Research on the dilemma of energy storage industry chain

How has China developed the energy storage industry?

The Chinese government has promulgated many policies to promote the development of energy storage. The energy storage industry had ushered in a period of development with the release of the 13th Five Year Plan (National Development and Reform Commission, 2016; China Energy Storage Alliance, 2021).

Does China's energy storage industry have a comprehensive study?

However, because of the late start of China's energy storage industry, the comprehensive study for the whole industry is very few. We found a review which provided a relatively comprehensive analysis of the technical and economic issue of it. Compared with other studies, its research has a good comprehensiveness.

How a complex energy storage policy system has developed in China?

The development of energy storage industry requires promotion of the government in the aspect of technology, subsidies, safety and so on, thereby a complex energy storage policy system has developed. A lack of systematic research specifically regarding energy storage policies in China still prevails.

Is there a market mechanism for energy storage in China?

Second, there is still a lack of effective market mechanisms in energy storage industry. At present, the application of energy storage in China is mainly distributed power generation and grid connection of micro-grid and renewable energy. There were few applications of power transmission and distribution and auxiliary services.

Does China's energy storage industry have an industrial scale?

By tracing the evolution of energy storage policies, we found that China’s energy storage industry remained in its infancy and has not yet reached an industrial scale. First, the inadequate policy coordination hinders the development of energy storage industry.

Is energy storage a precondition for large-scale integration and consumption?

So to speak, energy storage is the precondition of large-scale integration and consumption of RES. However, China's energy storage industry is at the exploration stage and far from commercialization. This restricts the development of RES to certain extent. For this reason, this paper will concentrate on China's energy storage industry.