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Paul Favret on the New Energy Storage Developments in China Creating Big Leaps

  Paul Favret has always anticipated new developments on energy storage and slash costs for companies and consumers. Recently, a five-year plan was unveiled by China in an aggressive move to slash battery storage costs. The ambitious move predicts a 30% decrease in storage costs by 2025.   The CRYOBattery Through its Shanghai Power Equipment Research Institute, the Chinese Utility State Power Investment Corporation has planned to pilot a promising form of liquified air energy storage technology called the CRYOBattery.   As the ambitious project shows, this technology will transform long-duration energy storage while enhancing the overall reliability of China ’ s energy grid. Paul Favret explains that energy storage has been one of the main pillars of Chinese strategy to decarbonize their energy systems for a long time.   The Expectations With costs of large chemical-based systems cut by up to 30%, Chinese specialists foresee a ripple effect in the way energy in China is

Paul Favret on Why Oil Remains the Hottest Sector

  Paul Favret has seen how hot the oil sector has become in 2022. For Q1, the energy stock market sector is the highest, along with materials, industrials, utilities, healthcare, and financials.   The Power of the Energy Sector Currently, the most prominent players in the sector are ExxonMobil and Chevron. They are two of the most extensive US stocks in the energy sector. The ones with the most momentum and highest total return in the least 12 months have been Chesapeake Energy and Antero Resources.   Nevertheless, investors up and down the field continue to brace for more volatility within the stock market as the year comes in. Like any other expert with plenty of experience in the area, Paul Favret feels that interest rates, inflation, geopolitical tensions, and high demand levels in the oil supply change can trigger change.   Continuing Rise of Oil According to Wall Street analysts, it ’ s not just the prominent US players like ConocoPhillips and Valero that are gain