There's no doubt that the world is increasingly turning to renewable energy generation projects.  However, there is one big bottleneck to the smooth transition to renewable energy. And that is the fact that the sun doesn't always shine, the wind doesn't always blow – so energy generated via these two clean energy sources is not as consistent, reliable, and can't be 'fired up' as quickly as fossil fuel generation plants.

The breakthrough that the renewable energy industry has been praying for is Energy Storage.  To help answer that question I'll be speaking to Anthony Ganapathy, Chief Operating Officer, and Dave Del Mastro, President and CEO of Deltro Energy. Deltro has constructed a two-stage lithium ion stationary power system for Toronto Hydro. We'll also look at some of the technology and constraints of lithium ion batteries through research conducted by Jeff Dahn, a professor at Dalhousie University.

According to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance group, the energy storage market will grow to 125 Gw by 2030. More than $100 billion will be invested in the next 15 years. This is based on calculations that battery technology costs will fall to $120 per kWh.