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EDF to invest €8bn in bid to become energy storage leader

28 March 2018 • 1 min read

French utility reveals plans to ramp up energy storage investments between 2018 and 2035

French utility EDF plans to become a leader in the European energy storage market by investing €8bn in storage technologies between now and 2035. The investment plans, announced yesterday, will help...

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