China Making Big Battery Storage Push in 2019

China is poised to add a significant amount of battery storage to its utility grid next year.  And it’s backing two horses in the energy storage race — both lithium-ion and flow batteries are part of the plan.  China’s renewable energy portfolio now stands at 706 gigawatts according to Bloomberg but too much of that is wasted, or curtailed as they say in the utility industry.  7.7% of the electricity generated by wind turbines is curtailed as is 2.9% of electricity from solar panels.

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