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Lithium ion batteries account for 83% of newly announced energy storage capacity, says Navigant Research

By Paul Dvorak | November 12, 2016

A report from Navigant Research examines global energy storage projects, providing a database of more than 1,200 projects encompassing more than 43,000 individual systems, with an analysis of regional technology choices and market shares.

A report from Navigant Research examines global energy storage projects, such as this one by NEC, provids a database of more than 1,200 projects encompassing more than 43,000 individual systems.

A report from Navigant Research examines global energy storage projects, such as this one by NEC, and provides a database of more than 1,200 projects encompassing more than 43,000 individual systems.

Market activity in the energy storage sector continues to grow, with new project announcements occurring routinely and industry players exploring innovative business cases to make energy storage systems (ESSs) profitable. Nearly two gigawatts of new ESSs have been announced in 2016 so far, and several projects have reached commercial operation this quarter alone.

“While Li-ion leads in terms of technology, distributed energy storage systems (DESSs) are becoming increasingly popular in several regions, accounting for around 14% of new system capacity announced in 2016—the highest percentage of any year on record,” says Ian McClenny, research associate with Navigant Research. “DESSs are generally much smaller than utility-scale systems and are expected to thrive as they become more cost-effective and productized, leading to more streamlined installation and opening new markets.”

Projects using flow batteries and hybrid battery systems are also becoming more popular, according to the report. These systems are advantageous in that they can provide multiple services to the grid based on dynamic conditions and specific requirements.

The report, Energy Storage Tracker 3Q16, provides a comprehensive resource of global energy storage projects. The Tracker includes a database of 1,201 projects (encompassing roughly 43,083 individual systems) and tracks the country, region, market segment, capacity, status, technology vendor, systems integrator, applications, funding, investment, and key milestones of each project. In addition, the report includes an analysis of the technology choice within each major region for energy storage, analysis of the leading regions for energy storage capacity and projects, and market share analysis for technology vendors for deployed projects and projects in the pipeline. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.


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