Could LAES rival batteries in the growing energy storage market?

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VIDEO: Highview Power has just switched on the world's first liquid air energy storage plant in Bury - BusinessGreen went to take a look

In a world first, the UK recently saw a liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant switched on in Bury near Manchester, soaking up excess electricity generated by an adjacent landfill gas facility for later...

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