Will the overcapacity in the solar industry affect energy storage batteries

How does battery storage affect solar energy production?

To appreciate the impact battery storage has in solar energy production, it’s imperative to understand how the technology works. A solar battery is a critical component of your solar panel system. In a nutshell, this component of the solar energy system stores excess energy generated by the sola r panels.

How does a high battery capacity affect solar energy?

The higher your battery’s capacity, the more solar energy it can store. In major parts of the world where solar panels are being used at scale to generate electricity, the panels are connected to the electricity distribution grid so that excess charge from the panels can be utilized by the population.

Why is energy storage oversupply a problem?

The expansion is driven mainly by local governments and lacks coordination with new energy stations and the power grid. In some regions, a considerable storage oversupply could lead to conflicts in power-dispatch strategies across timescales and jurisdictions, increasing the risk of system instability and large-scale blackouts.

Is excessive energy storage a problem?

Spyros Foteinis highlights the acknowledged problem that an insufficient capacity to store energy can result in generated renewable energy being wasted (Nature 632, 29; 2024). But the risks for power-system security of the converse problem — excessive energy storage — have been mostly overlooked.