New Report on Energy Industry/ Energy Trends

Attached is a new report, just published, in PDF. Click to read and/or download.

This report is about how countries can build energy systems that stay reliable during crises like wars, cyber attacks, extreme weather, and energy supply disruptions.

Just to understand how many jobs will be needed in Energy just note this from the report: The world needs to add or refurbish 80 million kilometers of electricity grid by 2040 (equivalent to the entire existing global grid) for achieving energy security.

This just underlines the massive employment needs in Energy.

Another key point:

While renewable energy makes a country independent for its electricity generation, it creates new dependencies in manufacturing. More than 75% of solar panels are made in China. Wind turbines? Also dominated by China. The rare earth minerals needed for batteries and electric vehicles? China controls most of the supply chain.

Bottom line: Renewable energy gives a country independence in generating electricity, but the country becomes dependent on whoever makes the equipment.

Sources used for this report:

[1]: Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/45d4962d-b4d7-49ac-959a-82a1dbee059f

[2]: The Economist: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/04/30/the-great-iberian-power-cut-need-not-spell-disaster-for-renewables?

[3]: Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-12/there-aren-t-enough-cables-to-meet-growing-electricity-demand?

[4]: Investors Chronicle: https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/content/d0ecf236-45f5-4ca2-a897-c6533fc8d3ba?

[5]: European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/eu-plans-upgrade-energy-infrastructure-lower-bills-and-boost-independence-2025-12-10_en?

[6]: International Energy Agency: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-grids-and-secure-energy-transitions/executive-summary?

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