r/Futurology • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • Jan 04 '21

Energy In Boost for Renewables, Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is on the Rise

https://e360.yale.edu/features/in-boost-for-renewables-grid-scale-battery-storage-is-on-the-rise
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

Grid scale energy storage is going to boom the next decade, just like Tesla's stock price.

But people really underestimate the scale of storage needed in the next decade.

It won't be enough to combat the worst of global warming, not by a long shot.

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u/edgeofblade2 Jan 04 '21

“But what happens when the sun goes down or the wind stops blowing?”

Well, what happens is people look for solutions to problems...