'Critical': Peers slam government for inaction on long-duration energy storage

Cecilia Keating
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'Critical': Peers slam government for inaction on long-duration energy storage

Government lacks 'clear plan' for navigating future energy supply risks, Science and Technology Committee warns

Peers on the Science and Technology Committee have urged the government to "act fast" to scale up long-duration energy storage technologies, in order to protect the British economy from future energy shocks....

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