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The energy storage space is heating up. Here are some of the technologies making a dent.

Written by Energy Vault | Dec 11, 2023 3:01:20 PM

Utility Dive took a look at four technologies, and spoke to some of the companies spearheading them, to get a better picture of the emerging energy storage landscape

Achieving the Biden administration’s goal of decarbonizing the power sector by 2035 will require a slew of energy storage technologies beyond just lithium-ion batteries, and multiple players are bringing new technology solutions to the market to fill that gap.

Lithium-ion batteries can provide four to eight hours of storage capabilities, but as the grid becomes more renewables-heavy it will require technologies with longer durations and different characteristics to mimic a “baseload” generation combination, experts say...