Solar batteries have huge potential in the German market

According to the European Energy Exchange, more than 50% of Germany’s electricity comes from solar energy. The huge photovoltaic power generation makes Germany need a large number of energy storage batteries.

According to the latest research report of the solar system department of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) in Europe, the largest applied research institution in Europe, in the first half of 2014, the power generation of photovoltaic systems in Germany increased by 28% year-on-year; the power generation of wind systems increased by 19%. . The report pointed out that the main characteristics of the first half of the year can be attributed to two points: suitable temperature and high power generation (photovoltaic and wind). In the first half of the year, German photovoltaic system power generation increased by 28% year-on-year.

According to the report, in June 2014, the power generation of photovoltaic systems in Germany was twice that of wind turbines. In the first half of the year, the total power generation of photovoltaic systems and wind turbines exceeded 45 TWh, accounting for about 17% of total electricity consumption in Germany. In addition, the total power generation from solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy is approximately 81 TWh, accounting for 31% of total electricity consumption.

In the first five months of this year, Germany’s photovoltaic power generation reached 13.5 kilowatts per hour, an increase of 34.8% over the same period last year. The consumption of photovoltaic power even reached 13.5% due to continuous sunny days in the 23rd calendar week. “At present, more than 1.4 million photovoltaic installations have produced too much electricity, especially during periods of concentrated sunlight.” Tobias Rothacher, an expert at the German Federal Foreign Trade and Investment Agency, said, “Every new photovoltaic installation installed in Germany will promote energy storage. The demand for batteries. The price of solar energy storage batteries will drop significantly in the next few years. This shows that not only the increase in the number of storage batteries is necessary, but also the price will become more attractive.”

Germany has great potential in the field of solar energy storage batteries. According to market research agency EuPD, the sales volume of solar energy saving batteries in Germany will rise from 6000 in 2013 to more than 100,000 in 2018.