According to Trendforce projections, new installations of global energy storage are poised to reach 74GW/173GWh in 2024, marking a year-on-year growth of 33% and 41%, respectively.
How big will energy storage be in 2024?
According to Trendforce projections, new installations of global energy storage are poised to reach 74GW/173GWh in 2024, marking a year-on-year growth of 33% and 41%, respectively. While maintaining a notable increase, the growth rate is expected to slow down slightly.
What is the future of energy storage?
Commercial and industrial (C&I) ESS is experiencing a surge in growth, entering a phase of rapid development. The increase in installations for utility-scale ESS far outpaces that of other types. In the realm of residential energy storage, projections for new installations in 2024 stand at 11GW/20.9GWh, reflecting a modest 5% and 11% increase.
In the first three quarters of 2024, newly operational non-hydro energy storage installations reached 20.67 GW/50.72 GWh, representing year-on-year growth of 69% in power capacity and 99% in energy capacity.
Should energy storage be developed?
Developing energy storage has become a global consensus. It was announced at COP29 in late 2024 that global storage capacity will increase to 1,500 GW by 2030, more than six times the 2022 level. As a result, InfoLink maintains a cautiously optimistic outlook for the medium- to long-term development of energy storage systems.
This trend may highlight that the cost decline over the past few years has driven energy storage into an era of accelerated diversification in the global market. The European energy storage market added 19.1 GWh of installed capacity in 2024, up 12.4% YoY, with drastic changes in the ESS landscape throughout the year.
2024 is the start of energy storage in the Middle East and Africa, with 2.7 GWh of capacity. Key points: Tender projects surged, exceeding 40 GWh, mainly from the UAE and Saudi Arabia. China-funded companies led, winning most announced projects. Intense competition lowered bid prices compared to other regions.