Current situation of overtime work in energy storage enterprises

Will the energy storage industry thrive in the next stage?

The energy storage industry is going through a critical period of transition from the early commercial stage to development on a large scale. Whether it can thrive in the next stage depends on its economics.

Why are energy storage transactions growing in Australia?

In addition, to promote the diversified development of energy storage projects, energy storage transactions in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) have also begun to grow rapidly, with the main value coming from emergency frequency regulation in the Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) market .

What was the growth rate of energy storage industry in 2015?

Driven by the Euramerican and Asia-Pacific market, worldwide energy storage industry experienced fast development in 2015. According to CNESA, global cumulative installed capacity of energy storage system was 946.8 MW (excluding PSS, CAES and heat storage) by the end of 2015 and the growth rate was 12.7% compared with year 2014.

Does excessive overtime make employees feel less encouraged by the company?

encouraged by the company, with a Pearson correlation of 0.654. The correlation is strong, meaning that excessive overtime makes employ-ees feel less encouraged by the company. The correlation coefficient is 0.627. Excessive overtime makes employees not feel a sense of belonging to the compa- ny.

What is the target cost for the marketization of energy storage industry?

The target cost for the marketization of energy storage industry was about 200 dollars/kW h, equivalent to 1246 yuan/kW·h. However, at present, the cost of PbAB is about 1000 yuan/kW·h and the cost of NaS battery, LIB is about 4000 yuan/kW·h. High cost limits the commercialization of energy storage industry.

Why is overtime a group phenomenon?

Overtime is a group phenomenon and many of the overtime projects are mainly for the completion of team projects. Interviewees mentioned in the interview, “ Now overtime is mainly to deal with some emergen-cies. For example, if the quality of the factory and let the factory implement it, so as to do the things that are not up to the standard.