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12 Feb 2025  |  Global  |  Market Outlook

Top 10 Growth Opportunities in Power and Distributed Energy, 2025

Unprecedented Investment Levels in Power Continue as the Global Movement Towards Decarbonization Increases

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Renewable energy deployment is experiencing accelerated growth. Global investment in power generation reached a record high of $961.45 billion in 2024, up from $856.14 billion in 2023. The renewable energy sector led this investment surge, with solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy accounting for $589.74 billion. Solar and wind energy demand is i...

This study examines the structural forces reshaping the power generation and distributed energy sector in 2026 and identifies ten non-negotiable strategic imperatives required to sustain growth, resilience, and competitiveness. As electrification, AI-driven load growth, grid congestion, permitting delays, and geopolitical volatility intensify, trad...

This report identifies the 10 most promising growth opportunities shaping the global power generation and distributed energy landscape in 2026. It examines how accelerating electrification, grid modernization, decarbonization targets, digitalization, and energy security concerns are redefining investment priorities across utilities, independent pow...

2023 was a record-breaking year for power generation investment, with $840 billion invested in projects globally, up from $611 billion in 2022. Renewable energy dominated investment in 2023; solar PV and wind power combined accounted for $528 billion. Climate commitments and supportive regulations are the mainstays of global growth. China has signi...

Fiber optic sensing solutions utilize the light medium as the physical source to detect variations in temperature, acoustics, strain, and vibrational parameters. Fiber optic sensing uses an optical fiber cable as the sensor device to create a continuous point of sensing along the fiber cable. This method of sensing is known as distributed fiber opt...

While the world witnesses unprecedented policies and investment announcements to accelerate the energy transition—like the Inflation Reduction Act, the Green Deal Industrial Plan, and China's latest Five-year Plan—what happens in Latin America Will the region join the race for decarbonization seen in the rest of the world How does that affect the p...

This study analyzes breakthrough advancements in mechanical energy storage (MES) technologies. With the decreasing cost of renewable energy, the contribution of clean energy systems to the global electricity mix has significantly increased, reaching around 30% in 2022. This, in turn, has led to an exponential surge in the demand for energy storage ...

Thermal energy storage (TES) is a system to store thermal energy. TES can be differentiated into three different categories, namely sensible, latent and thermochemical. The main drivers that propel development of TES system are advancements in material sciences and the emergence of smart thermal grid. Although some of the TES system is already mat...

This research study focuses on breakthrough advancements in wave and tidal renewable energy generation. The study draws attention to the unique ability of these technologies to provide a stable and predictable energy output and their potential to address some of the challenges presented by the irregularities and other disadvantages of solar and win...