VARTA on the past, present and future of energy storage

July 15, 2016

VARTA's energy storage system project manager Michael Gopp discusses the technologies past, present and future with Energy-Storage News' Andy Colthorpe.

Gopp explains that while energy storage may have had a slow start, it is becoming increasingly mainstream. While technology costs are falling, Gopp explains that there are also a growing number of business cases emerging in the German market, on top of the environmental benefits that can be delivered.

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Varta’s Michael Gopp on energy storage.

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