High-Resolution Global Pathways to Achieve 100% Electricity Access in 2030

Achieving universal access to a sufficient electricity supply is a crucial component of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, model projections suggest that under current policies, this goal will not be reached by 2030. There is still little understanding of the possible electrification strategies and associated costs across global regions. To address this gap, we explore scenarios for achieving universal electricity access globally in 2030 based on high-resolution data and energy projections from the integrated assessment model IMAGE. The scenarios consider baseline development, implementation of electricity supply per household consistent with decent living standards and synergies with climate change mitigation. The …

Enhancing Microgrid Resilience Through Integrated Grid-Forming and Grid-Following Inverter Strategies for Solar PV Battery Control and Fault Tide-Through

This study investigates the integration of a Grid-Forming (GFM) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to enhance the stability of microgrids in the presence of high renewable energy penetration. The proposed GFM inverter, combined with BESS, significantly improves fault resiliency and oscillation stability compared to traditional Grid-Following (GFL) inverters. The GFM inverter enables fault ride-through (FRT), maintaining operational stability during grid faults with voltage recovery within 300 ms and frequency deviations limited to ± 0.5 Hz. The GFM-controlled system stabilized within 1 s during a 50% solar irradiance drop, supplying reactive power and inertial support, while the GFL inverter struggled to …

Beyond the Baseline: A Framework for Measuring Realized Resilience in Electric Utilities

Beyond the Baseline: A Framework for Measuring Realized Resilience in Electric Utilities is a policy guidance paper that introduces a resilience metrics framework building on existing industry guidance. The framework proposes two simple measures that reflect a utility’s performance during major extreme weather events. The first is resistance, tracking multi-year ‘all-in’ outages per customer to show how utility investments can prevent outages from extreme weather events. The second focuses on restoration, measuring the time it takes for the electric utility to restore 95% of its customers after a major event. Together, these metrics help utilities and regulators prioritize investments that …

Introducing the Integrated Net Present Value Framework

The US light manufacturing sector is on the cusp of a great transformation. Electrification, automation, and smart manufacturing open the door to unprecedented value creation. However, legacy decision-making processes are often ill-equipped to account for the complex benefits of process modernization investments — even though decision makers themselves are aware of these new sources of value.

This report introduces the Integrated Net Present Value (iNPV) framework to bridge the gap between what decision makers know and what they can factor into quantitative hurdle rates to make better informed investment decisions. Traditional cost-benefit analyses consistently undervalue the total benefits of technological …

How to Leverage Cost Allocation to Enable Rapid, Affordable, and Equitable Electrification

Electrification of buildings and transportation, alongside rapid growth in distributed energy resources (DERs), is reshaping where and how power is consumed. To keep pace, utilities must make timely distribution investments so that grids are ready to support new loads when they come online. A major challenge for regulators is not only considering when and where these investments are needed, but also how their costs should be fairly allocated across the customer base in ways that maintain affordability.
This report highlights three different approaches from public utility commissions in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York. Using these case studies, (it or we) …

Monthly Oil & Gas Data Review (November 2025)

Summary findings from the latest JODI Oil & Gas Database update.…

Reclaiming American Leadership in Energy Innovation

After more than 150 years of leading the world in developing energy technology, the U.S. is now at risk of falling behind.

Re-Energizing America is a new roadmap to address the innovation cliff that will occur when substantial federal funding expires in 2026.…

Coordinated Operation of Alternative Fuel Vehicle-Integrated Microgrid in a Coupled Power-Transportation Network

With the rapid development of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and renewable energy sources, the increasing coordination between electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen vehicles (HVs) in urban coupled power-transportation networks (CPTNs) fosters optimized energy scheduling and enhanced system performance. This study proposes a two-level Stackelberg-Nash game framework for AFV-integrated microgrids in a CPTN to enhance the economic efficiency of microgrid. This framework employs a Stackelberg game model to define the leader-follower relationship between the microgrid operator and the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) aggregator. Nash equilibrium games are established to capture competitive interactions among charging stations (CSs) and among hydrogen refueling stations (HRSs). Furthermore, …

Reviewing the 95 Sociotechnical Barriers to the Decarbonization of Buildings

Building decarbonization is critical to meet climate goals, given the embodied energy, and material resources needed to construct buildings, their operational energy use, and the need for new facilities for growing populations in addition to retrofitting inefficient existing structures. Here, we examine 95 sociotechnical barriers that inhibit progress on decarbonization of the building sector that can be categorized by economic, political, social, behavioral, and technical dimensions. We find that economic barriers are the most prevalent globally, followed by political barriers. The building sector’s slowness in adopting decarbonization strategies can be explained by its distinct complexity and differences among barriers by …

IEF Comparative Analysis of Monthly Oil Market Reports (November 2025)

OPEC maintains its global demand growth outlook unchanged at 1.3 mb/d year-on-year this year and approximately 1.4 mb/d in 2026. For 2025, OECD oil demand, OPEC expects this to grow by 0.1 mb/d, while OPEC projects non-OECD demand to rise by a more substantial 1.2 mb/d. In 2026, OECD demand is again forecast to increase by 0.1 mb/d, driven primarily by OECD Americas, whereas non-OECD demand is set to expand by more than 1.2 mb/d, led by Other Asia, China, and India.

The EIA modestly raises its full-year global demand growth forecast by 0.1 mb/d for both 2025 and 2026, …