Spyros Foteinis highlights the acknowledged problem that an insufficient capacity to store energy can result in generated renewable energy being wasted (Nature 632, 29; 2024). But the risks for power-system security of the converse problem — excessive energy storage — have been mostly overlooked.
[pdf] At Ouagadougou Polytechnic, researchers are cracking the code on sustainable energy solutions that could light up entire villages. Think of energy storage as the peanut butter to solar power’s jelly – one’s useless without the other in our quest for 24/7 renewable energy.
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