Holding out for energy-storage technologies that may not exist for a decade or more may prove a dangerous mistake, they warn.
On paper, storage is the “ultimate solution” for PV because it is also the “lazy solution”, says Pierre-Guy Therond, vice-president of new technologies at EDF Energies Nouvelles .
“It sounds great because it essentially turns PV into a gas turbine,” making solar-generated electricity instantly dispatchable even when the sun is not shining, he adds.
“But
