The Grid Needs Storage, Not Every Storage Idea

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardJul 17, 2026, 10:28 am246 ptsTop
Grid-storage debates are usually framed as a contest among technologies. Lithium-ion batteries compete with flow batteries, compressed air, liquid air, gravity systems, iron-air and whatever new long-duration acronym has arrived with a funding announcement. That framing skips the more important system question:…

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