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India renewable energy market report 2026: Analysis and forecast to 2030
This report examines India’s progress as a global renewable energy leader, forecasting growth to 530 GW by 2030. It analyses solar PV dominance, competitive auctions, system integration, and domestic manufacturing. The study also explores biofuel, biogas, and hydrogen developments alongside substantial energy security benefits from reduced fossil fuel imports.
Energy system digitalization report
This report examines the global transition towards digitalised energy systems, noting a $2.3 trillion investment in 2023. It explores how smart grids, digital twins, and the Common Information Model (CIM) enhance efficiency and integrate renewables, while outlining the standards and challenges essential for modernising energy infrastructure.
Biodiversity impacts of renewable energy
This study quantifies the biodiversity impacts of 47,616 renewable energy plants globally. While solar and hydro account for 90% of impacts, these are highly concentrated in a small number of projects. Better siting and firm-level screening can substantially reduce ecological harm without compromising energy transition goals.
Scaling green technologies and youth employment in African tech startups: The Nigerian solar mini-grid sector
This report examines the nexus between green technology and youth employment within Nigeria's solar mini-grid sector. It identifies significant growth potential, noting that youth comprise 82% of the workforce. However, systemic barriers in finance, policy coherence and technical skills persist. Recommendations include targeted funding and integrated policy frameworks.
Climate policy risks, market volatility, and credibility: Evidence from the US transition climate policy and textual analysis
This study examines how US transition climate policy risks affect stock market returns and volatility. Utilising textual analysis and GARCH-X models, it reveals that these policies often lack credibility, negatively impacting clean energy firms while favouring carbon-intensive ones. Effective climate transition requires more robust, credible policy frameworks.
Make it here: Building Australia’s clean industrial future
This report outlines Australia’s potential to generate $215 billion by 2035 by manufacturing clean technologies onshore. By leveraging mineral wealth and establishing Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts, Australia can shift from exporting raw materials to producing high-value batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, creating 53,000 regional jobs.
Global electricity review 2026
Ember’s 2026 Global Electricity Review reveals that solar power met 75% of global demand growth in 2025, halting fossil generation rise. Renewables reached 33.8% of the mix, overtaking coal for the first time. The report highlights falling battery costs and the decoupling of demand growth from fossil fuel consumption.
Renewable energy discourses of fossil fuel companies: Obstruction and delay of climate action
This research analyses annual reports from Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, and ExxonMobil between 2016 and 2022. It identifies how companies use mixed-sentiment messaging and doublespeak to link renewable energy with fossil fuels. These discursive strategies obstruct climate action and delay the necessary phase-out of fossil fuels.
Rethinking Germany’s hydrogen-led transition: Demand shortfalls, infrastructure risk and the public cost of overbuilding
This IEEFA report warns that Germany's overoptimistic hydrogen demand projections risk creating a €45 billion fiscal liability. Building oversized infrastructure ahead of demand shifts costs to taxpayers via the amortisation account. It recommends prioritising liquid derivative imports and gating pipeline expansion to verified industrial demand to protect long-term competitiveness.
Renewable energy financing landscape in India: The journey so far and the need of the hour
This report examines India's renewable energy financing landscape, detailing the transition from non-banking financial companies to commercial banks and international bond markets. It analyses falling solar tariffs, historical funding barriers, and emerging opportunities in energy storage and rooftop solar necessary to achieve India's 2070 net-zero mandate.
Unlocking the missing middle: commercial and industrial distributed energy resources in Australia
This report examines the 'missing middle' segment of Australia’s commercial and industrial energy sector. It identifies critical regulatory, connection, and financial barriers hindering distributed energy resource deployment. Key recommendations include standardising connection processes, reforming network tariffs, and establishing a credible certificate price signal to incentivise investment.
Warp speed: Accelerating renewable energy infrastructure deployment
This report outlines a strategy for accelerating Australia’s renewable energy infrastructure. It identifies critical bottlenecks in the workforce, planning approvals, capital allocation, and supply chains. Proposing a ‘warp speed’ mandate, the document provides 24 recommendations to achieve the rapid generation, transmission, and storage expansion required for 2035 targets.
Implementing the EPBC Act: Recommendations to support better, faster decisions for renewable energy projects
This report provides recommendations from the Clean Energy Investor Group to improve decision-making under Australia's reformed EPBC Act. It advocates for consistent administration, better data usage, and the finalisation of regulatory frameworks. The objective is to facilitate efficient renewable energy project approvals while strengthening environmental protection outcomes.
Homework in climate economics: Household production, environmental preferences, and climate policy
This research analyses household energy use and climate policy, identifying residential solar as a cornerstone for cost-effective abatement. It finds that environmental preferences significantly lower baseline emissions, while income-targeted subsidies provide minimal fiscal savings. The study emphasises the vital complementarity between solar and electricity-intensive equipment like electric vehicles.
Crude awakening: How Australia ranks on fuel security
Australia is highly vulnerable to global oil shocks as the world's largest seaborne diesel importer. This report details how the 2026 energy crisis cost motorists $5 billion. It advocates for rapid electrification of transport and mining to replace volatile imported fuels with secure, domestic renewable energy.
Electrify 2515 community pilot: Lessons learnt report no. 1: August 2024 – November 2024
This report details the initial phase of the Electrify 2515 Community Pilot, highlighting strong recruitment driven by community engagement. Key findings include the need for simplified terminology, such as "smart energy devices," and the necessity for specialised installer training to navigate complex retrofitting challenges and variable market pricing.