Where to Store (and Invest In) All That Solar and Wind Power

Renewable energy is hardly a new concept -- windmills have been used for more than 13 centuries, and I've been harnessing the power of the sun for years with solar-powered lights in my yard. However, over the past decade, major government efforts like the Paris Climate Agreement have presented ambitious plans to make our world less reliant on carbon-emitting sources of energy. Since then, wind and solar farms have been developed on a massive scale.

However, one key challenge for renewable energy is how to effectively store it to be used later, when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. Companies that can solve that problem effectively and at scale could be big winners for investors.

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