Category: Reports

US Short-Term Energy Outlook: Report

US Short-Term Energy Outlook: Report

Jun 5, 2026 | , ,

US electricity demand in the forecast rises 1.3% in 2026, averaging almost 4,250 billion kilowatthours and growing another 3.1% in 2027. Electricity demand growth is led by growth in the commercial sector, which is expected to outpace residential demand in 2027 for the first time on record. Industrial demand is also increasing, although at a slower pace. Residential electricity prices are expected to increase by 5% in 2026 and to continue to rise in 2027, although at a slower pace. The forecast for utility-scale solar generation in 2026 is 1.4% higher than in the previous outlook

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Electric Vehicles in ASEAN: Report 

Electric Vehicles in ASEAN: Report 

Jun 5, 2026 | , ,

The report examines ASEAN’s potential to emerge as a regional hub for the production and adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), with a focus on the sustainability of the supporting ecosystems. It analyses the role of total cost of ownership in determining the competitiveness of BEVs relative to conventional vehicles, alongside the need to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions and address negative externalities associated with the value chain, including those arising from nickel mining. The report explores how regional production networks and supply chains must be developed and coordinated to support the electric vehicle transition.

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State of Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean: Report

State of Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean: Report

May 29, 2026 | , ,

Temperatures remained well above average, with 2025 ranking among the fifth to eighth warmest years on record across Latin America and the Caribbean, at around +0.40 °C above 1991–2020 levels. Andean glaciers are losing mass at an accelerating rate with implications for long-term water security in the region. Sea levels are rising faster than the global average along the northern Atlantic coast of South America and across Central America and the Caribbean. As extreme heat events intensify, reducing avoidable mortality will depend on strengthening climate–health cooperation, improving mortality attribution and embedding climate intelligence into health planning and emergency preparedness across the region.

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Energy Transition in the Western Balkans: Report

Energy Transition in the Western Balkans: Report

May 29, 2026 | , ,

The Western Balkans are entering the energy transition under structurally more demanding conditions than most EU Member States. High carbon intensity, ageing energy infrastructure, and continued reliance on coal and hydropower intersect with increasing pressures stemming from EU climate policy, market integration, and the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. This report examines the implications of decarbonisation for competitiveness, energy security, and economic development across the Western Balkans. While renewable energy deployment is accelerating, progress is constrained by outdated grid infrastructure, limited institutional capacity, and restricted access to finance. 

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South Asia’s Energy Transition amid Global Disruptions: Report 

South Asia’s Energy Transition amid Global Disruptions: Report 

May 29, 2026 | , ,

From India to Bhutan and Sri Lanka to Nepal, countries in South Asia are making a big push towards their energy transition. Energy developments in the region, however, are unfolding in a geopolitical environment that has heightened concerns around energy security and strengthened the case for renewable energy as a strategic imperative for economic stability and national security. This report brings together perspectives from South Asia on the emerging trends and challenges for a just energy transition. The report highlights several challenges facing South Asia’s energy transition, including complex trilemma with respect to high-cost, high-risk, and massive-scale capital needs, bottlenecks in electricity markets, infrastructure, and governance systems.

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Accelerating Solar and Storage Deployment in EU: Report

Accelerating Solar and Storage Deployment in EU: Report

May 22, 2026 | , ,

The report demonstrates that scaling up solar power and battery storage, as the cheapest and most versatile forms of power generation, offers the most effective and immediate pathway to deliver on all three pillars of the energy trilemma: sustainability, affordability, and security. The report identifies a sweet spot where consumers benefit from lower average prices, while preserving the business case for large-scale solar investments, which has become increasingly unattractive as more frequent negative price-hour events decrease the value of solar power.

