Should investors invest in energy storage technology?

For those who decide to invest, limited and declining revenue prospects could lead to competing strategies of energy storage investment and operation, where investors opt for technologies with specific technical attributes in the competitive market.

What are the factors affecting energy storage technology investment?

In addition, there are also many uncertain factors in technological innovation and market related to energy storage technology investment. On the one hand, Technological innovations appear at random points in time and investors are unable to make decisions between adopting existing and new technologies.

How to choose the best energy storage investment scheme?

By solving for the investment threshold and investment opportunity value under various uncertainties and different strategies, the optimal investment scheme can be obtained. Finally, to verify the validity of the model, it is applied to investment decisions for energy storage participation in China's peaking auxiliary service market.

What is the value of energy storage?

1. Introduction The value of energy storage has been well catalogued for the power sector, where storage can provide a range of services (e.g., load shifting, frequency regulation, generation backup, transmission support) to the power grid and generate revenues for investors .

Is there a realistic investment decision framework for energy storage technology?

Therefore, in order to provide a more realistic investment decisions framework for energy storage technology, this study develops a sequential investment decision model based on real options theory, which can consider policy, technological innovation, and market uncertainties.

Can energy storage be a strategic investment under competition?

These market dynamics serve as a motivation for this study to understand strategic investments in energy storage under competition, taking into account storage impact on the market price. Our work uses energy arbitrage as a test case with the intent to explore additional services in the future.