The hot tips for 2013 – energy storage and big solar

The hot tips for 2013 – energy storage and big solar
RenewEconomy
RenewEconomy passed around the hat this past week for a few ideas on what would be big in 2013 in clean energy in Australia. What emerged was a couple of key themes – the continued proliferation of solar PV and the growing interest in energy storage.http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/the-hot-tips-for-2013-energy-storage-and-big-solar-69455

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