Opportunities for energy storage materials applications in china

Is there a market mechanism for energy storage in China?

Second, there is still a lack of effective market mechanisms in energy storage industry. At present, the application of energy storage in China is mainly distributed power generation and grid connection of micro-grid and renewable energy. There were few applications of power transmission and distribution and auxiliary services.

What is the future of energy storage in China?

In China, generation-side and grid-side energy storage dominate, making up 97% of newly deployed energy storage capacity in 2023. 2023 was a breakthrough year for industrial and commercial energy storage in China. Projections show significant growth for the future.

Can China commercialize energy storage industry?

From 2017 to 2020, China experienced a preliminary exploration period for the commercialization of energy storage industry. The National Energy Administration promulgated the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Energy Storage Technology and Industry Development (2017),” which first clarified the strategic position of energy storage.

How to improve China's energy storage policy?

1) Improve the policy system. China’s energy storage policy needs more centralized and unified rules like corporate financing policies, taxation policies, subsidies, price policies, and evaluation policies for energy storage demonstration projects.

How has China developed the energy storage industry?

The Chinese government has promulgated many policies to promote the development of energy storage. The energy storage industry had ushered in a period of development with the release of the 13th Five Year Plan (National Development and Reform Commission, 2016; China Energy Storage Alliance, 2021).

Does China's energy storage industry have an industrial scale?

By tracing the evolution of energy storage policies, we found that China’s energy storage industry remained in its infancy and has not yet reached an industrial scale. First, the inadequate policy coordination hinders the development of energy storage industry.