To power the remote smelters in Sulawesi and North Maluku, operators have built captive fleets. 📉 Nickel processing alone accounted for over 81 TWh of captive power in 2025 🏭 Over 94% of that electricity was coal-fired ember-energy.org/lat...

Industrial output data shows that captive coal generation adds up to 60% on top of grid-connected coal power in Indonesia 📈 Ember’s new methodology adds a bottom-up approach to show the full picture of 🇮🇩’s fossil use and decarbonisation progress. ember-energy.org/lat...

China leads in fusing the infotech and electrotech revolutions as one industrial advantage to gain a competitive edge. Since 2010, it has doubled electricity supply, increased EVs to 60% of new car sales, and built the world’s largest automation fleet. ember-energy.org/lat...

Solar + storage = energy dream team ☀️🔋 This August, India supplied 11% of the growth in post-sunset electricity demand with clean energy, using a combination of pumped hydro storage and battery storage. More from Neshwin Rodrigues in ET Energy World:

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As AI booms, there’s a surge in energy demand to power data centres – and turning to gas is a slow and costly solution. #Electrotech like solar modules and battery systems are quick to deploy and increasingly cheaper to deliver power. ember-energy.org/lat...

Rooftop solar is taking off in the UK 🏠☀️ OVER SIXTY UK parliamentary constituencies now have rooftop solar on more than a tenth of all homes. This is a huge jump from just 5 constituencies in 2022 🇬🇧 ember-energy.org/lat...

Captive power generated 161 TWh of electricity for Indonesia’s industrial sector in 2025 – with coal supplying the most captive generation (134 TWh) 🪨 Incomplete captive data could create a potential blindspot in tracking 🇮🇩’s #energytransition ember-energy.org/lat...

Solar can begin delivering electricity in under a year ☀️ With no massive upfront investment, solar’s quick and cheap installation costs could enable rapid electrification in Asia⚡ Access to the slidedeck in English 👇 ember-energy.org/lat...

NEW | Indonesia’s off-grid captive coal generated 134 TWh in 2025 – equivalent to 58% of the 233 TWh generated by on-grid coal 🪨 Ember estimated that captive power supplied 81 TWh to the nickel processing sector, with over 90% coming from coal. ember-energy.org/lat...

How do you protect modern energy systems from drone strikes? DERfence 🛡 A typical attack drone can knock out an oil refinery offline for months. Meanwhile, a distributed rooftop solar system is cheaper to build, and takes less than a month to fix. ember-energy.org/lat...

⏰ TODAY | Join us for a new analysis on Japan's major opportunity to lead on steel decarbonisation. We'll explore how extending its existing gas governance to coal can cut methane emissions and financial risk from its supply chain. Register: ember-energy.org/lat...

A digital, electric system offers more information and energy potential per person than their analogue, fossil counterpart. The infotech and electrotech revolutions are opening an era of abundance. Countries building on both will lead the Age of Power. ember-energy.org/lat...

Plugging in modern, renewable-powered electrotech to cut oil and gas dependence is a vital strategy to fortify British energy bills. Here are five key factors shaping this shift to electro-fortification 👇 🧵 1/6

⏰ TODAY | Join us for the launch of our new analysis on Britain’s MAJOR opportunity for electro-fortification. We'll explore how solar, batteries, electric vehicles and heating can cut household bills and emissions by reducing dependence on fossil fuels. us02web.zoom.us/webi...

NEW | Electro-fortification is the route to secure, clean and low-cost energy for #Britain 🔒⚡ Plugging in modern, renewable-powered electrotech cuts oil & gas dependence – bringing more stable energy bills, cleaner air and more comfortable homes. 🧵 1/4

Which parts of Britain are ALREADY benefiting the most from electrotech, and which areas can benefit next? 👀 Frankie Mayo, Josie Murdoch and Kingsmill Bond discuss how scaling up electric technologies can cut bills and emissions in our upcoming webinar. us02web.zoom.us/webi...

Throughout history, the rise of new information and energy technologies renders the old obsolete. In both, the same pattern shows, better technologies catch-up slowly then all at once to win the race. ember-energy.org/lat...

What do steelmakers gain from moving first to close the methane gap in steel supply chains? Speakers from Ember, Fidelity International & Transition Asia have the answers and will explore other FAQs on CMM in the steel transition. Register: ember-energy.org/lat...

Reducing household dependence on fossil fuels is the best way to protect British families from energy price shocks In our upcoming webinar, we outline the local benefits of electrotech and how to accelerate uptake across Britain over the next decade ⚡ us02web.zoom.us/webi...

#MethaneMonday | Europe’s closed & abandoned coal mines are finally being brought into focus. Since 5 May 2026, EU law requires methane measurement in eligible abandoned underground mines. Mitigation plans follow in 2027. Why does this matter? Our video explains 👇

Solar reached a record 10% of global electricity in H1 2026. With batteries, "solar can grow even faster, adding more clean power in both midday and the evening," says Ember's Kostantsa Rangelova This means, batteries can turn solar into anytime electricity 🔋☀️

Ember is returning to the Climate Week NYC main stage to launch the sequel to The Electrotech Revolution. Daan Walter will present 'The Age of Power: Winning the Twin Revolutions of Electrotech and Infotech', at the Climate Group's AI Forum. Register: web-eur.cvent.com/ev...

For a UK household spending £300 per month in energy and transport, deploying a full stack of electrotech and infotech cuts down running costs by 80% 🏠🔋 ember-energy.org/lat...

Methane in steel supply chains is now a material financial risk, not just a climate concern. Join our webinar as we explore Japan's major opportunity to lead on steel decarbonisation by closing the methane gap in its coal imports ⚡ Register: ember-energy.org/lat...

The infotech and electrotech revolutions are driven by a shared tech stack that drives down each other’s costs, enabling them to scale. Smartphones drove down battery costs for the EV industry – which in turn – made grid-scale batteries affordable. ember-energy.org/lat...

SOON | Some parts of Britain are already leading the country’s electrotech revolution, benefiting from: ☀️ Solar 🔋 Batteries 🚗 EVs 🌡️ Heat pumps We unpack how electrotech can protect households from energy price shocks in our upcoming webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webi...

Passenger EVs grew from less than 10% of China's new car sales in 2020 to over 50% in 2025 ⚡ The shift is now spreading past cars as electric truck sales MORE THAN DOUBLED in 2024 and again in 2025, reaching 26% of new truck sales. ember-energy.org/lat...

⚡ Electrotech is solar, wind, batteries, EVs and heat pumps. 🧠 Infotech is chips, AI modules and advanced computing. Each helps the other scale. Modular electrotech makes automation possible, and smart infotech optimises the electrons produced by electrotech. ember-energy.org/lat...

The UK has rapidly decarbonised its electricity supply, but most households still depend on fossil fuels for transport and heating 🚗🔥 This leaves their bills exposed to every international fossil fuel crisis. 🧵 1/2

Transport electrification in China is steadily displacing gasoline demand ⚡🚗 In 2020, an estimated 0.10 million barrels a day was avoided. By 2024, 0.43 million barrels a day – around 12% of China's gasoline use. ember-energy.org/lat...