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Solving the Intermittency Conundrum Paul Loudon, Investment Manager

 A lack of reliability and a mismatch between supply and demand are barriers to greater use of renewable energy. Could battery storage be the answer to this problem?

Battery storage – the holy grail?

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POTENTIAL COST PER MWH POST-2025(1) ($/MWH)
Source: NextEra Energy (2021)
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Paul Loudon
Investment Manager

Paul is an investment manager at Walter Scott who joined the firm in 2014 and recently spent one year in the Client Service team. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a sell-side analyst at Morgan Stanley in London. Paul holds a BA in Economics from Durham University and an MA in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge.

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