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A Look to the Future

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When considering what changes and new developments are possible, or even likely, in the years ahead, it is realistic to consider a quotation attributed to Thomas A. Edison: “Making predictions can be rather precarious, especially when they have to do with the future.”

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Huggins, R.A. (2010). A Look to the Future. In: Energy Storage. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1024-0_22

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