PODCAST: 2019 in review and the challenging decade ahead

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Analysis, backstory and context on some of last year’s biggest news stories. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.

Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe reflect on the biggest news in energy storage in 2019, while also gazing into their crystal balls and predicting what the energy transition may hold in store for the year ahead.

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