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Senior Editor, Energy Transition
Elena Rossi monitors structural shifts in the global energy market and industrial decarbonization pathways. She explores how traditional sectors transition to net-zero frameworks.
elena.rossi@theenergybrief.orgSix charts from the Pew Research Center show that the share of fossil fuels in global electricity production continues to decline, with renewable energy surpassing coal for the first time in 2025, and solar and wind power becoming the main drivers of growth.
Based on the "Short Stories: 2024" annual report released by T&D India, this article reviews developments in India's transmission and distribution equipment orders, grid connections of photovoltaic power plants, rooftop solar and agrivoltaic projects, as well as wind-hybrid energy cooperation, analyzing their significance and challenges for the energy system.
China's five departments jointly issued guidance on the development of zero-carbon factories, promoting deep industrial decarbonization by sector and in phases, prioritizing pilot projects in fields such as automobiles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaics, and gradually expanding to traditional high-energy-consuming industries such as steel and petrochemicals, to help achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
ASEAN's solar and wind power generation grew at an average annual rate of 43%, but the growth rate slowed to 15% in 2022. To achieve the IEA net zero scenario, ASEAN needs to add 229 gigawatts of solar and wind capacity by 2030, making policy support and grid upgrades key.
The EU's CBAM is driving accelerated reform of China's carbon governance system, and China is responding by expanding carbon market coverage and improving its emissions accounting system. Based on a CSIS report, this article analyzes the far-reaching impact of CBAM on China's energy system and decarbonization process.
Carbon pricing mechanisms in the Asia-Pacific region are maturing at an accelerated pace, with China expanding its carbon market, India launching a trading platform, and the EU CBAM serving as a global catalyst.
Based on Frontiers research, this paper analyzes the multidimensional factors influencing corporate carbon reduction under the global carbon governance framework, and proposes a carbon reduction roadmap including carbon emission trading, green technology, governance structure, and cash flow guarantee.
Geothermal energy is ushering in a historic turning point. From Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) to closed-loop systems, new technologies are liberating this resource from geographic constraints, positioning it to become the world's second-largest renewable energy source after solar power. This article, based on the latest research from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, evaluates the 30 most promising countries and analyzes the technological, cost, and policy challenges.
Based on the Deloitte report, analyze the opportunities and challenges in the renewable energy industry in 2026 in terms of growth, power grid, energy storage, and policy.
Steel, cement, aviation, and shipping are among the hard-to-abate sectors, accounting for about 40% of global emissions. This article explores how to translate climate ambitions into concrete emission reduction actions through localized strategies, innovation hubs, and transformations in the global energy market.
Constant Energy has completed a 928.75 kWp rooftop solar project for Phenikaa Hue in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam, with an annual power generation of 1.24 million kWh, supporting industrial decarbonization.
In 2025, global energy supply grew by 1.7%, with renewable energy becoming the largest source of growth for the first time, of which solar energy contributed 71% of the growth. However, fossil fuels still accounted for 86% of the total supply, and carbon emissions continued to rise.
The global photovoltaic module manufacturing industry is experiencing multiple challenges of overcapacity, price competition, and technological iteration, with the market landscape accelerating its reshaping. This article, based on Enerdata analysis, explores the current state of the industry, its impacts, and future trends.
The technical potential of rooftop photovoltaic systems is enormous, but economic viability, grid constraints, and financing barriers keep their deployable potential far below theoretical values. Recent research has identified key bottlenecks between technical assessment and actual implementation, and points to bridging this gap through reducing soft costs, expanding equitable financing, and coordinating grid upgrades.
China Resources New Energy raised a record 24.5 billion yuan in its IPO, leveraging overcapacity in solar photovoltaic production to reduce project costs, while also benefiting from China's accelerated energy transition and grid upgrades.
The latest report from the International Energy Agency shows that global clean energy investment reached $2.2 trillion in 2025, nearly double that of fossil fuels. However, fossil fuels still supply about 80% of the world's energy, with system efficiency of only 37%, wasting over $4.6 trillion annually. This article delves into the truth behind energy waste hidden in investment data, revealing the true economic logic of the clean energy transition—not replacing fuels, but replacing waste.
TotalEnergies ENEOS completes the second phase expansion of rooftop solar at the Ceres manufacturing plant in Bandung, Indonesia, adding 1.4 MWp capacity, bringing total capacity to 3.6 MWp, with an annual power generation of approximately 4,630 MWh, meeting 12% of the plant's electricity demand.
A recent study shows that the voluntary carbon market not only prices biochar carbon removal, but also prices its associated sustainable development co-benefits. The study found that biochar carbon credits with more co-benefit claims typically command higher prices, but this also highlights the importance of verification, auditing, and market integrity.