CNN (@cnn.com) cited our wind & solar briefing in their article today. China's combined operating wind, utility-scale solar, and distributed solar topped 1.6 TW in 2025—about 3x that of its closest peers, the U.S. and India ☀️💨🔌💡🧪 @globalenergymon.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/c...
This great article from colleagues at @globalenergymon.bsky.social explains how China’s ultra-high-voltage (UHV) grid can help phase out coal. The technology exists. What’s needed now is a decisive shift in priorities across technology, policy, and market ☀️💨🔋🔌💡
dialogue.earth/en/energy/do...
Proud to have supported this landmark report as part of the Technical Advisory Group, with our Heavy Industry Director, Caitlin Swalec representing GEM.
A must-read for anyone tracking the steel sector's decarbonisation journey. 👇
🇨🇱 Chile leads Latam in installed battery storage capacity: 1.6GW operating, ~7.7GW under construction.
W/an avg duration of ~4 hours, batteries store midday solar surplus & discharge through most of the evening ramp, reducing reliance on coal * natural gas.
globalenergymonitor.org/report/energ...
The #LNG industry is counting on South Asia to be a major growth market.
But over the past decade, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have shelved or cancelled 2–3x as much LNG import capacity as they have brought online.
Learn more in our new brief:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/south...
📢 NEW DATA 📈 in our Global Iron & Steel Tracker ⤵️
🌏 Now tracking 1,293 plants in 91 countries/areas
🔎 New info on induction furnaces & expanded unit-level data
🏗️ 3.7B tonnes of crude steel capacity
💰1000+ iron & steel asset owners
View & download the data:
India is planning the world's 2nd largest #LNG terminal buildout & 3rd largest gas pipeline expansion — anchoring a $107B bet across S. Asia.
Even w/a global LNG glut expected, new gas infras. could lock India into relying on an expensive, insecure fuel.
globalenergymonitor.org/report/south...
#COP31 hosts Türkiye 🇹🇷 and Australia 🇦🇺 have the highest share of planned #wind and #solar with storage, according to new data from @globalenergymon.bsky.social. ⚡
📊 Read the full analysis: globalenergymonitor.org/report/energ...
As #LNG prices spike due to the conflict in Iran, South Asia’s planned US$107 billion LNG expansion could expose the region to long-term economic and energy security risks
Read our new brief here: globalenergymonitor.org/report/south...
GEM is tracking 2,144 solar and 822 wind projects globally with associated energy storage systems. China 🇨🇳, Greece 🇬🇷, and Australia 🇦🇺 are the top 3 countries! ☀️💨🔋🔌💡
Read more in our new analysis via @globalenergymon.bsky.social: globalenergymonitor.org/report/energ...
Did you know @globalenergymon.bsky.social’s Wind and Solar trackers also record associated battery storage 🔋?
Not surprisingly, China ranks #1 with 1,000+ wind and solar projects with colocated storage.
Full analysis: globalenergymonitor.org/report/energ...
Each line shows the path from discovery to production for oil & gas fields starting in 2025.
Takeaway: dev timelines now average 15 yrs, widening the gap between discovery & revenue — and increasing exposure to shifting demand & investment priorities.
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Given global energy disruptions, I've been looking to generate insights from the Global Energy Ownership Tracker from the @globalenergymon.bsky.social team globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
This tracker provides #opendata on the chains of ownership for energy projects across the world... 🧵
14 GW of prospective geothermal capacity could double global output in a decade.
Permitting timelines have hit record lows: ~28 days in the U.S. and just 5 days in Indonesia.
Acceleration is real—but so are questions on oversight & long-term impact.
📈 globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
Oil & gas fields are taking far longer to reach production.
Projects starting in 2025 took ~15 years to come online: 3× longer than during the industry’s peak decades.
Longer timelines mean projects risk arriving just as the energy transition accelerates.
globalenergymonitor.org/report/longe...
From @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social in @reuters.com today: Africa's solar momentum is spreading fast ☀️ GEM's (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) data shows that Egypt is Northern Africa's leader in operating (3.3 GW) and prospective (46.7 GW) utility-scale solar projects! 🔌💡
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
NEW DATA mapping coal mine boundaries & potential sources of coal mine methane across 250 mines & 19 countries — ~50% of global metallurgical coal prod. & supporting stronger methane attribution.
Can be paired w/satellite plume data & mine ownership data.
➡️ globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
The BBC featured our operating utility-scale + distributed solar data for China in their article today. In fact, China’s total solar capacity is about five times that of its closest peer, the United States. @globalenergymon.bsky.social #solar #renewables ☀️🔌💡
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
🌍 The global #wind & #solar pipeline now totals nearly 5 TW, with 758 GW already under construction, according to new GEM data.
Yet rich economies plan just one-tenth of new capacity, reshaping where clean energy growth is happening.
Learn more: globalenergymonitor.org/report/globa...
Where does the world’s steel begin?
GEM’s new tool maps flows of met coal & iron ore, showing:
- Who produces vs. who consumes
- Domestic coal pressures on BF phaseout
- Emerging DRI signals
Explore: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
As gas production in the Permian Basin approaches peak, new LNG export routes are being built to extend the reach of U.S. gas into Asian markets.
Our new interactive briefing traces one of these pathways + the long-term implications:
NEW - New coal power proposals in 🇨🇳 reached 161 GW in 2025, a record high, says a new report by @creacleanair.bsky.social and @globalenergymon.bsky.social
Many coal plants in China are loss-making and run far below full capacity
For more, see my article in @carbonbrief.org - link in the comments ⬇️
Record proposals are only part of the story.
China commissioned 78 GW of coal in 2025 and retired just 8 GW — a widening gap that could lock in excess capacity for years.
New analysis with @creacleanair.bsky.social 👇
Our upcoming data release on February 10, 2026, will include +35k wind and +103k solar assets worldwide — all part of our open-access energy infrastructure datasets. The updated wind & solar data and briefing drops Feb 10 via @globalenergymon.bsky.social #renewables #wind #solar 🧪💡☀️💨
🇺🇸 The U.S. has surpassed 🇨🇳 China as the world’s largest developer of gas-fired power.
GEM data show 252 GW in development in the U.S., compared with 153 GW in China — even as China added a record 22.4 GW in 2025.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
How do 1.5 Bt of met coal and 2.5 Bt of iron ore travel through the steelmaking chain?
GEM’s new data maps global flows and highlights the barriers and opportunities shaping steel decarbonization.
Explore: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
🇮🇩 NEW | REPORT - #Indonesia’s operational & planned #captivecoal now triples 2023’s capacity, eclipses Australia’s current total coal fleet, and ties with Germany’s entire operating fleet
w/ @globalenergymon.bsky.social
Report now available ⤵️
GEM’s new interactive briefing traces one LNG supply chain under construction, linking gas fields, pipelines, export terminals + power plants across three countries.
Drawing on our data, it shows how regional gas projects are linked & why that matters.
Gas supply chains are global — even when they look local.
Our new interactive brief traces one LNG pathway under construction from the U.S. Permian Basin, through Mexico, to Malaysia’s power sector.
See how regional decisions connect & what’s at stake: globalenergymonitor.org/us-mexico-ma...
Our latest GMET update links 1,700+ #methane plumes near #CoalMines to specific sites — w/nearly 90% tied to named mines or identifiable mine infrastructure.
A clearer picture of where emissions originate & where mitigation is urgently needed.
See the data: