China built enough energy storage capacity to power 20 million homes in 2024, yet 6. 1% of these systems are essentially taking a permanent nap [1]. The global energy transition's poster child – energy storage power stations – is facing an unexpected crisis of underutilization and shutdowns. From. . According to a 2025 Cleanview report, the country installed a record-breaking 48. Energy storage alone saw a 76% year-over-year increase in deployments according to BloombergNEF. . Spyros Foteinis highlights the acknowledged problem that an insufficient capacity to store energy can result in generated renewable energy being wasted (Nature 632, 29; 2024). . Power shortages have become a $20 billion global headache, with industries losing productivity and households facing unexpected blackouts. Replacing fossil fuel-based power generation with power generation from wind and solar resources is a key strategy for. .
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