{"id":116934,"date":"2017-04-28T13:36:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T11:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116934"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:13:15","slug":"why-large-battery-storage-systems-are-the-energy-solution-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/why-large-battery-storage-systems-are-the-energy-solution-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Large Battery Storage Systems Are the Energy Solution of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

What role do large battery storage systems play in the future energy supply? What opportunities does energy market 2.0 offer for companies involved? How is a megawatt-class battery inverter actually built? In April, Large-Scale Storage Day at SMA offered participants interesting lectures, tours of Sunny Central Storage production and the SMA Test center<\/a>, and plenty of time for networking.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SMA CEO & CSO Pierre-Pascal Urbon sees battery storage systems as a growth driver on the world market because they provide added value for customers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Solar energy is competitive and will therefore be a significant energy carrier of the future. The industry anticipates worldwide market growth of at least 200 gigawatts by 2030 (Bloomberg New Energy Outlook<\/a>). In comparison with today, that means a tripling of the market. This is because solar energy is also one of the most cost-effective technologies in power generation.<\/p>\n

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Battery Storage Systems as Growth Drivers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Large battery storage systems on the utility grid provide necessary grid services and thus avoid expensive and complex grid expansion. Since prices for battery storage systems have dropped over the last few years, particularly in the field of lithium-ion technology, general conditions are becoming increasingly attractive. The time is more than ripe for storage systems on the utility grid.<\/p>\n

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During the breaks, the participants took the opportunity to make contacts and talk about new options with storage solutions.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Large-Scale Storage Day on April 25, 2017 at SMA in Niestetal, more than 150 interested parties from the energy industry and the areas of project development and research excitedly discussed with SMA experts the new opportunities with large-scale storage solutions. This is because storing energy offers significant added value for electric utility companies, project developers and PV system operators.<\/p>\n

Battery storage systems are interesting wherever solar energy or other renewable energies are already installed, or are going to be installed. Grid-connected storage systems enable the integration of large amounts of intermittent renewable energies into the utility grid while simultaneously keeping the utility grids stable. Solar energy and storage systems are the drivers of the energy transition. Megawatt-class storage projects in the UK and South Korea prove that battery storage systems are already running efficiently and are preferred to conventional solutions. Volker Wachenfeld, EVP Off-Grid and Storage business unit at SMA, reports on the subject in an interview.<\/p>\n

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Solar trend: Up-and-Coming Large-Scale Storage Solutions Worldwide<\/div><\/div>
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