The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy findings reveal a year in which energy demand continues to surge, low-carbon electricity reaches a historic milestone and transition pathways diverge sharply across regions - all against a backdrop of rising geopolitical risks. The Energy Institute, in partnership with Ember and in collaboration with Kearney and KPMG, has released the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, offering the first complete look at global energy data for 2025.
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Invinity ‘super battery’ delivered in first installation in Europe
Invinity Energy Systems has completed the delivery of 20.7MWh of Vanadium Flow Batteries to the Copwood VFB Energy Hub in East Sussex. It will be Europe’s largest vanadium flow battery installation when it enters service later this year. The project pairs 90 vanadium flow batteries – a form of long‑duration energy storage – with a 3MW solar array to enable more home-grown, low‑cost solar power to be used when needed.
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JP Morgan: Energy outlook 2026 – mitigating volatility with a diverse energy mix
The bank's research says volatile oil prices and surging electricity demand highlight the urgent need for a diversified energy mix to safeguard economic and energy security. The need for diversified energy sources is rapidly reshaping global power generation. Renewables and advanced technologies are projected to supply the majority of global electricity by 2100. Overall, increased global investment in renewables, including nuclear, solar and wind, is paving the way for a more stable and resilient future.
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Solar surge halts fossil generation rise as renewables overtake coal
Record solar growth meant clean power sources grew fast enough to meet all new electricity demand in 2025, thereby preventing an increase in fossil generation, according to Ember’s seventh annual Global Electricity Review . This was the first year since 2020 without an increase in electricity generation from fossil fuels and only the fifth year without a rise this century.
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Households in Dutch Zeeland act to lower peak demand
A thousand households on the Dutch municipalities of Walcheren, Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen are load-shifting, successfully changing their electricity consumption to times with plenty of solar power. In a joint trial set up by grid operator Stedin and energy companies DELTA Energie and Eneco, participants were asked to make minor changes in their behaviour.
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H1 2025: solar/wind outpace global electricity demand growth
The increase in solar and wind power outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, according to a report from Ember. Solar alone met 83% of the rise, with many countries setting new records. Fossil fuels remained mostly flat, with a slight decline. Fossil generation fell in China and India, but grew in the EU and the US.
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June 2025: first month ever where solar is main EU energy source
In the second quarter of 2025, 54% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, an increase from the 52.7% registered in the same quarter of 2024. This increase was mostly due to solar energy, which generated a total of 122,317 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the second quarter of 2025, representing 19.9% of the total electricity generation mix.
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China’s solar and wind projects reach new heights
China is adding solar and wind power at record rates, and the emergence of offshore wind is causing it to cut fossil fuel emissions along its industrial coastline. This is according to a report from ‘Global Energy Monitor’ (GEM). China is building 510 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar and wind capacity, an increase of 57% over the previous year, and three-quarters of all such capacity under construction globally.
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FRV Australia and Genesis commission huge NZ solar farms
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia, a developer of sustainable energy solutions, and the Canadian infrastructure fund OMERS have announced the commissioning of the Lauriston Solar Farm, in partnership with Genesis Energy.
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Ireland: lowest energy emissions in over 30 years
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has published the Interim National Energy Balance for 2024, which shows that Ireland’s energy-related emissions are now at their lowest level in over 30 years, falling a further 1.3% last year. This marks an overall decrease of 11% since carbon emissions targets were introduced in 2021 and the third consecutive year with an emissions reduction.
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Egypt’s first solar and battery project backed by EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making a $30m loan available to Obelisk Solar Power, a project company owned by Scatec ASA. The financing facility will finance a new 1GWac solar plant in Egypt with 200MWh of battery storage. It is expected that the project will reduce CO2 emissions by 1.3m tonnes per year.