{"id":39938,"date":"2023-12-21T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=39938"},"modified":"2023-12-20T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:21:34","slug":"powering-the-future-renewable-energy-resources-and-energy-storage-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/powering-the-future-renewable-energy-resources-and-energy-storage-revolution\/39938\/","title":{"rendered":"Powering the future: Renewable energy resources and the storage revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the global electricity demand continues to rise and the impacts of climate change become impossible to ignore, nations are striving to meet current and future energy demand with renewable energy resources.<\/p>\n
However, as renewable generation increases, it is clear that new technologies and innovation will be required to adapt a grid designed for large, central fossil-fired power stations to intermittent wind and solar power.<\/p>\n
One such class of new technology will be grid-scale energy storage<\/a>, which will play a pivotal role in harnessing the potential of renewable energy sources and ensuring the availability of clean energy when needed.<\/p>\n Electricity currently accounts for about 20% of the world\u2019s total final energy consumption. However, as access to electricity expands and trends towards full electrification of buildings and transportation accelerate, the electricity demand is forecast<\/a> to grow significantly.<\/p>\n The International Energy Agency estimates that global electricity demand will grow 23-30% between 2022 and 2030 and 75% – 150% by 2050.<\/p>\n The good news is that based on current trends, the IEA predicts that renewable energy resources will dominate the global capacity additions required, accounting for 75-80% of all new capacity by 2050.<\/p>\n In addition to the apparent need to decarbonise energy systems to address climate change, recent geopolitical events have underscored the need for energy security. Fossil fuels, with limited supply chains sometimes reliant upon geopolitically unreliable regions, pose a specific energy security threat.<\/p>\nMore power, cleaner power<\/h3>\n