{"id":12371,"date":"2025-02-04T18:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gesi-deutschland.de\/battery-tsunami-or-micro-wave\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:38:13","slug":"battery-tsunami-or-micro-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gesi-deutschland.de\/en\/battery-tsunami-or-micro-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Battery tsunami&#8221; or micro-wave?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Memory facts series (III) |  <\/strong><em>There has been repeated talk in the media recently of a &#8220;boom&#8221; in large batteries. However, there is still a huge gap between supply and demand. <\/em><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A battery tsunami is rolling in&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/mensch\/energiewende-riesige-speicher-fuers-stromnetz-ein-batterietsunami-rollt-heran-a-59e79edc-91a7-421b-a1b8-8c3b5e39645b\">was the recent headline in &#8220;Der Spiegel&#8221;.<\/a> A &#8220;second German energy miracle&#8221; is currently in the offing, which could make electricity cheaper than ever. Unfortunately, the subjunctive mood is more than appropriate here, for two reasons: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Numerous applications for the connection of large-scale battery storage systems are unlikely to be approved or will not be approved for several years &#8211; often with far lower capacities. <strong>This is because the number of suitable locations is limited<\/strong>. In addition, new requirements from the Federal Network Agency are calling into question the economic viability of some BESS projects. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In addition, approval and connection procedures often take years, even at good locations.  <strong>The gap between supply and demand will therefore remain enormous for the foreseeable future.<\/strong>  However, according to Fraunhofer ISE, Germany will need a large-scale battery storage capacity of around 100 GW by 2030. This figure is currently only 2.6 GW (see chart).   <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are therefore still at the very beginning of a market ramp-up. And in the wake of the debate about expensive and highly subsidized back-up gas power plants, word is fortunately getting around that large-scale batteries are highly efficient and can therefore cover a significant proportion of storage requirements. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the next &#8220;bright breeze&#8221; will underline how urgently we need efficient storage systems to be able to absorb surplus electricity instead of having to shut down systems. Every day of delay is a day wasted &#8211; for climate protection, but also for <a href=\"https:\/\/gesi-deutschland.de\/en\/how-large-scale-batteries-reduce-the-price-of-electricity\/\">the competitiveness of Germany as a business location.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/gesi-deutschland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12361\" style=\"width:344px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gesi-deutschland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.jpg 528w, https:\/\/gesi-deutschland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memory facts series (III) | There has been repeated talk in the media recently of a &#8220;boom&#8221; in large batteries. 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