'The energy storage decade': Global capacity tipped for 20-fold increase by 2030

James Murray
clock • 3 min read
A grid scale energy storage project / Credit: Anesco
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A grid scale energy storage project / Credit: Anesco

Latest BloombergNEF report predicts booming demand throughout the 2020s should see global energy storage market hit one terawatt hour by the end of the decade

The global energy storage market is on the cusp of a stellar decade that will see it play a central role in the clean energy transition, according to the latest forecast from BloombergNEF (BNEF). The...

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