Investment trends in energy storage

What is energy transition investment trends?

Energy Transition Investment Trends is BloombergNEF’s annual review of global investment in the low-carbon energy transition. It covers a wide scope of sectors central to the transition, including renewable energy, energy storage, nuclear, hydrogen, carbon capture, electrified transport and buildings, clean industry, clean shipping, and power grids.

What do we expect in the energy storage industry this year?

This report highlights the most noteworthy developments we expect in the energy storage industry this year. Prices: Both lithium-ion battery pack and energy storage system prices are expected to fall again in 2024.

Why is energy storage important?

Continued expansion of intermittent renewable energy, ESG-focused investments, the growing versatility of storage technologies to provide grid and customer services, and declining costs for key components like lithium-ion batteries all played a significant role in driving the investment and development of energy storage.

What is the future of energy storage?

Chart 3.1 provides forecasts for new energy storage capacity and revenue for each of the six major developing regions identified in this report. The development of distributed and local energy resources, including renewables and energy storage, can provide significant economic growth, jobs, and a sustainable energy future in emerging markets.

Will energy storage growth continue through 2025?

With developers continuing to add new capacity, including 9.2 GW of new lithium-ion battery storage capacity in 2024 through November 2024 and comparable levels of growth expected through the fourth quarter of 2024, energy storage investments and M&A activity are expected to continue this trajectory through 2025.

How much money has been invested in the energy transition?

Global investment in the energy transition hit $1.8 trillion in 2023, up 17% on the previous year and a new record.