EPO-IEA study highlights need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies to meet climate goals
EPO President António Campinos: “This report is a clear call for action to step up research and innovation into new low-carbon energy technologies, and improve existing ones.”· Global patent data shows innovation in the past decade has been increasing faster in low-carbon energy technologies than in fossil fuels · Average annual growth rate of clean energy inventions in the past decade has slowed compared with 2000-13 level · Innovation is shifting from renewable energy supply to end-use and cross-cutting technologies such as batteries, hydrogen, smart grids and carbon capture ·