1. Executive Summary
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Market Forecasts
2. Market Issues
2.1 Drivers Shaping Utility-Scale Energy Storage Markets
2.1.1 Renewable Energy Growth
2.1.1.1 Solar Plus Storage
2.1.1.2 Energy Storage for Wind Integration
2.1.2 Aging Power Grid Infrastructure
2.1.3 Fossil Fuel Power Plant Retirements
2.1.3.1 Case Study: The US Pacific Northwest
2.1.3.2 Case Study: California
2.2 Applications for USES
2.2.1 Generation Capacity
2.2.2 T&D Asset Optimization
2.2.3 Frequency Regulation
2.2.4 Volt/Volt-Ampere Reactive Support
2.2.5 Renewables Ramping and Smoothing
2.3 Regional Market Trends
2.3.1 North America
2.3.2 Europe
2.3.2.1 Germany
2.3.2.2 Ireland
2.3.2.3 UK
2.3.3 Asia Pacific
2.3.3.1 Australia
2.3.3.2 China
2.3.3.3 India
2.3.3.4 Japan
2.3.3.5 South Korea
2.3.4 Latin America
2.3.4.1 Brazil
2.3.4.2 Chile
2.3.5 Middle East
2.3.6 Africa
3. Technology Issues
3.1 Advanced Lead-Acid Batteries
3.2 Compressed Air Energy Storage
3.2.1 Innovative New Companies and Projects
3.3 Flow Batteries
3.3.1 Flow Battery Business Model and Technology Innovations
3.3.2 New Flow Battery Projects
3.4 Flywheels
3.5 Li-Ion Batteries
3.5.1 Li-Ion Challenges
3.5.2 Li-Ion Market and Technology Trends
3.6 Molten Salt Batteries
3.6.1 Molten Salt Battery Innovations
3.7 Power-to-Gas
3.7.1 P2G Business Models
3.8 PHS
3.8.1 Pumped Hydro Challenges
3.8.2 Pumped Hydro Innovations and New Projects
3.9 Ultracapacitors
3.10 Emerging Technologies: Gravity-Based Storage
3.11 Energy Storage Enabling Technologies
3.11.1 Software and Controls
3.11.2 Power Conversion Systems
4. Key Industry Players
4.1 The USES Value Chain
4.2 Systems Integrators
4.2.1 Fluence
4.2.2 Nidec ASI
4.2.3 Tesla
4.2.4 NEC Energy Solutions
4.2.5 Greensmith
4.3 Leading Technology Vendors
4.3.1 Li-Ion
4.3.1.1 LG Chem
4.3.1.2 Samsung SDI
4.3.1.3 CATL
4.3.2 Flow Batteries
4.3.2.1 CellCube
4.3.2.2 Sumitomo Electric
4.3.2.3 redT
4.3.3 Emerging Technology Developers
4.3.3.1 Hydrostor
4.3.3.2 Highview Power
4.3.3.3 ITM Power
5. Market Forecasts
5.1 Methodology and Assumptions
5.2 Forecasts by Region
5.3 Forecasts by Technology
5.4 Forecasts by Application
5.5 Conclusions and Recommendations
6. Acronym and Abbreviation List
7. Table of Contents
8. Table of Charts and Figures
9. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes