An Overview of Energy Storage Technologies

GlobalData
January 27, 2012
6 Pages - SKU: GBDT6797288
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An Overview of Energy Storage Technologies

Summary

Energy storage plays an important role in the wide-scale adoption of intermittent renewable energy technologies. An economical application of energy storage technologies will provide the flexibility to use renewable power during required periods and increase the reliability of the renewable power supply. The global energy storage capacity stands at 1,27,866 MW, and pumped hydro accounts for 99.32% of the total capacity. The research focus area for energy storage systems remains improving the overall economics and efficiency of the system.

Scope

Its scope includes -
  • Significance of energy storage technologies in the power market.
  • Analysis on different types of energy storage devices
  • Overview on the energy storage market
Reasons to buy
  • The report provides the global installed capacity for energy storage, cost and efficiency comparison, Power subsystem and energy storage subsystem cost, and technical comparison for energy storage technologies.