Future Trends of Portable Power Stations

A review of Portable Energy Storage

portable energy storage power supply, referred to as "outdoor power supply", is a kind of small energy storage equipment which replaces the traditional small fuel generator and has built-in Lithium Ion Battery. It has the characteristics of large capacity, high power, safe and portable, and can provide stable AC/DC voltage output power system. The battery capacity is 100WH-3000Wh. Equipped with AC, DC, Type-C, USB, PD and other interfaces, can match the mainstream electronic equipment in the market, suitable for outdoor travel, emergency relief, medical rescue, outdoor work and other scenes.

Ii. Current situation of portable energy storage industry

With the rapid innovation of technology, continuous development of business model and marketing means, the scale of Portable Energy Storage Market shows a rapid growth trend. According to statistics, the market size of the global portable energy storage industry in 2020 was 4.26 billion yuan, up 217.91% year on year. The market size is expected to exceed 11 billion yuan in 2021.

From the perspective of shipments, the global shipments of portable energy storage devices showed a rapid growth trend from 2016 to 2020. According to statistics, the global shipments of portable energy storage devices reached 2.088 million units in 2020, an increase of 140.28% compared with 2019. Global shipments of portable energy storage devices are expected to exceed 4.8 million units in 2021.

In terms of the country distribution of global shipments in 2020, due to China's advantages in raw materials and labor costs, portable energy storage power supply production in the world is mainly concentrated in China, accounting for 91.9%, followed by the United States and Japan, accounting for 3.2% and 2.1% respectively.

From the sales distribution, the US and Japan market accounted for more than 75%. According to statistics, the global sales of portable energy storage in 2020 are mainly concentrated in the United States and Japan, accounting for 47.3% and 29.6% respectively.

Iii. Market structure of portable energy storage industry

From the product structure of the global market, portable energy storage power supplies show a trend of high capacity development, but 100≤ capacity < 500Wh is still the mainstream category of the market. According to statistics, in 2020, 100≤ capacity < 500Wh accounted for 56.4%, down 18.4 percentage points compared with 2016; 500≤ capacity < 1000Wh accounted for 35.6%, up 13.4 percentage points compared with 2016; capacity ≥1000Wh accounted for 8.0%, up 5.0 percentage points compared with 2016.

From the perspective of product sales channels in the global market, with the development of e-commerce platforms, the global sales channels of portable energy storage power have gradually shifted from offline to online. In 2020, the impact of COVID-19 has accelerated the increase of online channel penetration. The online share increased from 38.0% in 2016 to 83.5% in 2020, an increase of 45.5 percentage points.