The rapid growth of energy storage is resulting in a major disruptive change within the energy sector. Investors should take note as the battery era is set to begin.
This will have obvious positive implications for battery manufacturers and their suppliers, while electric utilities and automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will need to adjust their business models to the new technology and cost regime. Demand for battery storage looks set to increase rapidly as adoption is being led by both the automotive market and the electric utility market. Interest has been driven by two primary forces. Firstly, addressing the grid problems caused by renewable energy. Growth in wind and solar energy has placed a growing strain on our electrica...
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