Market Insight: China Energy Transition Investment Trends

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Executive Summary

China dominates the global energy transition, with record renewable investments, rapid grid-scale deployment and unrivalled control of clean-technology supply chains. For China, the transition is both a domestic growth engine and a critical element of its foreign economic policy. Corporate providers of transition technologies should use this report to understand the current state of China’s transition, assess competitive threats across key technologies and understand market opportunity.
China is the spearhead of the global energy transition
The energy transition is an economic objective for China
China must build a fully integrated grid to support further renewable capacity additions
China drives the global market for transition technologies
Figure 1. Electricity generation in China (TWh)

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Connor Taylor

Connor Taylor

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Connor is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix. He focuses on delivering research to help senior executives navigate decarbonization decision-making and build effective strategies...

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