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By Stephan Lux, Head of the Battery Modules and Systems team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany

Battery technologies | The development of battery storage is seen as vital in the grid integration of increasing amounts of renewable power, but the various technologies present different advantages and limitations. Stephan Lux of Fraunhofer ISE weighs up the pros and cons of the main battery technologies in a range of applications.

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