21/09/2022 (Agence Europe) – Germany has asked to add an item at the next Competitiveness Council to present its proposal to create a European Alliance for transformation technologies on Thursday 29 September, as we reported recently (see EUROPE 13017/8). These transformation technologies include wind and photovoltaic energy systems, power grid equipment, heat pumps and electrolysers. This Alliance would be modelled on the European Battery Alliance and would seek to develop a “strategic action plan” with “concrete requirements” to accelerate the deployment of transformative technologies. This would involve the creation of a “policy body” under the leadership of the European Commission with the participation of all relevant parties representing a given sector value chain. Sub-groups can be formed for individual technologies. To read the note: https://aeur.eu/f/37b (PH)