A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for solar photovoltaics (PV) plus energy storage nanogrids, including an analysis of market issues, with forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024.

During the last year, partnerships between solar PV companies and energy storage system (ESS) providers have increased rapidly, with their synergies giving way to a related nanogrid market. Nanogrids, small, modular distribution networks, are considered the antithesis of the bigger-is-better economies of scale thinking that has guided energy resource planning over much of the past century. Click to tweet: According to a new report from Navigant Research, global solar PV plus energy storage nanogrid revenue is expected to grow from $1.2 billion in 2015 to $23.1 billion in 2024.

“This segment of the nanogrid market has shown incredible traction just within the last few years, due in large part to the decline in costs of both solar PV and advanced energy storage technologies such as lithium ion batteries,” says Peter Asmus, principal research analyst with Navigant Research. “Other factors have been creative business models, regulatory reforms, and an explosion of investment in creating a new distributed energy resource landscape.”

The critical determining factor shaping the future of the solar PV plus energy storage nanogrid market is the controls platforms enabling both economic and resiliency services, according to the report. In addition, the question of what role utilities will play in the market—whether they’ll be in opposition or open to creative collaboration—is also expected to determine its evolution.

The report, Solar PV plus Energy Storage Nanogrids, analyzes the global market for solar PV plus energy storage nanogrids, with a focus on distributed solar PV installations in behind-the-meter building-level applications for residential and commercial customers. The study provides an analysis of the market issues, including cost trends, business cases, and synergies, associated with nanogrids, solar PV, and energy storage systems. Global market forecasts for capacity and revenue, segmented by application and region, extend through 2024. The report also examines the key technologies related to solar PV plus energy storage nanogrids, as well as the competitive landscape. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.

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* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Solar PV plus Energy Storage Nanogrids, is a summary and reflects Navigant Research’s current expectations based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report’s conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.

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