Experts from politics, industry and science gather at Energy Storage Europe to discuss plans for the expansion of global renewable energy storage, as part of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) roadmap for energy storage. “The road map will guide IRENA’s 139 member states on the key activities needed to support energy storage for the global expansion of renewable energy” said IRENA last week in a press release. The roadmap was initiated last year as part of Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030 (REmap 2030), IRENA’s overarching plan to double the share of renewable energy in world’s energy mix between 2010 and 2030, from 20% to 40%, to help stave off the worst effects of climate change and solve a host of other socio-economic issues. To do so, an estimated 150GW of battery storage will be needed, making storage a vital element in renewable energy expansion. “Electricity storage systems can support the accelerated deployment of renewable power […]