China-Europe stacked energy storage battery installation

France and Germany launched tenders successively. In 2023, Europe may add 17 GWh of installed energy storage capacity, with 9 GWh in the residential sector. Overall, China, the U.S., and Europe saw installed capacities growing at varying paces in the first half of 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.

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.

The rapid increase can be attributed to the mandatory energy storage integration policy, as well as the country's advantage as a lithium manufacturing hub with access to cheaper cells and faster delivery.

In terms of storage types, the dominant advantage of lithium-ion batteries continues to expand, accounting for 97.4% of the new type storage installation. Other types, such as air compression, and redox flow cell, have also achieved some breakthroughs, but their proportions remain low.