Market and competition
Strong market growth

The market volume for rechargeable Li-ion round cells has grown strongly in recent years. Further annual growth of 24% p.a. is expected until 2030, which is mainly driven by the development of the automotive industry. It can be assumed that the market for Li-ion round cells will remain largely undersupplied in the future. The availability of battery cells is therefore the key to market participation today and in the medium term. Due to the existing cooperation with the efficient supplier DMEGC, “cell availability” is an essential part of E-Stream’s business model.

The global energy storage market and build-up (in GWh) will continue to accelerate strongly from 5.3 GWh in 2021 to 9.7 GWh (2021), 11.5 GWh (2022) and 13.8 (2023) according to BloombergNEF.

This is expected to increase to 44.35 GWh by 2028.

Source: Bloomberg NEF: The Spectacular Energy Storage Growth. Keeping the Power On: Sparking Energy Storage Solutions in Developing Countries, 12 May 2021 https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/sites/cif_enc/files/knowledge-documents/thespectacular_energy_storage_growth.pdf

“Roadmap Battery Production Equipment 2030” – German Engineering Federation (VDMA). (VDMA)
**Energy Storage Roadmap, High Energy Batteries 2030+ and Prospects for Future Battery Technologies” – Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. e-stream is targeting a global market share of 0.29% – 0.46% with its own production capacity of 0.13 GW/h (130 MW/h) from 2025.