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Refreshing blend or toxic technology cocktail?

Battery storage is racing even faster than the PV market did a few years ago. Costs are plummeting and new production lines are popping up all around the world. Smart people with smart ideas are leveraging venture capital and research funds. M&A activity is also accelerating with a new range of investors taking interest. But the technology battle is far from over, says Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, Partner at Energy Consultancy Everoze.

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pv magazine

03 Dec 2018

Tesla’s battery factory in Nevada, USA. Announcements from major battery players show new production lines of Li-ion based batteries are being set up all over the world. Li-ion prices have plummeted to less than one third over the last six years. | Tesla

Revolutions in lithium-ion (Li-ion) chemistries and ground-breaking flow batteries are fighting head-to-head with hydrogen for corporate investment. Everyone is looking to disrupt, with applications from high energy to high power, from long duration to frequency control, displacing diesel gensets or gas peakers. This article assesses developments and business models from a wider perspective, including battery …

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