Energy supply: Already half a million new battery storage systems
The newly built capacity is almost twice as high as in the same period of the previous year. One type of storage in particular is booming.
In Germany, around 493,000 battery storage systems have been put into operation in the first nine months of the year, with a total capacity of 8.2 gigawatt-hours, a 91% increase from the same period in 2022. The Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) expects around 534,000 systems to be installed in the first nine months, and over 10 gigawatt-hours for the entire year.
Large storage systems have seen significant growth, with 220 systems over 1 megawatt installed, compared to 63 last year. The BSW-Solar is calling for a faster expansion of battery storage, with a goal of 4-5 times the current annual capacity by 2030.
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