Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA

  • 📰 GuardianAus
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 98%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%

The rollout of batteries across the global electricity industry more than doubled last year but will need to be six times faster if the world hopes to meet its renewable energy targets, according to the International

Batteries have emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing clean energy technologies after a 90% decline in costs over the past 15 years driven by the rapid growth of electric vehicles. In return, a battery boom could offer a “master key” able to unlock much bigger transformations in the uptake of, reduction of fossil fuels from power grids and in accelerating the introduction of electric vehicles, according to the IEA executive director, Fatih Birol.The IEA found that global investment in batteries reached $150bn last year after an eightfold increase in car battery investments and a fivefold increase for power grid battery storage.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Global coral bleaching caused by global warming demands a global responseThe first global bleaching event was in 1998 and the fourth is now under way. Until we curb the emissions driving global warming, the pressure on coral reefs will continue to increase.
Source: _TCglobal - 🏆 4. / 83 Read more »

Broken Hill's union-run newspaper the Barrier Truth announces closure after nearly 130 yearsThe union-run newspaper's shutdown is another blow to the Far West New South Wales town of Broken Hill, which lost its nightly commercial news bulletin a year ago.
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Arthur Streeton painting of Sydney Harbour shown in public for first time in 130 yearsPainting by influential Australian impressionist, unseen for more than a century, has been unveiled ahead of auction where it is expected to fetch up to $1.5m
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Energy transition: Let’s not waste the green energy opportunityThe government’s industry policy is not some throwback to the Deakinite settlement. It’s quite the opposite.
Source: FinancialReview - 🏆 2. / 90 Read more »

Electric vehicle sales set to surge, IEA predictsEV numbers will be strong this year and Chinese carmakers will increase their dominance, the International Energy Agency predicts.
Source: FinancialReview - 🏆 2. / 90 Read more »

‘A lot of stories that will now go untold’: outback NSW newspaper closes after almost 130 yearsBroken Hill’s only newspaper, The Barrier Truth, closes due to cashflow problems, with staffer saying loss is ‘really sad for the community’
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »