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Germany needs storage solution for green power

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany is at the forefront of installing renewable energy but there is an Achilles heel to its strategy.

Reuters
May 11, 2010

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany is at the forefront of installing renewable energy but there is an Achilles heel to its strategy.

The wind does not always blow and the sun may not shine all day.

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