The background and significance of foreign energy storage development

Why is energy storage important?

Energy storage is a crucial tool for enabling the effective integration of renewable energy and unlocking the benefits of local generation and a clean, resilient energy supply. The technology continues to prove its value to grid operators around the world who must manage the variable generation of solar and wind energy.

What is the future of energy storage?

Chart 3.1 provides forecasts for new energy storage capacity and revenue for each of the six major developing regions identified in this report. The development of distributed and local energy resources, including renewables and energy storage, can provide significant economic growth, jobs, and a sustainable energy future in emerging markets.

Can energy storage technologies help drive development in emerging economies?

Energy storage technologies hold significant potential to help drive development in emerging economies by improving the quality of the electricity supply and facilitating the effective integration of renewable energy.

What makes a country's energy storage potential unique?

Each country’s energy storage potential is based on the combination of energy resources, historical physical infrastructure and electricity market structure, regulatory framework, population demographics, energy-demand patterns and trends, and general grid architecture and condition.

What are nergy storage technologies?

nergy storage technologies are focused on shorter storage durations. This is particularly pertinent to developing countries that might see an increasingly decentralised grid with distributed variable renewable energy generation sources coupled with higher energy and lower power i.e. longer term storage systems to complement the variable genera

How does the regulatory framework affect energy storage deployments?

The regulatory framework and economic structure of an electricity market determines the level of competition that exists at different levels of the electric power industry and is an important consideration when examining the potential for energy storage deployments.