The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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The International Energy Agency forecasts that renewables will make up nearly 90% of electricity generation by 2050, propelled largely by solar and wind power. But that will open up a supply gap, because these sources are intermittent by nature. Storage solutions such as batteries can help close this gap to some extent but are not a complete solution to provide a fully reliable and stable grid. The need will still be there for ‘baseload’ clean energy sources – that are available on a continuous, uninterrupted basis.