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Global Energy Storage Requirements

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Current Global Status (2024)

Global Battery Storage 159 GW / 358 GWh
Annual Growth Rate 162% (2023)
Hornsdale Capacity 150 MW / 194 MWh

2030 Projections

Required Storage 926 GW / 2,789 GWh
Hornsdale Equivalents ~14,400 units
Annual Addition Needed ~128 GW/year

China leads with 42 GW/120 GWh annual capacity additions forecasted

Installation Status

Operational (>100MW)
Under Construction
Planned (2025-2030)
Hornsdale Scale Reference

Timeline: 2024

Global Installed Capacity: 159 GW

2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030

Lithium Supply Chain (2030)

Mining Output 2.7M tonnes LCE
Battery Production 87% of demand
Grid Storage Share 35% of batteries
China Processing 65% share

Stadium Scale Comparison

A 1 GWh battery installation would occupy approximately the same footprint as a major sports stadium.

Hornsdale (194 MWh) ≈ 2 soccer fields

1 GWh facility ≈ 10 soccer fields