Europe's retired nuke plants find second life as energy storage hubs

European energy companies are repurposing decommissioned nuclear power plant sites to build large-scale battery energy storage systems. These brownfield sites offer pre-existing high-voltage grid connections and industrial zoning, accelerating the deployment of storage needed to support the growth of renewable energy.

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