Renewables and efficiency will be essential to put the world on track to meet climate goals and other sustainability objectives, but the two of them alone will not be sufficient. IEA has repeatedly shown, a broad portfolio of clean energy technologies will be needed to decarbonise all parts of the economy.
Find out more about IEA’s thoughts on a future with hydrogen and batteries here.
Batteries and hydrogen-producing electrolysers stand out as two important technologies in this regard, thanks to their ability to convert electricity into chemical energy and vice versa. Ideally, clean energy stimulus packages would include both battery and electrolyser manufacturing in order to take advantage of the spill-over benefits between the two technologies. Both industries have the potential to create many jobs across their entire supply chains as the use of batteries and hydrogen picks up.
