'Making round-the-clock clean energy a reality': Solar storage start-up Moonwatt raises €8m

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Company estimates its 24/7 approach to energy storage has power to abate up to 14 gigatonnes of CO2 a year by 2050

Energy storage start-up Moonwatt has announced it has raised €8m to support the roll out of its sodium-ion battery system, which aims to make solar power accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week...

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