Iowa, already a leader on wind, looks to take the next steps on storage

Energy News Network: As one of the nation’s leading producers of wind energy, Iowa has abundant — but also sporadic — energy resources.

State officials see huge potential for batteries to help make the most of its wind and solar generation, and they hope to test it with a new grant-funded project.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded a $200,000 grant to support research into the workings of two large solar-plus-storage projects by Fairfield-based Ideal Energy. Ideal will gather information about how the systems work and share it with a team of researchers at Iowa State University who will analyze it.

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