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Energy and AI Understanding the energy-AI nexus
…in AI-related investor expectations before the recent volatility in financial markets. AI-focused start-ups in the United States have also grown in value faster than non-AI start-ups. In 2024, by the time start-ups reached their fourth round of funding, AI-focused start-ups had an average valuation five times higher than that of other start-ups. AI capabilities have been evolving rapidly. AI models and applications have been steadily adding new capabilities, giving users access to tools that approach or even exceed human-level capabilities on some tasks in limited contexts. Ultimately, energy demand from AI…
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Electricity 2026
Global power demand growth continues to rise rapidly as the Age of Electricity gathers pace, supported by the increasing electrification of industry, transportation, and the buildings sectors. Growing consumption is also coming from some of the most dynamic segments of global economies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), data centres, and evolving technological innovations.Against this backdrop, Electricity 2026 – the IEA’s annual report on global electricity systems and markets – provides in-depth analysis of the recent trends and policy developments underpinning this new era. It includes forecasts for electricity demand, supply and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for select countries, by…
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Artificial intelligence and EVs
GEVO 2026 - Chapter 8 Progress in AI and computing power is disproportionately benefiting EVs, particularly for automated driving and integrated vehicle control. Sensors and chips integrate well with the stable, high-voltage power supply of EV batteries. At the same time, the benefits of AI and increased computing power are not exclusive to EVs. AI‑enabled energy management systems are increasingly used to optimise hybrid vehicles, and AI techniques are accelerating the design, testing and optimisation of all vehicles. Advances in AI underpin progress in autonomous vehicles Just two decades ago, state-of-the-art autonomous vehicles were confined to test…
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Global Energy Review 2025
…renewables and nuclear power. Gas demand also picked up substantially, while oil and coal consumption increased more slowly than in 2023.CO2 emissions from the energy sector continued to increase in 2024 but at a slower rate than in 2023. A key driver was record-high temperatures: if global weather patterns in 2023 had repeated in 2024, around half of the increase in global emissions would have been avoided. At the same time, the continued rapid adoption of clean energy technologies is limiting emissions growth, according to new analysis – avoiding 2.6 billion tonnes of additional CO2 emissions per year.
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Energy Efficiency 2025
Market Report Energy Efficiency 2025 is the IEA’s primary annual analysis on global energy efficiency developments, showing recent trends in energy intensity and demand, investment, employment and policy. The report provides sector-specific analysis on industry, buildings, appliances and transport and explores system-wide themes such as emissions reductions, energy security, affordability and competitiveness. This report is launched in parallel with an update to the IEA Energy Efficiency Progress Tracker, which can be accessed through the IEA website.
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Electricity 2026 Demand
…economic expansion, excluding periods of global financial crises. However, in a marked departure from the past, electricity demand is now expected to outpace economic growth on a global scale through 2030.While emerging economies continue to be the main pillars of growth in electricity use, demand in advanced economies is now rising again after a 15-year period of stagnation. The resurgence signals a new era in which electricity is a major energy input to some of the most dynamic drivers of global economies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), data centres, advanced manufacturing, and the “electrification of everything”. As a…
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Global Energy Review 2025 Global trends
…increasing by 4.3% in 2024. The absolute increase in demand was the largest ever recorded (excluding the jumps in years when the global economy recovered from recession). This reflects structural trends such as growing access to electricity-intensive appliances like air conditioning and a shift towards electricity-intensive manufacturing, as well as increasing power demand from digitalisation, data centres and AI, and the increasing electrification of end-uses. In all, the power sector made up three-fifths of the total increase in global energy demand. Renewables accounted for the largest share of the growth in total energy supply (38%)…
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Electricity 2026 Executive summary
…signals a new era in which electricity is a major energy input to some of the most dynamic drivers of global economies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and advanced manufacturing. In 2025, advanced economies accounted for almost 20% of global electricity demand growth, up from 17% in 2024. We expect this share to remain near the 20% level on average over the forecast period, driven by expanding industrial activity and the continued growth of data centres, electric vehicles and other end‑uses of electricity. In the United States, electricity demand rose by 2.1% in 2025 and is projected…
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World Energy Employment 2025
…global energy workforce, including estimates of its size and distribution across regions, sectors, and technologies. It also assesses how energy labour requirements evolve to 2035 across all IEA scenarios.The WEE 2025 – the fourth edition – examines how skilled labour needs and shortages have changed since the series first highlighted these issues in 2022, and explores their implications for education and training systems, wages, policy, and the global buildout of energy infrastructure. This year’s report introduces, for the first time, detailed occupation-level estimates that offer new insights into the skills and education requirements shaping the energy workforce.The analysis…
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Global Energy Review 2026
…Global Energy Review 2026 This edition of the Global Energy Review provides the first full assessment of trends across the entire energy sector in 2025, with data for all fuels and technologies, all regions and major countries, and energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.The report covers estimates of energy demand by region and by source and fuel in 2025; developments in electricity demand and supply; deployment of selected energy technologies; and estimates of energy-related CO2 emissions. The report also assesses trends in energy intensity and analyses the impact of factors, such as weather effects, on energy demand and…
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