There is going to be a need for all types of storage. Chemical storage, capacitive storage and thermal storage will all be needed.

Ice Energy builds a good product, but without utility subsidies it cannot be sold and installed for $5,000. The statement where you say modular storage you talk about as being custom designed and expensive is not accurate. Every building has a customer HVAC design. It is just a question of how many modules Ice Energy’s or CALMAC’s To make draw a conculusion that these systems compete for application is silly. There might be some overlap, but very little.

I am getting very annoyed articles that state these claims without checking out the facts.

Bottom line – Storage is needed, all types of storage.