LDES Council
Volta MemberVFAbout
The LDES Council is a global non-profit that works to speed up the commercialisation and deployment of long duration energy storage.
It provides member-driven research and guidance to governments, grid operators and large electricity users, educates utilities and industrial customers, and advocates for policies and markets that reward long duration storage. It has more than 60 members in 24 countries, and has published a technical guide to procuring long duration storage.
The council was founded at COP26 in 2021 and is based in Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium. It says the world will need 140 TWh of long duration energy storage by 2040.
In the Battery Report
LDES Council is named on 2 pages across 2 editions of Volta Foundation's annual Battery Report.
Videos
LDES Council in a Volta Foundation video.
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Location Info
- HQ
- Brussels, Belgium
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 2021
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
