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“Supporting energy storage is a key priority,” he said. Romania's first energy strategy in 17 years provides for energy transition to ensure the country's energy security. [Giovanni Mereghetti/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images]
Romania prioritizes flexibility in its energy system, with a focus on energy storage, particularly batteries, and aims to enhance the competitiveness of the retail energy sector, protect energy consumers, and address energy poverty. The overarching objective is to create a more resilient, sustainable, and interconnected energy landscape in Romania.
Policy and Regulatory Reforms: Romania has been working on updating its energy policies and regulations to align with the EU's energy and climate goals. This involves setting ambitious targets, establishing frameworks for clean energy deployment, and promoting investor confidence in the energy sector.
In Romania's vision for the energy system by 2030 and after, energy storage in batteries plays a pivotal role in enhancing system flexibility. With the ability to offer primary, secondary, and tertiary regulation services, battery storage proves to be a reliable asset for system balance.
Romania’s Energy Strategy also includes plans to resume domestic uranium production. (Catalina Mihai | Euractiv.ro) "Supporting energy storage is a key priority," he said.
These measures mainly include replacing the biomass with heat pumps, central heating and solar thermal capacity in the whole period, as well as the use of hydrogen in this sector in the period after 2030. It is projected that the hydrogen will be utilized in the industry sector and it will be produced by RES electricity in Romania.
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