Energy storage market makes case for 5GW target by 2020

Jessica Shankleman
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Government announces winners of energy storage innovation fund, but industry calls for greater action to boost the market

As the government yesterday announced the winners of a £5m competition to support the development of novel energy storage systems, businesses operating in the fledgling sector issued a stark warning that...

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