Storage is the Strategy: Batteries, Hydro, Hydrogen

Clean energy is abundant—but only when it can be stored. Storage is the Strategy: Batteries, Hydro, Hydrogen argues that energy storage is not a supporting technology; it is the backbone of a renewable-powered system.
This book is sharply focused and technology-forward. It dives into how different storage methods solve different problems across timescales—from seconds to seasons. Batteries handle speed, pumped hydro handles scale, and hydrogen handles duration. The book explains why no single solution wins—and why strategy lies in combination.
Rather than framing storage as capacity alone, the book examines use cases: grid balancing, peak shaving, backup power, industrial energy, and fuel substitution. Readers learn how economics, geography, and infrastructure determine which storage works where.
This book breaks storage down into:
• What problem each storage technology actually solves
• Why duration matters more than capacity
• How storage stabilizes renewable-heavy grids
• Where hydrogen fits—and where it doesn’t
• Why energy strategy fails without storage planning
This book is for energy planners, technologists, and decision-makers who think beyond generation. If renewables are the engine of net zero, this book shows why storage is the strategy that makes them work.