The U.S. government finally decided to invest in renewable energy—only to immediately put the project on hold. Hydrostor’s plan to store power using compressed air was all set to go, but now it’s stuck in bureaucratic purgatory. Will California’s desert get a massive underground battery, or will this just be another expensive idea collecting dust?
Compressed-Air Energy Storage Plans Stymied
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