, Battery storage | Centre for Sustainable Energy, TheCircularEconomy.com

Battery storage | Centre for Sustainable Energy

ByThe Circular Economy Team

, Battery storage | Centre for Sustainable Energy, TheCircularEconomy.com

In addition, some batteries can now export and import electricity directly into the grid, helping to balance national demand and supply issues, and also reducing carbon emissions at peak times. New methods to engage in energy trading are emerging, like selling electricity locally to neighbours or to a micro grid, or being part of an international ‘battery community’. Is battery storage for me? If you are a low electricity user and expect to recoup an investment quickly, battery storage probably isn’t for you. 

Source: www.cse.org.uk

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