Securing Europe’s energy transition: a scenario game on battery storage and resilience

08 June 2026, Brussels - invitation only

EIES, Zurich Insurance, and the Centre for European Policy Studies co-hosted a scenario game on Europe’s energy battery storage, simulating a range of stressors that could affect Europe's energy system, including natural catastrophes, cyber‑attacks, geopolitical shocks, and technical challenges.

Battery storage is becoming a core pillar of Europe’s energy security, integrating renewable energy, ensuring grid stability, and supporting industrial resilience as Europe decarbonises its economy. At the same time, battery storage technologies face disruptive risks, making it essential to identify resilience measures and embed them into policy and business choices from the outset. This is precisely what this workshop aims to address.

The scenario game will simulate a range of risks that could affect Europe’s energy system, including natural catastrophes, cyber‑attacks, geopolitical shocks, and technical incidents. Guided by a panel of experts, participants will explore the implications of these risks, including potential cascading impacts and escalation dynamics. Working in small breakout groups, they will discuss possible responses, identify opportunities for collaboration across institutions, the private sector and European countries, and test decision‑making under uncertainty and the need for trade‑offs.

The game will offer a taste of the challenges involved in navigating major risks to Europe’s existing and future energy infrastructure, with a focus on battery storage and in assessing their potential cascading impacts on decarbonisation, security, and competitiveness. It will also provide an opportunity to design and stress‑test solutions focused on risk prevention, adaptation, security‑building, and public‑private coordination. Ultimately, the exercise will underscore the importance of resilient, secure energy infrastructure for achieving Europe’s growth, security, and climate goals.

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