Regarding storage batteries required for power generation using renewable energy, Minister of Economic Security Kobayashi said that the development competition in each country is fierce and that it is an important field for economic security in Japan as well. He expressed his intention to urgently support the development of generation batteries.
Storage batteries are indispensable for the spread of renewable energy power generation and electric vehicles, which the government aims to expand toward decarbonization, and the issue is how to build a supply chain.
Regarding this, Minister of Economic Security Kobayashi said at a meeting after the Cabinet meeting on the 16th, "From the viewpoint of economic security, we are trying to secure materials for storage batteries and make them large-scale bases, but beyond that, the next generation We have to think hard about what to do with storage batteries. "
On top of that, "Lithium-ion batteries are the mainstream now, but after that, there are all-solid-state batteries, and beyond that, there are innovative batteries that use fluoride, etc. Since it is a field that Japan cannot lose, we support it as a country. We need to go, "he said, and expressed his intention to urgently support the development of next-generation batteries.
On the other hand, he said about the first online summit meeting between President Biden of the United States and President Xi Jinping of China, "It is a story between the two great powers of the United States and China, so I would like to keep an eye on the discussion."