ESG and Energy

THE STATE OF LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE

February 24, 2021

Battery-driven energy storage systems are already being sold around the world to utilities and to homeowners with rooftop solar. However, studies suggest that energy storage for not just hours but for days and even weeks will be necessary to address the seasonal variation of expanded wind and solar power distribution. What technologies could step up to the plate as solutions, and how can we expedite their development?

 
FEATURING:
Noël Bakhtian
Executive Director,
Berkeley Lab Energy Storage Center
Wesley Cole
Senior Energy Analyst,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mateo Jaramillo
CEO & Co-Founder,
Form Energy, Inc.
Eric Kim
Power Resources Planner,
Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Jan Pepper
Chief Executive Officer,
Peninsula Clean Energy