Have batteries just hit their exponential curve??

Battery energy storage is one of the critical keys to the success of the energy transition. That idea was written off by naysayers as pure fantasy not all that long ago, but batteries are now the single largest form of energy storage globally, this year surpassing the mighty pumped hydro for the first time. And batteries are only just hitting the steep part of the exponential growth curve! Even the uber-conservative International Energy Agency has now declared 'a new phase' has been entered! Get your tickets for EVERYTHING ELECTRIC LONDON using discount JHTEE20 here https://uk.everythingelectric.show/london Help support this channels independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Reference Links International Energy Agency report https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-battery-industry-has-entered-a-new-phase Declining ICE vehicle sales https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/14/sales-of-cars-with-internal-combustion-engines-are-declining-in-us/ https://www.icis.com/chemicals-and-the-economy/2024/09/gasoline-diesel-auto-sales-have-moved-into-long-term-decline/ Increasing EV sales https://newautomotive.substack.com/p/ice-sales-down-ev-and-plug-in-sales Ford Blue Oval SK factory https://electrek.co/2025/03/29/did-ford-time-blueoval-sk-factory-opening-perfectly-to-navigate-trump-tariffs/#:~:text=US%20President%20Donald%20Trump%20recently,battery%20factory%20going%20online%20perfectly Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Levi Hildebrand: https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys Sarah Karvner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ National Grid Capacity Explainer https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/journey-to-net-zero-stories/can-grid-cope-extra-demand-electric-cars