How water could fix utility energy storage woes

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By GreenBizJan 5, 2016, 3:45 am43 pts
High-tech batteries may be garnering the headlines, but utilities from Spain to China are relying on pumped storage hydroelectricity to overcome intermittent wind and solar.

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