Can foreign power systems improve economic viability of energy storage projects?

The main conclusions of this study are as follows: 1) Analysis of typical foreign power systems shows that improved market mechanisms and reasonable policy subsidies are essential for the economic viability of energy storage projects.

What is the external value of energy storage in China?

For China’s most widely used dual-pricing system, the external value of energy storage in the market can be regarded as reflecting and radiating value through the electricity market and capacity market, where the capacity market includes some functions of the ancillary services market.

Why are energy storage transactions growing in Australia?

In addition, to promote the diversified development of energy storage projects, energy storage transactions in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) have also begun to grow rapidly, with the main value coming from emergency frequency regulation in the Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) market .

How can energy storage projects improve economic viability in China?

The analysis points out that the improvement of electricity market mechanisms and rational subsidy policies are crucial for the economic viability of energy storage projects and are also key issues to focus on in the future development of energy storage operation models in China.

How to marketize energy storage transactions?

As the capacity market mechanism matures, it is advisable to gradually promote the marketization of energy storage transactions. Through market competition, capacity compensation prices can be formed, and ultimately, these costs can be distributed among all users through transmission and distribution tariffs. 5. Conclusion

How to develop China's energy storage industry?

Finally, in line with the development expectations of China’s future electricity market, suggestions are proposed from four aspects: Market environment construction, electricity price formation mechanism, cost sharing path, and policy subsidy mechanism, to promote the healthy and rapid development of China’s energy storage industry. 1. Introduction