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How to Break Into The Energy Storage Market This content requires a paid GigaOM Pro subscription

  • Friday, August 7, 2009

For startups looking to break into energy storage tech, software and services may provide an early opportunity.

Policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors, automakers and others are paying increasing attention to long-overlooked energy storage technology, and they're pouring billions of dollars into the sector in hopes of snagging a piece of the market as it develops. But for startups looking to break into energy storage tech, key opportunities may lie outside capital-intensive development and manufacturing of large-scale energy storage devices, batteries and components.

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