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Optimising US Transmission Network: Paper 

Optimising US Transmission Network: Paper 

May 15, 2026 | , ,

Grid-enhancing technologies are playing a critical role in modernising the US power system by improving transmission efficiency, increasing grid reliability, and enabling greater integration of renewable energy resources. The report highlights the need to modernise and optimise the US electricity transmission network amid rising power demand, ageing infrastructure, growing renewable energy integration, and increasing grid congestion. Power grid enhancement solutions can unlock substantial additional transmission capacity from existing infrastructure, often at a fraction of the cost of building new infrastructure and in months rather than years.

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India’s AgriPV Potential: Report 

India’s AgriPV Potential: Report 

May 15, 2026 | , ,

The report presents India’s GIS-Based AgriPV potential assessment, evaluating the country’s agricultural lands through multiple filters-slope, soil productivity, solar resource, flood risk, landuse, and protected area buffers. 47.35 million hectares of “restricted cropland” considering all crop categories, out of which around 2.835 million hectares of land is available for selected crop categories suitable for AgriPV. Considering validated AgriPV power density values ranging 0.42-0.75 MW/ha, the national AgriPV potential ranges from 1,192 GW to 2,129 GW.

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Germany’s Battery Opportunity: Report 

Germany’s Battery Opportunity: Report 

May 15, 2026 | , ,

Germany hosts around a quarter of the EU’s total large-scale battery capacity, with over 2.5 GW operational by the end of 2025 which is more than double the capacity of just two years earlier. Germany has a strong grid-scale battery pipeline, but the lack of an ambitious clean flexibility strategy and the preferential treatment of gas in forthcoming auctions risk slowing deployment, causing the country to forego the benefits of batteries and remain locked into gas import dependency for decades. Empowering batteries will help fortify Germany’s energy security. 

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Australian Energy Market Dynamics: Report 

Australian Energy Market Dynamics: Report 

May 8, 2026 | , ,

East Coast Australian energy dynamics from the report indicate that operational demand remained steady, with distributed PV growth offsetting underlying demand growth. Renewables supplied a higher share of NEM generation, reaching new Q1 highs. Expanded battery capacity reshaped supply patterns across the day. WEM supply mix shifted further towards renewables, while battery storage reshaped intraday supply patterns while average WEM energy prices remained consistent year-on-year, with lower volatility, and essential system services costs declined for the west coast energy market. 

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Climate Finance Landscape in Ethiopia: Report 

Climate Finance Landscape in Ethiopia: Report 

May 8, 2026 | , ,

Ethiopia’s climate finance has gradually increased but must rise by at least fourfold to meet identified needs. Tracked flows averaged USD 2.3 billion annually in 2022/23, equivalent to approximately 1.7% of GDP. This is an 11% increase from the annual average of USD 2.1 billion in 2020/21 but still well below the estimated USD 10.6 billion annual requirement under the NDC 3.0 (2025-2035). Ethiopia’s heavy reliance on international public sources exposes its climate agenda to the constraints of external concessional finance.

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Asia-Pacific’s Green Steel Demand Opportunity: Report

Asia-Pacific’s Green Steel Demand Opportunity: Report

May 1, 2026 | , ,

As the biggest steel-producing and consuming region, Asia-Pacific is key to transitioning the global steel industry to clean energy. This report analyses the steel buyer landscape in seven steelmaking countries in the APAC region to estimate the size of regional near-zero emissions steel demand by 2030. The report also explores the opportunities, barriers, and key levers that can affect offtake in this region, drawing on interviews with steel buyers, steel producers, and other market stakeholders.

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Canada’s Clean Energy Investment Opportunity: Report

Canada’s Clean Energy Investment Opportunity: Report

May 1, 2026 | , ,

Canada is well positioned to capture up to $200 billion in clean energy investment over the next decade, but realizing that opportunity will require improvements to the systems that move projects from approval to construction. The country has strong wind and solar resources, a stable policy environment, deep capital markets and a growing slate of projects already in development. Canada has the fundamentals to compete for that capital, but the work required to do so is substantial and time-sensitive. 

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European EV Market Monitor: Report

European EV Market Monitor: Report

May 1, 2026 | , ,

In January–March 2026, Europe’s battery electric car registrations recorded a 20% market share, up 4 percentage points from the same period in 2025. Germany and Italy, currently Europe’s largest car markets, registered battery electric market shares of 23% and 8%, respectively, representing increases of 6 and 3 percentage points compared with January–March 2025. France and Spain, the third and fourth largest European markets, also saw growth, with battery electric shares at 28% and 9%, respectively, 10 and 2 percentage points up from January–March 2025.

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Global Energy Review 2026: IEA Report

Global Energy Review 2026: IEA Report

Apr 24, 2026 | , , , , ,

Solar PV, the largest single source of growth, met more than 25% of higher demand, followed by natural gas, which contributed 17%. This was the first time on record that a modern renewable source contributed the largest share of global energy demand growth. Demand for oil, natural gas and coal all grew in 2025, but at a slower rate than in 2024. Low-emissions sources combined – solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower and other renewables – contributed nearly 60% of the growth in global demand. Coal demand in 2025 grew only modestly above 2024 levels, rising by around 0.4%.

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Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Brief

Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Brief

Apr 17, 2026 | , ,

A total of 460,299 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) were registered in 2025 in the United States, of which 2,375 (0.52%) were zero-emission. Total registrations contracted by 7.6% compared with 2024, and zero-emission registrations had a sharper decline of 15.5%. The annual zero-emission registration share slipped from 0.56% in 2024 to 0.52% in 2025, ending the upward trend observed in recent years. California had the highest number of new zero-emission MHDV registrations in 2025 (875), followed by Texas (152), New York (119), Pennsylvania (112), and New Jersey (103).

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Energy Technology Perspectives 2026: IEA Report

Energy Technology Perspectives 2026: IEA Report

Apr 17, 2026 | ,

The 2026 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives is published against the backdrop of a fast-changing policy and technology landscape. Governments are working to establish secure and resilient supply chains for clean energy technologies while advancing key energy policy goals such as energy security, affordability and economic competitiveness, as well as climate and other environmental goals. In a landscape that is constantly evolving, this report aims to deliver timely insights into the status and outlook of technology deployment, manufacturing, project pipelines, investments, and trade of different energy technologies and materials.

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Plug-in PV Adoption in Germany: Report

Plug-in PV Adoption in Germany: Report

Apr 17, 2026 | , ,

The report presents Germany’s experience, where removing administrative and technical enabled barriers the rapid expansion of plug-in solar. It provides detailed analysis from the perspectives of policy design, market development, safety standards, and applications in multi-family housing. Plug-in solar is a new type of small-scale, low-cost, and easy-to-install solar system that has been rapidly expanding, particularly in Germany. Even people living in apartment buildings can generate their own electricity by installing systems on balconies or similar spaces, significantly broadening access to solar power.

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Türkiye Electricity Review 2026: Report

Türkiye Electricity Review 2026: Report

Apr 17, 2026 | , ,

In Türkiye, electricity generation has shifted rapidly over the past three years, marked by accelerated growth in solar energy and record wind installations in 2025. Wind and solar combined generated 22% of electricity, helping to limit the pressure on natural gas imports caused by drought-driven declines in hydroelectric generation. However, coal remains the largest source of electricity generation at 34%, with two-thirds of this production relying on imports. While Türkiye still lags behind many European countries in renewable energy share, it stands out with its expanding battery project pipeline.

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Grid Capacity Limitations in EU: Report

Grid Capacity Limitations in EU: Report

Apr 10, 2026 | , ,

Europe’s energy security depends on reducing imported fossil fuel reliance through electrification and rapid expansion of homegrown renewable power. Meanwhile, Europe’s competitiveness relies on connecting new industrial demand. Analysis of available grid capacity shows that grids are not fully prepared for the continent’s ambitions. Europe needs to take swift action to address grid bottlenecks. This includes reforming administrative processes and deploying non-wire solutions.

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