Energy Storage Rides a Wave of Growth but Uncertainty Looms:
In this report, our lawyers outline key developments and emerging trends that will shape the energy storage market in 2025 and beyond.
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.
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.
China accounts for over 50% of the annual build in gigawatts, followed by the US at 14%. Energy storage additions in these two markets remain strong for now although recent policy changes slow new solar and wind in both markets. Energy storage installations globally will keep gaining momentum over the next decade as other markets pick up pace.
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.
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