Utilities are starting to invest in big batteries instead of building new power plants
- Written by Jeremiah Johnson, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
This is what a 5-megawatt, lithium-ion energy storage system looks like.Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDue to their decreasing costs, lithium-ion batteries now dominate a range of applications including electric vehicles, computers and consumer electronics.
You might only think about energy storage when your laptop or cellphone are running...
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