Energy Technology Perspectives 2026
About this report
The 2026 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives is published against the backdrop of a fast-changing policy and technology landscape. Governments are working to establish secure and resilient supply chains for clean energy technologies while advancing key energy policy goals such as energy security, affordability and economic competitiveness, as well as climate and other environmental goals. In a landscape that is constantly evolving, this report aims to deliver timely insights into the status and outlook of technology deployment, manufacturing, project pipelines, investments, and trade of different energy technologies and materials. The aim is to provide useful analysis that can inform the considerations of policy makers around the world.
Energy Technology Perspectives 2026 examines demand-side dynamics for energy technologies — such as deployment trends and policy developments — as well as supply-side factors, including manufacturing capacity and trade flows, underpinned by robust modelling and quantitative analysis. This year’s edition puts a special focus on vulnerabilities in energy technology supply chains and industrial competitiveness, analysing manufacturing cost structures and industrial policy impacts.
The IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) series serves as the world’s guidebook for clean energy technologies. As the IEA’s flagship technology publication, ETP has been a key source of insights on all matters relating to energy technology since 2006. Over the past 20 years, ETP has expanded to encompass more data and analysis on different aspects of energy technologies, including infrastructure, supply chains and beyond. The 2026 edition aims to provide a comprehensive update on today’s most pressing energy technology issues.
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Manufacturing and Trade Model
The IEA’s Manufacturing and Trade (MaT) Model was first developed for the 2024 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) to produce scenario projections of manufacturing and trade across six key energy technology supply chains. These cover solar photovoltaics (PV), wind turbines, electric cars, batteries, electrolysers and heat pumps. This model is now used to generate detailed sector-by-sector and region-by-region long-term scenarios in IEA publications such as the World Energy Outlook and Global EV Outlook.
The MaT model is part of the IEA’s broader modelling framework and is closely linked to the Global Energy and Climate Model (GEC), as it draws on the same modelling scenarios, each of which is built on a different set of underlying assumptions about how the energy system might evolve over time.
Download the Manufacturing and Trade Model Documentation for a detailed description of modelling framework, inputs, assumptions, technical details and data sources used.