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Q&A: How China became the world''s leading market for energy storage

Carbon Brief explores how China has been driving the energy storage sector forwards and how it fits into the nation''s wider energy transition.

Solar power in China

OverviewHistorySolar resourcesSolar photovoltaicsConcentrated solar powerSolar water heatingEffects on the global solar power industryGovernment incentives

China is the largest market in the world for both photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal energy. Its PV capacity crossed 1,000 gigawatt (one terawatt, 1 TW) in May 2025. By June 2025, China''s PV capacity surpassed 1,100 gigawatt. In 2024, China added 277 gigawatts (GW) of solar power, which was equivalent to 15% of the world''s total cumulative installed solar capacity.

Solar power in China

Solar power contributed a small portion of China''s total energy use in 2020, accounting for 3.5% of China''s total energy capacity. [11] Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced at the 2020 Climate

China commissions world''s largest open-sea offshore solar project

China has brought a 1 GW offshore solar power plant online off the coast of Dongying, Shandong province, combining PV with energy storage and aquaculture in what is

China''s Energy Storage Market Surges Amid Investments and

China has rapidly become the world''s leading market for energy storage, driven by a combination of growing energy needs, substantial renewable energy production, and

How China is driving the world''s advanced energy solutions

China has become a global force in advanced energy solutions deployments. Here we showcase the strides it''s making in energy storage and clean hydrogen.

China Energy Storage Container: Powering the Future with

Modern energy storage containers China manufacturers produce are like Swiss Army knives of energy: Take CATL''s latest container system - it packs 6.9MWh in standard dimensions,

China''s Energy Storage Market Surges Amid

China has rapidly become the world''s leading market for energy storage, driven by a combination of growing energy needs,

How China is driving the world''s advanced energy

China has become a global force in advanced energy solutions deployments. Here we showcase the strides it''s making in energy storage

World''s largest offshore solar power plant brought online in China

The world''s largest 1 GW offshore solar farm located off the coast of Dongying, Shandong Province, China is now connected to the grid.

Energy storage set for robust expansion

While energy storage in China has surged ahead in the past few years, the significant new renewable energy capacity expected to come online across the country in the

China leads the world in new-type energy storage capacity

In a significant technological advancement, the country''s largest "coal-to-power plus molten salt" storage project, located in Suzhou, east China''s Anhui province, recently

China brings the world''s first 1-GW offshore solar farm online

China has connected the world''s first 1-GW offshore solar farm to the grid, a plant off Shandong set to generate 1.78 TWh per year.