In 2024 alone, €7.2 billion worth of renewable energy was wasted across just seven European countries because it couldn’t be accommodated by the grid — including €3.3 billion in Germany through redispatch measures. Meanwhile, more than 1,700 GW of renewable projects remain stuck in queue, waiting for grid access.
This is not a generation problem. It’s a storage and infrastructure crisis.
Europe urgently needs scalable, long-duration, seasonal storage solutions that can rescue excess renewable electricity — especially during sunny and windy days — and retain it for cold, dark winter months when energy demand peaks.
To address this, I’ve developed a new approach based on compressed methane using TSTM (Tubular Storage Tank Modules). These modular storage units can be deployed on land or offshore, repurpose unused infrastructure such as Nord Stream 2 pipes or coal-fired power plants, and deliver large-scale storage for less than €10/kWh — without the rare materials or inefficiencies of batteries or hydrogen.
I’ve just published a detailed article on Zenodo that explores this solution in depth, with updated references from Euronews, ENTSO-E, Beyond Fossil Fuels, and IEA:
🔗 From Curtailment to Capacity – Unlocking Europe’s Energy Future with TSTM
📄 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15666971
The article outlines how TSTM can:
Save billions in curtailed energy
Relieve redispatch pressure
Enable seasonal storage
Reuse stranded coal infrastructure
Accelerate renewable deployment
Reduce fossil backup dependency
Let’s start building the energy barns of the future — before the next harvest is lost.
💬 I welcome feedback, questions, and collaboration ideas.