Does Norway have a battery market?

Today Norway has not one, but two huge battery markets. “There are two market drivers for batteries: EVs and stationary energy storage. Energy storage is coming on strong now. It’s the key to turning intermittent wind and solar into a stable energy source,” explains Pål Runde, Head of Battery Norway.

How big is Norway's battery market?

batteries for stationary energy storage - a market expected to reach EUR 57 billion by 2030. Now, a more mature Norwegian battery industry has greater potential to accelerate the renewable energy transition in Europe. Today Norway has not one, but two huge battery markets.

How much battery storage does Norway have?

Acquiring that much battery storage on wheels in a single month is an impressive achievement for a country with only 5.5 million people. It comes to 0.25 kilowatt-hours per Norwegian household. Note these aren’t Australian sized households with an average of 2.6 people.

Is Norway the 'battery of Europe'?

Image: Ingrid Capacity. While Norway once aimed to be the ‘battery of Europe’ it has since been overtaken other Nordic countries Sweden and Finland for BESS deployments. Research firm LCP Delta’s Jon Ferris explores the region’s energy storage market dynamics in this long-form article.

How many kilowatt-hours is a Norwegian EV battery pack?

If we assume the average Norwegian EV battery pack size is 68 kilowatt-hours and ignore the smaller ones in plug-in hybrids, then Norway has around 34,000,000 million kilowatt-hours of battery storage on wheels. That’s 34 gigawatt-hours. Averaged out, it comes to 6.2 kilowatt-hours per Norwegian. 13 kilowatt-hours per household.

Are Norwegians getting more EV battery storage?

If Norwegians continue at this rate, over 12 months they will add another 3 kilowatt-hours of EV battery storage per household. On top of this, Norwegians are also getting a teeny bit of additional battery storage inside plug-in hybrids. I expect plug-in hybrid sales have peaked and before long new car sales will be almost 100% EV.