Government to announce new energy storage 'catapult'

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New research and development hub designed to accelerate the development of smart grid and energy storage technologies

Business Secretary Vince Cable will this morning announce plans for two new Catapult research centres focused on energy storage and combatting rare diseases, as part of the Technology Strategy Board's...

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