Will EU grant a battery storage project in Lithuania?

European Commission delegation visiting a Fluence battery storage project in Lithuania. Image: Energy Cells via LinkedIn. Lithuania can move ahead with a scheme to provide €180 million (US$200 million) in grants to energy storage projects after it was approved by the EU.

How will Lithuania support energy storage projects?

Image: Energy Cells via LinkedIn. Lithuania can move ahead with a scheme to provide €180 million (US$200 million) in grants to energy storage projects after it was approved by the EU. The programme will provide direct grants for the construction of the projects, with a target to support at least 1.2GWh of energy storage projects.

How many battery energy storage systems are there in Lithuania?

The four battery energy storage systems (BESS), 50MW/50MWh each, have been handed over by Fluence and are now providing services to Litgrid, the transmission system operator (TSO) in Lithuania. They followed a smaller, 1MW/1MWh pilot project to test the use case back in 2021.

How DH &C systems are being implemented in Lithuania?

Currently part of DH systems in Lithuania is installing and/or planning to install heat storage facilities, which will enable an increase the efficiency and enhance the living age of biomass-burning DH&C systems. These are mainly insulated hot water tanks and/or underground water tank storage.

What is Lithuania's long-term renovation strategy?

Lithuania’s Long-Term Renovation Strategy – targeting a 60% reduction in primary energy consumption in buildings by 2050 and eliminating fossil fuel use – successfully channelled European Union (EU) funding and private capital into energy efficiency renovation programmes.

How can Lithuania improve its energy security?

More broadly, Lithuania’s energy security would benefit from diversifying sources and routes, strengthening interconnections, ensuring the collective resilience of energy infrastructure, maintaining essential reserves, and generally working closely with neighbours and partners.