Software and controls for energy storage systems are expected to be a key driver for the overall market, report finds
September 24, 2015 – Boulder, CO – A recent Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 12 leading energy storage systems integrators (ESSIs), including vendor profiles, ratings, and rankings, with the goal of providing industry participants an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the market.
With battery prices continuing to decrease, increased attention is being given to other areas of the stationary energy storage value chain, including energy storage system (ESS) integration. ESSIs are responsible for ensuring that ESSs meet the needs of the end user, and the scaling of the overall market will depend on how these companies approach the market. Click to tweet: According to a recent Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research, installed energy storage enabling technology revenue is expected to reach $21.5 billion annually by 2024.
“The future market for ESSIs will be led by firms that respond quickly to market demand and provide compelling offers to energy storage end users,” says Anissa Dehamna, principal research analyst with Navigant Research. “The most successful firms will be those that allow for competitive pricing options and persuasive value propositions for customers.”
An important trend in the market is the rapid pace of innovation in ESS software and controls, according to the report. Many leading ESSIs evaluated by Navigant Research provide customized software platforms that help end users manage the daily operations of an ESS, including, in some cases, virtually modeling a system’s operations before a physical installation is deployed.
The report, Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Energy Storage System Integrators, examines the strategy and execution of 12 leading energy storage systems integrators. These ESSI players are rated on 12 criteria: vision, go-to-market strategy, partners, production strategy, technology, geographic reach, sales, marketing, and distribution, product performance, product quality and reliability, product portfolio, pricing, and staying power. Using Navigant Research’s proprietary Leaderboard methodology, vendors are profiled, rated, and ranked with the goal of providing industry participants with an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the global ESSI market. 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, Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Energy Storage Systems Integrators, 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.
