Long-duration energy storage (LDES)
California regulators have approved a plan for the state to buy up to 10.6 GW of long-lead time clean energy resources, including 7.6 GW of offshore wind along with geothermal energy and long-duration energy storage.
U.S. reliance on lithium-ion batteries has become a political flashpoint due to China’s dominance in the processing of lithium and manufacture of battery cells.
Questions from energy reporters at a USEA briefing on emerging cleantech shifted the focus to what will happen to U.S. energy policy if Donald Trump is re-elected president.
A recent study found that deploying 37 GW of long-duration energy storage could help bring California to zero emissions by 2045.
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