Grant pushes battery-maker closer to market

摘要

Storage is an absolute necessity in a grid supplied by renewables,but there are many types to choose from and many tasks to fulfil.Today we have pumped hydro and lithium-ion batteries as the two main contenders but tomorrow the menu will include hydrogen,compressed air and who knows what else."They will all form part of our energy solution,"says Mark Chilcote,managing director of Australian lithium-ion battery-maker Energy Renaissance."There isn't any one technology that is going to suit the whole suite."