[July 07, 2011] Research and Markets: Energy Storage Markets in the Solar Energy Industry Tweet (M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eae87f/energy_storage_mar) has announced the addition of the "Energy Storage Markets in the Solar Energy Industry" report to their offering. The solar energy industry is continuing to evolve and grow, leading to diverse opportunities in the energy storage space. Small lead-acid batteries have been used for many years in small off-grid photovoltaics (PV) systems and will remain an important part of the solar storage market. But recent developments have created significant new revenue opportunities: - The new breed of microgrids requires much larger energy storage systems than the traditional batteries used for off-grid applications. One need here is for considerably higher energy densities to handle microgrids that include large PV generators. It is as yet unclear, what kind energy storage systems will be best for this kind of application - As metering technology advances, the introduction of energy storage by building owners will give those owners the ability to the best advantage of feed-in-tariffs. This is virgin territory waiting for a specialized type of energy storage systems to emerge - Utility-scale solar plants - both PV and solar thermal - are suddenly being taken much more seriously, because of the recent problems of the nuclear industry. Large solar plants inevitably require large energy storage systems, with energy density requirements that most of today's commercialized storage systems cannot yet offer. - Utilities will have to cope with a highly distributed network of solar energy sources, generating energy in an intermittent fashion. This is not a situation with which current grids are designed to cope and the Smart Grids of the future will need to incorporate energy storage buffers, if they are to optimize the use of solar in their network. Deployment of batteries in the grid to meet these requirements have not yet begun In this report, we analyze in detail the requirements for solar-power-related storage and where in the solar power industry purchases of energy storage systems are likely to be made. We also examine the many different energy storage technologies that might serve the needs of solar storage. In addition, we take a look at solar-related energy storage in the context of a total market picture, looking at how solar energy storage will be impacted by the arrival of improved renewable energy management systems, improved weather forecasting, and Smart Grids. This report is a unique guide to where energy storage firms can make money in the solar power industry. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary E.1 Traditional Markets for Solar Energy Storage: Lead-Acid Batteries E.2 Storage for Utility-Scale PV and CSP E.3 Opportunities for Solar-Power Storage by Type of Storage Technology E.4 Firms to Watch in Solar-Related Storage E.5 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Solar-Related Energy Storage Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background to this Report 1.2 Goal and Scope of this Report 1.3 Methodology of this Report 1.4 Plan of this Report Chapter Two: Driver and Technologies for Solar-Related Energy Storage 2.1 Current Status of Storage for Solar Systems 2.2 Three Key Drivers for Storage in Solar Power Environments 2.3 Available Energy Storage Technologies for the Solar Industry 2.3 Related and Competitive Technologies and Solutions 2.4 Key Points Made In this Chapter Chapter Three: Markets and Roadmaps for Solar-Related Energy Storage 3.1 Patterns of Evolution for Addressable Markets for Solar Storage 3.2 United States and Solar Energy Storage 3.3 Europe and Solar Energy Storage 3.4 Asia and Solar Energy Storage 3.5 Other Markets for Solar Energy Storage 3.6 Key Points Made In this Chapter Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Solar-Related Energy Storage Markets 4.1 Forecasting Methodology 4.2 Solar-Power Storage Forecasts For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eae87f/energy_storage_mar Source: NanoMarkets CONTACT: Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager, [email protected] U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). (c) 2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]