Truth To Power

Truth to Power - Episode 47

On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the generation and efficiency of #renewableenergy within the European region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
 
Renewable energy power generation in Europe has seen impressive growth regionally in the past 25 years. Scaling from 692 terawatt hours to 2.4 petawatt hours demonstrates a commitment to deployment of the technology.
 
While it has been suggested that Europe sees more than 50% of total electricity generation in the region from renewables, IntelStor data proves this is not the case. In fact, capacity factors are still down for renewable energy technologies when compared to non-renewable sources that are widely used including nuclear, coal and natural gas.
 
Even with the planned capacity additions through 2030, capacity factor should evolve consistently in the next five years with technologies like waste to energy, geothermal biogas as well as chemical heat and hydrogen leading the way.
 
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 46

On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the capacity and market share of #renewableenergy within the European region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
Europe ended the year at just under 78% renewable market penetration and are poised to exceed 82.3% renewable capacity by the end of 2030 according to IntelStor's forecast.
Solar PV leads the region in market share with 39.25% as of the end of 2025. Onshore wind has seen enough growth that there is now more than 262 GW installed at a 26.4% market share, having overtaken hydropower at 23.48%.
Annual additions should remain in the 57 – 82 GW range, until 2030, but Europe is coming towards the end of their decarbonization phase and they will need to focus more on repowering in the next 10 years compared to a significant investment in capacity buildout.
Offshore wind will see faster acceleration with new build in Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK leading the way. Tenders in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, and eventually Italy should help to solidify the trajectory of offshore wind in the region.
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 45

On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro looks at the feed in tariffs, public finance & capital efficiency of #renewableenergy within the Asia Pacific region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
Feed in tariffs in the Asia Pacific region have averaged between US$67.05 / MWhr for marine energy deployed in South Korea up to US$108.77 / MWhr for solid biofuels across the region.
Annual public investment in the Asia Pacific region has taken off since 2011. Since then, annual disbursement has been between US$3.8 – 8.3 billion with an upward trend and the highest ever regional public finance investment in the most recently reported period.
Hydropower has dominated the regional allocation of public investment of more than $88.6 billion with more than $41.5 billion or 46.8% of the total allocation. Solid biofuels have received a substantial amount of public funding recently, with $20.9 billion or 23.7% of the total funding allocation.
Solar leads out of all the technologies on capital efficiency (total public investment per MW installed) with just $2,000 per installed megawatt of public funding allocation, having largely relied upon private finance for the scale up of the technology. Onshore wind has seen $12,000 / MW and offshore wind $16,000 / MW in public funding, making them some of the most capital efficient technology deployments globally.
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 44

On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the generation and efficiency of #renewableenergy within the Asia Pacific region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
China’s significant investment in onshore wind dating back to 2005 and solar from 2010 onwards helped take hydropower down from more than 91% of overall generation to just over 40% by the end of 2025. Solar ended last year contributing 25.9% of the total 5.64 petawatt hours that was generated.
Geothermal ends 2025 with the highest capacity factor across all technologies in the Asia Pacific region, but with a limited deployment compared to other technologies. Curiously, onshore wind only sees an average capacity factor of 19.8% which is significantly below the rest of the world for that technology. Similarly, solar PV has only shown an average of 13.8% capacity factor which is dragging down the global average.
Solar has under-performed on efficiency up until now, and basically comprises the lowest efficiency level of any mainstream form of power generation. But the promise of new technology could not only improve capacity factors, it has the potential to unlock a doubling of the amount of solar power generation used by the grid.
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 43

On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the installed capacity and market share of #renewableenergy within the Asia Pacific region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
Asia Pacific started 2000 with 23.2% renewable capacity additions, which puts the region ahead of Africa, on par with the Americas and behind Europe. By the end of 2025, the region has started to heavily influence the overall global trend with just under 50% of capacity additions comprised of renewable energy technologies.
Solar PV has made the largest contribution to the displacement of hydropower regionally. As of the end of last year solar PV was leading at more than 47.7%.  Onshore wind, driven by China as well as India has now overtaken hydropower in market share with 23.5% for wind compared to 23.1% for hydropower.
By 2030, solar PV will see almost 2 TW of capacity. Onshore wind will hit more than 1 TW and hydropower will see just under 700 GW. Offshore wind will be notable for their growth to more than 100 GW from being virtually non existent 15 years earlier.
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode Special

On this special episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the highlights of the new global #windenergy forecast.
 
The global market for onshore wind energy is 1.2 TW as of the end of 2025, with capacity installed in over 149 countries. Onshore wind energy may still be behind hydropower in installed capacity as of the end of 2025, but by the end of 2026, it will become the #2 renewable energy technology installed globally.
 
