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California Sparks the Energy Storage Revolution

For years we have been hearing about energy storage and how it will revolutionise the power sector. The key piece of the power puzzle, which will bring together smart building, smart grids, and renewable energy, into a fully functional and self-reliant system. Year after year we anticipate that revolution but it still hasn’t really taken off in the way many expected. In fear of sounding like energy industry writers of Januarys past, I believe 2015 may be the year for energy storage. The headlines over the last 2 years have been progressively generating excitement for the future of energy storage. Their prospects took a big step forward in 2013 when California required its investor-owned electric utilities to implement more than 1,300 MW of energy storage capabilities throughout their respective systems by 2020. Then, in 2014, Elon Musk announced plans for a “Gigafactory” to be located in Nevada with the potential to produce 50 GWh of […]

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