Featured in Empowered with PV – 12-2017

Surprising development

Battery prices: The storage industry, which is used to price cuts, does not have to panic as news of price rises and supply shortages filters through. But nevertheless, it will have to get used to a new reality, and to carefully consider changes in its sourcing.

By

Michael Fuhs

08 Dec 2017

The price of cobalt has risen sharply amid high demand. This could add 3 – 4% to battery cell prices in the short term. | Image: Kobalt Electroly

In recent times, battery prices have known only one direction: downhill. In the medium term this will continue to be the case, but in the short term perhaps not, particularly for manufacturers of stationary storage systems – an increasing number of voices in the industry are reporting rising prices.No one can say exactly how prices …

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