Global energy demand is expected to increase by 30% between 2018 and 2040. Renewable energy sources will help meet that demand and will require not one, but a robust mix of energy storage technologies to lower the planet’s carbon footprint, create efficient energy models and stabilize the grid.
Energy storage is a hot topic in policy discussions, and for good reason. Global energy demand is expected to increase by 30 percent between 2018 and 2040. To help put that in perspective, that’s the equivalent of adding the power needs of another China and India to our planet!
That growth means the world must increasingly rely on renewable, or green, energy sources (solar, wind and water) to address our electricity needs – without adding to the warming of the planet.
Likewise, a robust mix of energy storage technologies is critical. We believe that lead batteries are an essential part of that mix, especially when considering their performance, cost, scalability, sustainability, safety and reliability.
To educate policy makers and others, we’ve prepared an easy-to-read “Information Brief” that outlines projected renewable energy growth, applications of lead batteries such as grid-scale storage and frequency regulation, and several case studies.
The latter describe real-life scenarios where lead batteries are capturing the natural power of wind and sun domestically and around the world, from Africa to Alcatraz.
The need to harness and utilize renewable energy has never been greater. Lead batteries can provide energy storage capabilities for...
Lead batteries play an important role in making wind a sustainable option. Many wind facilities rely on lead batteries to regulate the...
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June 14, 2018
In our new video, "Storing Tomorrow's Power Today," we visualize the essentiality of lead batteries.
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February 15, 2018
The lead battery industry and Missouri University of Science and Technology embark on a three-year study of renewable energy sources –...
City Utilities of Springfield installed a lead battery energy storage system that will allow renewable energy to charge the batteries...
The lead acid battery ... is legendary. We can recycle 95+ percent of [these] batteries all across the world. It's a very safe chemistry, ... [and] we understand how to use it very, very well.
