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Energy storage-enabled applications to disrupt markets: Navigant Research

September 30, 2016 | By Renée Francoeur


September 30, 2016 – “Energy storage-enabled applications are poised to disrupt energy markets”, finds a recent white paper from Navigant Research, which examined five major trends and the related market forces expected to shape the global energy storage industry in 2016 and beyond.

In the next 3-5 years, the “storage industry is positioned to truly scale and echo the explosive growth seen in the solar PV industry”, the report, titled Five Trends for Energy Storage in 2016 and Beyond, states. Incremental improvements in energy storage technologies, developments in regional regulatory and market drivers, and emerging business models are ready to push energy storage into a role as a “growing and viable part of the electricity grid”.

“New players will be able to offer a suite of solutions that promote connected homes and robust energy options,” says Anissa Dehamna, principal research analyst with Navigant Research. “Evolving business models call for utilities to become more agile and not only address the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, but also focus more on grid services and develop customer-friendly solutions.”

The distributed energy resources sector on both the utility and customer sides of the meter will continue to create new opportunities for energy storage-enabled applications, according to the report. It adds, IT, telecommunications and consumer product companies will continue to present a disruptive threat to utilities given their focus to date on energy and smart grid applications and their ability to extract value from data and customer relationships.

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An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website HERE.


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