Nominal duration of LDES technologies worldwide 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 6, 2025

Long duration energy storage technologies have an energy storage duration of more than 10 hours. In 2024, thermal energy storage systems could store power for 200 hours, while chemical energy storage technologies' storage duration ranged between 500 and 1,000 hours. These technologies had the longest storage duration, compared to a maximum storage duration of 25 hours for mechanical storage.

Nominal duration of long duration energy storage technologies globally in 2024 (in hours)

Technology (form of energy storage)MinMax
Underground pumped hydro (mechanical storage) 0 15
Liquid air (mechanical storage) 10 25
Aboveground pumped hydro (mechanical storage) 0 15
Liquid CO2 (mechanical storage) 4 24
Compressed air (mechanical storage) 6 24
Gravity-based (mechanical storage) 0 15
Sensible heat (thermal storage) 200 200
Power-to-gas-to-power (chemical storage) 500 1,000
Aqueous electrolyte flow battery (electrochemical storage) 25 100
Metal anode battery (electrochemical storage) 50 200
Hybrid flow battery with liquid anode and metal anode (electrochemical storage) 8 50
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Technology (form of energy storage)Nominal duration in hours1515252515152424242415152002001,0001,0001001002002005050001010004466002002005005002525505088MinMaxUnderground pumped hydro (mechanical storage)Liquid air (mechanical storage)Aboveground pumped hydro (mechanical storage)Liquid CO2 (mechanical storage)Compressed air (mechanical storage)Gravity-based (mechanical storage)Sensible heat (thermal storage)Power-to-gas-to-power (chemical storage)Aqueous electrolyte flow battery (electrochemical storage)Metal anode battery (electrochemical storage)Hybrid flow battery with liquid anode and metal anode (electrochemicalstorage)
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April 2024

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