Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Long-Duration Energy Storage: Discussion

11:00 am

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Regarding that peak-time demand, would it be possible to roll out that shorter-duration energy storage into more rural areas, for example? People are saying that there still are not enough charging points across the country or that charging points are not even available.

I believe one of the witnesses spoke about new technology for recharging EV batteries and the battery life diminishing over time. Is there technology evolving to allow for swapping out of batteries making it more universal to try to make it easier?