The popularity of the technology has been down to cost efficiencies on both capital expenditure and levelized cost of energy. Asset owners have seen overwhelmingly positive returns on their investments, and the technology has been one of the most capital efficient when leveraging public finance or support.
 
Another 573.8 GW of capacity should be installed globally by 2030 with the Asia Pacific region leading the way, followed by the Americas, then Europe. This will add another 35.5% to the existing installed capacity. Africa & the Middle East still have a way to go in order to catch up to the rest of the world on installed capacity. However, they will continue with the resource exploitation as Saudi and UAE based investors have not only sought to increase their footprint of wind energy investments globally, but also support regional growth.
 
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 42

On this week’s episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro looks at the feed in tariffs, public finance & capital efficiency of #renewableenergy within the Americas region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
Much like the most of the rest of the world, hydropower has dominated the amount of public finance that has been provided to renewable energy. While that funding tapered off by 2014 in lieu of support for onshore wind, and more recently solid biofuels.
Annual dispersal of public funds is lower than other global regions since 2018 at $3.2 – 5.3 billion per year. Total investment in the region totals $117.5 billion in the past 25 years with hydropower taking the bulk of the money at more than $63 billion or 53.7%.
Wind energy received 19.8% of the total and it has supported a substantial amount of ramp-up in Central and South American markets. Solid biofuels are now catching up to wind with more than $19.7 billion or 16.8% of the total public finance.
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 41

On this week’s episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro analyzes the generation and efficiency of #renewableenergy within the Americas region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
 
2025 ended with over 2.8 petawatt hours of renewable energy generation in the Americas region. While hydropower was 92.3% of the market share in 2000, it comprised 91.6% of the generation in the market.
 
As of the end of 2025, hydropower’s contribution to renewable energy power generation in the Americas was reduced to 56.9%, with onshore wind second at 20.5% and solar PV at 12.87%.
 
By 2030, we expect hydropower’s contribution to generation to reduce below 50% as onshore wind will continue to grow to more than 22%, and solar PV should grow to 17%.
 
Offshore wind will also start making more of a contribution by 2030 with up to 2.5% of the total regional generation.
 
Solid biofuels have sustained a respectable 5 – 6% of generation, but we do not see significant growth potential from the technology.
 
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 40

On this week’s episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro analyzes the capacity additions and market share of #renewableenergy within the Americas region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
 
While the region is still majority dependent on fossil fuels, 2025 ended with renewables at ~47% with non- renewable sources at 53% in terms of capacity installed.
 
The USA dominates the world with more than 478.5 GW installed, with solar PV now outpacing onshore wind and both outpacing hydropower. Solar PV in Central and South America has the largest growth potential and many countries are moving forward with capacity auctions that are specifically dedicated to renewable power generation sources.
 
Hydropower still leads the region with a 37.4% market share followed closely by solar PV at 30%. Solar PV will overtake hydropower in market share in the Americas in 2026, as wind energy also continues to grow. Wind energy ended 2025 at 24.1% market share in the Americas but is also poised to at least match or possibly overtake hydropower by 2030 if expected non-USA capacity additions continue to thrive.
 
Annual capacity additions will be led by solar PV with between 27 – 35 GW annually for the next 5 years. Onshore wind will comprise the next largest tranche of capacity additions with between 8 – 17 GW annually spurred on by the end of subsidies in the USA as well as growth in other markets such as Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are also pursuing more renewables, led by wind, as well as solar PV.
 
We expect another 22.7% growth in the next 5 years, with solar PV achieving 460 GW installed region-wide, hydropower maintaining 377 GW, and onshore wind achieving at least 306 GW.
 
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

Truth to Power - Episode 39

On this week’s episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro dives into the feed in tariffs finance and capital efficiency of #renewableenergy within the Africa & Middle East region from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report.
 
Many countries are simply not sophisticated enough to have a market in which FiTs could be offered or are necessary to offer, given that a government controlled utility company is typically the power offtaker. FiTs have ranged from US$70.57 for hydropower to US$113.21 for solar PV.
 
Overall, according to OECD reported data, Africa & Middle Eastern countries have received more than $102 billion in the past 25 years.
 
Historically, hydropower received the largest allocation of public finance on a yearly basis, ranging from 26% all the way up to 89% more than 20 years ago. Since 2014, solid biofuels have seen a surge in funding allocation, having previously seen 5 – 15% of annual funding.
 
Solar PV is the most capital efficient of all the renewable technologies in the Africa & Middle East region. Just US$52,000 per installed MW in public finance is spent to deploy the 43 GW that has been installed. Meanwhile, technologies like solid biofuels which has received a surge in funding throughout the region recently has shown poor performance in capital efficiency, with almost US$8.4 million per installed MW.
 
This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3