/news/commission-proposes-cut-red-tape-and-simplify-business-environment-2025–02-26_en

  • EU is wasting free energy as industry flatlines

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    The EU faces sig­nif­i­cant chal­lenges with ener­gy waste and high prices due to insuf­fi­cient ener­gy stor­age. Despite rapid growth in renew­able ener­gy, the lack of stor­age means excess ener­gy is often lost, exac­er­bat­ing high ener­gy costs for indus­tries. In 2023, the EU wast­ed the equiv­a­lent of 0.5% of its total pow­er con­sump­tion. The EU’s new […]

  • Digital ‘safety net’ paves way for electric car charging without overloading power grid

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    A new dig­i­tal ‘safe­ty net’ devel­oped in the SmoothEMS project enables effi­cient local charg­ing of elec­tric vehi­cles with­out over­load­ing the grid. Test­ed at three loca­tions, includ­ing a.s.r. in Utrecht, it com­bines a user-friend­ly ener­gy man­age­ment sys­tem with Grid­shield soft­ware, ensur­ing safe elec­tric­i­ty deliv­ery and pre­vent­ing over­load. Source: https://nederlandelektrisch.nl/actueel/nieuwsoverzicht/i2805/digitaal-vangnet-maakt-weg-vrij-voor-elektrische-auto-s-laden-zonder-overbelasting-stroomnet

  • Suddenly Europe mainly invests in Dutch start-ups

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    Euro­pean invest­ments in Dutch start-ups surged in 2024, with 3.1 bil­lion euros in ven­ture cap­i­tal despite broad­er Euro­pean down­turns. How­ev­er, the scale-up ratio remains low, and domes­tic invest­ments fell sharply. Notable high­lights include strong deeptech growth, but con­cerns about stag­na­tion and com­pet­i­tive abil­i­ty per­sist. The ecosystem’s growth chal­lenges require imme­di­ate atten­tion. Source: https://www.engineersonline.nl/ineens-investeert-vooral-europa-in-nl-start-ups/

  • Sellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’

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    Sellafield’s £2.8bn fund­ing for the next finan­cial year is deemed insuf­fi­cient, caus­ing plans for bud­get cuts. This rais­es con­cerns over safe­ty and job secu­ri­ty at the nuclear site, which hous­es the world’s largest store of plu­to­ni­um. Despite pri­or­i­tiz­ing safe­ty and secu­ri­ty, some projects may be slowed down, paused, or stopped, impact­ing parts of the sup­ply […]

  • Yotta Energy Transforms Commercial Solar With Innovative Yotta Block Storage Solution

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    Yot­ta Ener­gy launched Yot­ta Block, a rebrand­ed and advanced ver­sion of Solar­LEAF. It replaces stan­dard bal­last blocks and inte­grates behind PV mod­ules, sim­pli­fy­ing solar-plus-stor­age design and instal­la­tion. It’s mod­u­lar, scal­able, and uni­ver­sal­ly com­pat­i­ble, address­ing key chal­lenges in com­mer­cial solar adoption.Source: https://solarquarter.com/2025/02/23/yotta-energy-transforms-commercial-solar-with-innovative-yotta-block-storage-solution/

  • Energy Storage Summit EU 2025

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    The tenth annu­al sum­mit saw exten­sive insights on BESS per­for­mance, noise con­sid­er­a­tions, and renew­able co-loca­tion. Dis­cus­sions high­light­ed the UK’s LDES Cap and Floor scheme, Europe’s BESS sup­ply chains, and top mar­kets like the UK, Ger­many, Italy, and Poland. Solar trade wars impact pric­ing, not BESS sup­ply. https://www.energy-storage.news/energy-storage-summit-eu-2025-co-location-avoided-emissions-and-europes-hottest-markets/