Brazil falls short of its battery storage potential

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Brazilian energy sector executives discussed challenges and applications related to battery storage solutions at a recent meeting. They emphasized the need to balance security, price, renewability, and flexibility to address systemic energy issues in Brazil.

The Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions gathered executives to debate applications that could solve systemic challenges facing the Brazilian electricity sector. The issue, they argue, goes beyond a “BESS vs. thermal or renewables vs. energy security” debate, but involves finding the best combination of security, price, ‘renewability’, and flexibility.