LDES Council and Kyoto Club to Partner to Advance LDES Deployments
Brussels, 7 March – The LDES Council and Kyoto Club are delighted to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to encourage collaboration between their respective organisations to inform, evaluate and promote adoption of long duration energy storage (LDES) solutions for customers and accelerate systemic grid decarbonisation. The organisations will work together to address barriers and identify opportunities to accelerate the adoption of LDES, including initiatives such as educational material, stakeholder workshops, webinars and other events.
“The LDES Council is delighted to deepen our collaboration with Kyoto Club,” Alex Campbell, Director of Policy and Partnerships at the LDES Council, said. “LDES is an essential component for the clean energy transition in Italy and around the world. We look forward to working closely with Kyoto Club to accelerate the deployment of LDES.”
"We are pleased to sign this partnership with the Long Duration Energy Storage Council, a significant step towards a more sustainable energy future. Today, long-duration energy storage is a key enabler in accelerating the penetration of renewables beyond 50%, ensuring greater stability and security for the power system. Most storage technologies are already at a commercial or pre-commercial stage, ready to support the energy transition and contribute to the decarbonization of the sector. Collaborations like this are essential to spreading knowledge and promoting innovative and scalable solutions that can meet market needs and global energy policies" said Letizia Magaldi, President of Kyoto Club.
The MoU outlines planned collaboration opportunities including a public policy toolkit to help guide enabling actions by policymakers and partnering to identify policy and market barriers to deploying LDES.
The LDES Council recently published Deploying LDES: Implementation Best Practices, detailing a concise policy framework for policymakers, regulators, technology providers, and end users to drive the accelerated rollout of LDES. The roadmap framework includes seven enabling actions to spur action and speed the deployment and scaling of LDES solutions globally.
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About the Long Duration Energy Storage Council
The Long Duration Energy Storage Council is a global organisation advancing decarbonisation by facilitating the accelerated deployment of LDES solutions. The LDES Council’s global industry organisation provides fact-based guidance on the deployment of LDES. The LDES Council covers a wide range of LDES technologies, and its members operating in 22 countries span a spectrum of innovation, including mechanical, thermal, electrochemical and chemical solutions.
To fully realise the transformative potential of LDES solutions and achieve a decarbonised energy system, deployments must ramp up significantly. The LDES Council remains steadfast in its commitment to advancing these essential technologies. By working with members, partners and key decision leaders in governments, regulatory agencies, financial institutions and civil society, the full spectrum of benefits that LDES offers can be unlocked, accelerating the clean energy transition, and helping to ensure a resilient, sustainable and decarbonised energy future for all. For more information, visit www.ldescouncil.com
About Kyoto Club
Kyoto Club is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting awareness-raising initiatives, information and training to foster energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, waste reduction and recycling and sustainable agriculture and mobility.
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