Developing and deploying energy storage technologies: a ‘holy grail’ effort on which the world cannot afford to fail

16 I Ibid i 17 European Patent Office and IEA (n 13), 2 18 I Ibid i , 3 19 IEA, "A Rapid Rise in Battery Innovation" (n 3) 20 IEA, "Innovation in Batteries and Electricity Storage", (September 2020) https://www iea org/reports/innovation-in-batteries-and-electricity-storage accessed 13 April 2021 Rapid growth in the development and deployment of energy storage technologies, long described as the '"holy grail" of energy's future',[1] is essential in the years ahead if there is any chance of the world meeting sustainable energy and international climate goals 27 I Ibid i 28 Ewa Krukowska, "EU Battery Ambitions to Get $1 1 Billion Research Boost" I Bloomberg Law i (12 March 2021) 29 'The Biden Plan to Build a Modern, Sustainable Infrastructure and an Equitable Clean Energy Future' https://joebiden com/clean-energy/ accessed 27 March 2021 [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )