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China leads in wind and solar, but grid constraints and coal slow the clean energy transition
China is building more utility-scale wind and solar capacity than the rest of the world combined. Yet transmission bottlenecks and continued reliance on coal threaten to limit…
Erminia Voccia•30 July 2026
Utilities
Global energy demand rises in 2025…
Global energy demand increased in 2025, but the real shift lies in…
Alessandro Petrone•20 April 2026
Utilities
Data centers push global power demand,…
Global electricity demand is being reshaped by surging data center growth, with…
Alessandro Petrone•17 April 2026
Utilities
Global electricity consumption hits record high in 2024: climate, AI, and EVs…
Renewables and nuclear covered 80% of the global increase in electricity demand. Fossil fuels lag behind,…
Editorial Team•24 March 2025
Utilities
Chinaās energy transition requires 10,000 GW of renewables in 35 years
$22 trillion in investments, with 10,500 to 11,800 GW from wind and solar, half of which…
Editorial Team•18 March 2025
Utilities
EU Power Grid Investments Could Cut Electricity Bills by 30%
Investing ā¬90 billion annually in the EU power grid could cut electricity prices by 11% by…
Editorial Team•14 March 2025
Utilities
Why the Electric Transmission Grid Is Struggling to Keep Up with Demand
The electric transmission grid needs over $200 billion in annual investments by the mid-2030s, but permitting…
Editorial Team•28 February 2025
Utilities
Australia boosts green hydrogen with new tax incentives
The Australian Senate has passed the Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive, set to provide tax relief…
Editorial Team•13 February 2025
Utilities
Cross-border energy infrastructure: the EU allocates ā¬1.25 billion
Bornholm Energy Island secures 52% of total funding, with two additional offshore wind projects financed. Hydrogen,…
Editorial Team•10 February 2025
Utilities
Eurelectric: Why 2024 Was a Record-Breaking Year for the European Electricity Sector
Renewables dominated the EU power mix, contributing 48% of electricity generation. Negative prices were recorded 1,480…
Editorial Team•6 January 2025
Utilities
Global Gateway, the Southern Hydrogen Corridor is the EU’s “flagship project”
The Southern Hydrogen Corridor has been included in the EU's list of flagship projects for 2025…
Editorial Team•5 December 2024
Utilities
How energy taxes increase bill costs
In the first half of 2024, average electricity prices for European households saw a slight increase…
Editorial Team•30 October 2024
Utilities
Italy, Germany and Austria accelerate on the southern hydrogen corridor
Signed a declaration of intent in order to speed up the realization of the corridor south.…
31 May 2024
Utilities
Transforming distributed energy resources into virtual power plants
The European project edgeFLEX was created to further develop the concept of virtual power plants and…
31 August 2022
Utilities
Decarbonisation, from utilities 450 million investments
In 2019 utilities invested 450 million euros in decarbonisation, 8.2 euros per inhabitant. Specific targets will…
8 June 2022
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