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Mar 2025
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Flexible, fast-responding and reliable –...

Wood Mackenzie
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Charge when it’s cheap, when energy is abundant, and discharge when the energy is needed.  The role of energy storage will be critical to the transition to low-carbon technologies. It’s an exciting time in the industry, with spectacular growth in battery storage markets in the US and around the world, and it’s predicted to continue. “We’re in the hockey sti ... Show More
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