The big test of energy storage industry development is coming

How will China's new-energy storage industry grow by 2027?

Photo: VCG China has unveiled an action plan to boost full-chain development of the new-energy storage manufacturing industry, aiming to expand leading enterprises by 2027, enhance innovation and competitiveness, and achieve high-end, intelligent and green industry growth.

How has China changed the energy storage industry?

The energy density of Chinese lithium-ion batteries for energy storage has more than doubled compared with that 10 years ago and many key materials are now produced domestically. China has also seen fast development of compressed air energy storage technologies.

What is China's energy storage capacity?

As energy transition picks up speed, China's total installed capacity of new-type energy storage facilities is expected to hit 150 million kW by 2030. The large-scale development and technological progress of the Chinese energy storage industry have led to a steady reduction in the cost of the application of energy storage technologies.

How did energy storage grow in 2022 & 2023?

The US utility-scale storage sector saw tremendous growth over 2022 and 2023. The volume of energy storage installations in the United States in 2022 totaled 11,976 megawatt hours (MWh)—a figure surpassed in the first three quarters of 2023 when installations hit 13,518 MWh by cumulative volume.

What is China's new energy storage plan?

The plan said that the new-energy storage industry is a key source of support for advancing the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse and promoting the efficient development and utilization of new-energy resources. By 2027, China aims to cultivate three to five leading enterprises in the ecosystem.

How can energy storage improve the quality of energy consumption?

On the user side, energy storage can be employed by distributed energy supply systems to improve the quality of energy consumption and lower the cost. Besides, user-end energy storage, charging, battery-swap facilities, as well as intelligent electricity facilities can make users' energy consumption more flexible.