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How big is China's energy storage sector?

(Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images) China's energy storage sector is growing rapidly, with planned capacity based on newly published tenders of projects topping 19 gigawatts for the first five months of this year, up 93.5% from the same period last year, according to a report released late last month by Haitong Securities.

How can energy storage technologies address China's flexibility challenge in the power grid?

The large-scale development of energy storage technologies will address China’s flexibility challenge in the power grid, enabling the high penetration of renewable sources. This article intends to fill the existing research gap in energy storage technologies through the lens of policy and finance.

Will China's green financial system attract private capital to energy storage technologies?

Tapping the potential of the domestic capital market for energy storage technologies According to the 14th FYP energy storage implementation plan, China’s green financial system will leverage public funding to attract private capital in carbon-neutral technologies, including energy storage.

Will China have a new energy storage system by 2027?

By 2027, China is expected to have a total new energy storage capacity of 97 GW, with a 49.3% compound annual growth rate from 2023 to 2027, the report said, citing data from industry group the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA). New energy storage systems in China are largely based on lithium-ion battery technology.

Is energy storage development accelerating in China?

While energy storage development is accelerating in China and other higher-income countries, the share of investment volume in storage technologies out of all forms of clean energy investments is very small.

How many new energy storage projects are commissioned in China?

Figure 2: Cumulative installed capacity of new energy storage projects commissioned in China (as of the end of June 2023) In the first half of 2023, China's new energy storage continued to develop at a high speed, with 850 projects (including planning, under construction and commissioned projects), more than twice that of the same period last year.