
Business | ANALYSIS Jun 10, 2022
Russia gas crisis highlights Europe's green energy storage problem
The European Union needs to more than triple its storage capacity by 2030 to adequately support its green transition goals.
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The European Union needs to more than triple its storage capacity by 2030 to adequately support its green transition goals.
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