Industry: Transmission

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2026 ADI global power and electricity outlook

ADI Analytics has released its power and electricity outlook for this year, and the global power industry sees 2026 as a genuine inflection point: demand accelerates, supply lags, and physical constraints—not capital—set the pace. The following ten points summarize the key findings from our latest analysis. 1. Electricity consumption grows 3.5–5.5%, led by data centers, […]

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Beyond green hydrogen: Electrolyzers as grid stabilizers

The green hydrogen dream is currently facing a difficult reality: electrolysers are expensive to build and operate, and many projects are struggling to secure the high utilization required for a bankable business case, often due to a lack of immediate, large-scale hydrogen demand. These plants have high upfront capital costs, and if they sit idle, the financial […]

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20x valuations: The grid infrastructure gold rush

Gold prices have increased by nearly 50% in the past year, but that’s not the only gold rush in town these days. The other gold rush is for a piece of the supply chain action that enables access to the grid for power generation assets, powering the upcoming AI-driven data centers. The grid infrastructure gold […]

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Musings from Houston Energy & Climate Week: AI and the Texas grid

The ADI team participated in multiple events across the city during the second annual Houston Energy and Climate Week in September 2025—which has now grown into a vibrant global event—hosting many of our clients who traveled from as far as Asia and Europe. Houston’s startup landscape feels vibrant and increasingly central to the energy transition; the ION and Greentown Labs have emerged […]

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Hold ’em or fold ’em: Navigating the hydrogen downturn

Hydrogen is key to decarbonizing, and countries worldwide unequivocally recognize this, as seen from the widespread policies supporting hydrogen market development displayed in exhibit 1. Most European countries have developed hydrogen strategies and roadmaps, with targets for green H2 production capacity by 2030, including 5.0 GW in the UK, 10.0 GW in Germany, and 6.5 […]

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Bridging the gap: Integrating renewable energy with the grid

The critical need for robust investment in power grid infrastructure has been underscored by recent electricity disruptions experienced in Spain and Portugal. In April 2025, a combination of extreme weather events and constraints on the existing transmission network led to widespread outages, impacting homes, businesses, and essential services across the Iberian Peninsula. Such incidents serve as […]

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Clean energy bonanza: The struggle to connect to the grid

The clean energy revolution is upon us, and the U.S. grid is feeling the growing pains. A staggering 2,600 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects, primarily solar and wind, are lined up waiting to connect to the grid . This clean energy tsunami is more than double the existing generating capacity in the U.S., signifying […]

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How large can the AI market grow?

Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), cloud computing, and other technologies are leading to rapid implementation in various industries around the world. These developments have only been possible due to recent increases in computing power and availability of vast datasets needed to train AI programs. This along with improved algorithms for training […]

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The rising tide of capital investments in U.S. utilities

The U.S. energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation leading to an impressive increase in capital expenditure (capex) in the utility sector. This upsurge in investment is fundamentally changing how energy is generated, transmitted, and consumed throughout the country. Several tailwinds are propelling the growth of capital investments in the utility sector in the U.S.: […]

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German energy markets: Between a rock and a hard place

Energy prices have soared throughout Europe since the beginning of the year. The crisis is particularly acute in the EU’s largest economy, Germany, which relies heavily on Russian gas for its economy. Recent events have exacerbated the problem and the German government is taking actions to combat the effects of the crisis on its people […]