The Interreg North West Europe (NWE) project STEPS comes to an end in September 2023. Time to share some of the successes the project has reached over the last years. The four STEPS-participants keen to be in the spotlight are: ZEBRA, XINTC, Volta Energy NL and Borg Energy Storage. Read More
The Interreg Northwest Europe (NWE) programme STorage of Energy and Power Systems (STEPS) comes to an end in September 2023. As part of the closing of the project, the STEPS partners organized a final event for all partners and the advisory committee of the project. This final event took place on the 6th and 7th of July 2023, in Kilkenny, Ireland. The programme was full with inspiring presentations, pitches and brainstorms. Read More
The University of Ghent has developed the STEPS energy storage simulation tool. This powerful web-based application is designed to assist users in determining the optimal size for energy storage systems. Developed with a strong focus on accuracy and practicality, the free tool offers valuable insights for both commercial users and academic researchers. Read More
Are you an SME offering energy storage solutions and are you thinking about entering the Dutch, Belgian, German, UK or Irish market? Or are you interested in the opportunities that entering a foreign market could offer for your business? Then these webinars are for you! Interested? Check the date and time for the webinar of your interest on the flyer below and sign up here. Read More
Cambridge Cleantech and OXTO Energy have presented the STEPS project at the City-Tech.Tokyo event in Japan! As one of the world’s largest city-tech events, City-Tech.Tokyo aims to realize sustainable cities through open innovation together with start-ups. Participants from all over the world presented various technologies and innovations to overcome urban sustainability issues and create ideal cities. A great opportunity to showcase the STEPS project and promote NWE as hub for energy storage innovation. Read More
Last month, STEPS hosted a successful matchmaking event for SMEs in the energy and power storage sector. Innovative businesses from all over Northwest Europe joined digitally to discuss opportunities to cooperate, advance onto international markets and learn from one another. Read More
The STEPS project aims to strengthen the competitiveness of Northwest Europe in the energy and power storage market. This is done by assisting innovative storage suppliers to reach market maturity faster, but also by creating market pull, for example by making end-users aware of the possibilities of e-storage and matching them with e-storage providers. Read More
Dutch energy start-up Exergy Storage is one of the 40 SMEs in the STEPS business support programme receiving support to bring their product to the market and increase their competitiveness. Exergy Storage is developing a new battery technology based on abundant, ultra-low-cost materials, such as rock salt, (recycled) aluminium and iron. The advantage of this technology compared to current battery technologies like lithium-ion is that it is based on abundant raw materials, is intrinsically safe and has a minimal impact on the environment, without compromising the energy density of the system. The technology is easily scalable, fully recyclable and can be applied to large-scale utility and residential storage systems. What makes the batteries even more special is that they can be used in a circular way, as they are refillable and reusable. Read More
The market for energy storage and energy systems is growing rapidly. It is estimated that 245 GWh of batteries will be installed every year until 2030 and that by then, the total installed cost of Li-Ion batteries is less than half of what it is now, and the stationary battery storage market will reach 60 billion dollars. The growth in this market will lead to many opportunities, but also brings along challenges. STEPS has performed an analysis to gain insights on the trends, barriers, opportunities, and challenges in the developing energy storage market in Europe. Read More
The Interreg project STorage of Energy and Power Systems (STEPS) is supporting many SMEs to get their innovative energy storage solution market ready. With the business support programme STEPS helps them to develope and optimize their solution and test their product at end-user testbeds. Examples of innovative SMEs in the STEPS programme are Zebra, that is receiving support from the University of Ghent, and AMPTE Power, Brill Power and Starke Energy, who are testing their combined solution at Harwell Campus. Read More
