North asia pilots energy storage policy

Can China develop energy storage technology and industry development?

Under the direction of the national “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Energy Storage Technology and Industry Development” policy, the development of energy storage in China over the past five years has entered the fast track.

What are energy storage policies?

These policies are mostly concentrated around battery storage system, which is considered to be the fastest growing energy storage technology due to its efficiency, flexibility and rapidly decreasing cost. ESS policies are primarily found in regions with highly developed economies, that have advanced knowledge and expertise in the sector.

What are China's Energy Storage plans?

Tell us and we will take a look. On 15 July, national plans for energy storage were set out by the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration. The main goals of new energy storage development include: Full market development by 2030. The guidance covers four aspects:

Can battery storage be integrated into the existing power grid in Vietnam?

It is still very much early days for the BESS industry in Vietnam. The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade is bringing stakeholders together in an attempt to understand how battery storage can be integrated into the existing power grid.

Do energy storage systems provide ancillary services?

However, the intermittent nature of renewable energy requires the support of energy storage systems (ESS) to provide ancillary services and save excess energy for use at a later time. ESS policies have been proposed in some countries to support the renewable energy integration and grid stability.

How to improve energy storage industry?

1) Strengthening planning guidance to encourage the diversification of energy storage; 2) Promoting technological progress to expand the energy storage industry system; 3) Improving the policy mechanism to create a healthy market environment; 4) Standardisation of industry management to improve the construction and operation.