Is 2023 a good year for energy storage?

It’s been a positive year for energy storage in 2023, with new markets opening up and supply chain bottlenecks and price spikes for battery energy storage systems (BESS) easing, though challenges remain. A roundup of the biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the sector that Energy Storage News has reported on this year.

What's happening in the energy storage sector in 2023?

A roundup of the biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the energy storage sector that we have reported on this year. It’s been a positive year for energy storage in 2023, with new markets opening up and supply chain bottlenecks and price spikes for battery energy storage systems (BESS) easing, though challenges remain.

What happened to PV+storage in 2023?

Operational hybrid growth continued at a healthy pace in 2023, especially for PV+Storage 80 new hybrid plants (>1 MW) began operating across the United States in 2023, totaling nearly 7.9 GW of generating capacity and 3.6 GW/11.6 GWh of energy storage.

How much energy storage does the world have in 2023?

As of the first half of 2023, the world added 27.3 GWh of installed energy storage capacity on the utility-scale power generation side plus the C&I sector and 7.3 GWh in the residential sector, totaling 34.6 GWh, equaling 80% of the 44 GWh addition last year. Despite a global installation boom, regional markets develop at varying paces.

Will China add more energy storage capacity in 2023?

InfoLink expects China to add 39 GWh of energy storage capacity in 2023. The U.S. added 8.2 GWh of installed energy storage capacity in the first half of 2023, far behind anticipations. Constructions under the IRA face delays worse than expected.

Will 9% of energy storage capacity be added by 2030?

We added 9% of energy storage capacity (in GW terms) by 2030 globally as a buffer. The buffer addresses uncertainties, such as markets where we lack visibility and where more ambitious policies may develop that we haven’t predicted. We revised our buffer calculation methodology in this market outlook.