Overseas solar Energy Storage Field

What drives energy storage project development?

Globally, energy storage project development is increasingly driven by the utility-scale segment, with mandates and targeted auctions driving gigawatt-hour projects in markets like China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Australia and Chile.

Is China entering a new era of energy storage demand?

Mainland China accounts for most of the global energy storage demand, driven in the near term by regional requirements for new utility-scale wind and solar projects to include energy storage capacity. However, the Chinese market is entering an era of change.

How much battery storage does the world have in 2024?

In 2024, the world added 77GW of battery storage, a 75 per cent jump from the previous year, with nearly 80 per cent of it built for large-scale renewables, according to the IEA. Renewable energy company Masdar plans to build a solar plant in Abu Dhabi that will rely on a 19 gigawatt hours battery system to stabilise its solar power © Masdar

Should energy storage be removed from energy grid connection?

For energy storage, the new Chinese policy emphasized the need to remove energy storage as a prerequisite for renewable energy project grid connection, a requirement that has been a major driver for battery build. Nonetheless, BNEF still expects strong demand for batteries, as the policy doesn’t explicitly require mandates to stop.