Energy storage prices forecast to tumble

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First broad ‘evidence-based’ comparison shows similar capital cost evolution among technologies including lithium-ion and flow batteries

Energy storage is needed to avoid wasting excess electricity from solar and wind – and a new analysis finds many options are surprisingly affordable. Oliver Schmidt and colleagues at Imperial College London see technology costs falling similarly rapidly as deployment expands. ‘There is no fundamental advantage of a certain technology in terms of capital costs,’ Schmidt tells Chemistry World.