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Energy Storage Opportunities and Challenges

April 4, 2014

This work was produced by Ecofys, a sustainable energy consulting firm, for EDF Renewable Energy. The work was done with guidance from a wide-ranging Advisory Panel, and Ecofys gratefully acknowledges their contribution of time and effort to this work. Ecofys sought to make the report consistent with comments and suggestions received from Advisory Panel members wherever practical. Neither advisory Panel members nor their host organizations were asked to approve the final report, and their participation should not be construed as acceptance of the conclusions or responsibility for errors.

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