The Global Market for High Temperature Energy Storage (HiTES) is Projected to Reach US$2.0 Billion by 2020
Rising Prominence of Concentrated Solar Power Drives the
High Temperature Energy Storage Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA launches
comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market
share, size and demand forecasts on the global High Temperature Energy Storage
(HiTES) market. The
global market for High Temperature Energy Storage (HiTES) is projected to reach
US$2.0 billion by 2020, driven by the surging popularity of concentrated
solar power (CSP) across the world and rising investments in molten salt
storage-based CSP plants.
High
temperature energy storage (HiTES) are both thermal and chemical in nature and
are used in a range of applications including grid load levelling, integration
of renewable energies and stationary storage, among others. The HiTES market
comprises three primary battery chemistries including NaS (Sodium-Sulfur), NaMx
(Sodium Metal Halide), and Molten Salt Storage. Superior attributes of HiTES technologies
over other energy storage options include significantly low CAPEX and longer
life cycle that exceeds 25 years. Additionally, due to high temperature, they
are easy to operate even at extremely high energy densities. They are
eco-friendly and hence can be termed as ‘Green Energy Storage’ as they do not
cause waste issues encountered by other energy storage technologies.
Strong growth
is projected for the high temperature energy storage market driven by rising
prominence of renewable energy sources (RES), favourable regulatory
environment, and robust demand from concentrated solar thermal power plants.
CSP plants captures and stores the solar power with molten salt energy storage
for efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly supply of electricity in times
of need. Against a backdrop of robust global demand for cost-friendly and
reliable solar power, molten
salt energy storage technology is expected to achieve significant
penetration as it plays a vital role in the implementation of utility scale
solar power generation systems through steam turbines. The technology has the
potential to generate vast amounts of sustainable electric power. Other factors
poised to benefit market expansion include the growing need for energy
independence, surging demand for energy, climate change, and rising costs of
energy, which have brought renewable energy sources into the limelight and the
greater need for efficient energy storage development.
As stated by
the new market research report on High
Temperature Energy Storage (HiTES), Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage
(TES) represents the largest battery chemistry. NaMx Batteries represent the
fastest growing segment with a CAGR of 24% over the analysis period. Molten
salt storage systems outpaced the hitherto dominant NaS batteries to emerge as
the dominant category driven primarily by an increased interest across the
world on renewable sources of energy, particularly solar power. The primary
factor responsible for the declining popularity of NaS batteries include
decline in the number of energy storage systems designed around these battery
types.
Key players
covered in the report include Abengoa Solar, S.A., ACCIONA Energy S.A.,
Archimede Solar Energy, Areva S.A.S, Bertrams Heatec AG, BrightSource Energy,
Inc., FZ SoNick, General Electric Company, Idhelio, NGK Insulators, Ltd.,
Schott AG, SENER Group, Siemens AG, SolarReserve, LLC., Sumitomo Electric
Industries, Ltd., and TSK Flagsol, among others.
The research
report titled “High
Temperature Energy Storage (HiTES): A Global Strategic Business Report”
announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of
market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry
activities of global companies. The report provides global market estimates and
projections in value (revenues in US$ Million) for battery chemistries including
Molten Salt, NaS, and NaMx.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
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