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What is energy storage and why is it needed?

Fighting climate changemeans gettingmore of our energy from renewables Energy storage is essential if we are going to meet Northern Ireland’s renewable energy targets and reduce our carbon emissions. A key part of our fight against climate change is removing our reliance on fossil fuels. Therefore, the Northern Ireland Executive has set an ambitious target that by 2030 at least 70% of our energy must come from renewables. To do this, we need to more than double the number of wind and solar farms currently in operation, meaning we also need to invest in solutions like battery storage to modernise our electricity grid and allow it to handle more renewables. Energy storage allows us to store renewable energy when demand is low and use it when it is needed/ demand is high. It also helps strengthen the electricity grid by helping to manage the flow of energy, which is often unpredictable when generating power fromwind and solar.