Friday 19 March 2021

UK House of Lords: Role of Batteries in Achieving UK NetZero 2050

Hi everyone,

I recently gave oral evidence at the following UK House of Lords formal meeting:

UK House of Lords, Science and Technology Committee. Formal Meeting: Role of Batteries and Fuel Cells in achieving NetZero.

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/3943/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will hear from leading researchers about anticipated developments in batteries and fuel cells over the next ten years that could contribute to meeting the net-zero target.

The Committee continues its inquiry into the Role of batteries and fuel cells in achieving Net Zero. It will ask a panel of experts about batteries, hearing about the current state-of-the-art in technologies that are currently in deployment, primarily lithium-ion batteries. It will also explore the potential of next generation technologies currently in development and the challenges in scaling them up to manufacture.

The Committee will then question a second panel about fuel cells, hearing about the different types available and their applications. It will explore challenges that need to be overcome in the development of the technology, and will consider the UK’s international standing in the sector.


The video of the session may be found here:


https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/f8361f3c-3cef-47f6-9247-0871d5b0a0b7#player-tabs


There is also access to the transcript.


Thanks!


Jerry