Northern Irish energy storage cave project secures €90m grant

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Gaelectric secures fresh grant funding, as National Grid reportedly pushes for larger role in fledgling energy storage market

The UK may be on its way out of the EU, but for the next two years it remains an EU member and eligible for EU clean tech funding. As such, an innovative energy storage project proposed for Northern...

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