As the energy crisis abates, electricity prices and inflationary pressures diminish, demand for installed household energy storage in Europe has weakened, and the installed capacity of large scale energy storage will exceed household energy storage for the first time in 2024. . allation record, we also witnessed a substantial slowdown in market growth. While we anticipate demand to regain momentum in 2025, much will depend on policymakers implementing the right tool to unlock the immense potential of this strategically critical technology. 2GWh, an increase of 94%, achieving three consecutive years of doubling growth. In 2021, the household penetration rate in Europe energy storage was only 1.
- DRC replaced cobalt export bans with quotas in 2025, capping 2025 exports at 18,125 tons to stabilize prices and boost domestic processing. - The policy triggered 50% price surges but created uncertainty due to delayed market impacts from shipping lags and phased implementation. . The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country in Central Africa known for its rich deposits of copper, cobalt, zinc, lithium, oil and gold— all of which are essential to making the global clean energy transition. 45k of Electric motor Vehicles, making it the 91st largest exporter of Electric motor Vehicles (out of 94) in the world.