Grid Storage Company Gets Bill Gates as Investor

[cprise]

2. My guess is

...if anything, they'll be pleasantly surprised how these storage schemes work for the grid. Most developed counties already have large enough grids that allow solar and wind supply to average-out to predictable curves. There are credible studies that show a 40% renewable share can be accomplished with very little storage--as long as the "base supply" is willing to change its business model to a "dispatch supply" (not to be confused with peaking).


What's interesting about this news is that Gates, normally a nuclear booster, has seen fit to invest in this field.