Reports: Smart heat technology can help balance a greener grid

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SSE and Dimplex claim their new storage system could create 54GW of extra capacity in the EU, as Ecofys claims humble water heaters could balance the grid

Aside from political uncertainty, most renewable energy developers would agree the need to store variable wind and solar energy supply is the major challenge facing their industry today. Now, two new...

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