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Are batteries the future of energy storage?

Batteries offer one solution because they can quickly store and dispatch energy. As installations of wind turbines and solar panels increase — especially in China — energy storage is certain to grow rapidly. They are part of the arsenal of clean energy technologies that will enable a net zero emissions future.

Will shipping containers be the future of battery storage?

Along with wind turbines and solar panels, shipping containers full of these batteries are set to become a more common sight in the future. That’s because grid-scale storage is essential for helping renewables become the largest source of electricity over the next few decades.

Are US utilities too dependent on Chinese batteries for energy storage?

Following efforts to curb Chinese EV companies’ competitiveness, the US government is now also concerned about how domestic utility companies could become too dependent on Chinese batteries for energy storage. The US government has in recent years started to catch up in the battery industry.

Why is battery storage important?

Batteries are an important part of the global energy system today and are poised to play a critical role in secure clean energy transitions. In the transport sector, they are the essential component in the millions of electric vehicles sold each year. In the power sector, battery storage is the fastest growing clean energy technology on the market.

Can energy storage batteries be hacked?

So far, the particular conversations around energy storage batteries have mostly surrounded cybersecurity, worried that the components could contain backdoor access for hacking like those that have been suspected in Chinese-made port cranes. Those concerns are “a bit overstated,” Witte says.

Are lithium batteries a threat to US supply chain security?

A new document shows the Department of Homeland Security is concerned that Chinese investment in lithium batteries to power energy grids will make them a threat to US supply chain security. Jupiter Powers battery storage complex as seen in Houston, TX. Photograph: Jason Fochtman/Getty Images