Electricity Systems
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RESEARCH SERIES
Energy, Materials & Industrial Systems
Research on how energy, materials and industrial systems change costs, productive capacity, dependencies, capital allocation and economic or strategic capability.
Analytical chain
resource → technology → production → infrastructure → cost → scale → dependencies → capital → capacity/power → consequences. Method →
Fuels & Energy Carriers
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Strategic & Advanced Materials
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Industrial Capacity & Supply Chains
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Published research
Electricity Systems in 2026: Generation Is Scaling Faster Than the Grid
Generation and storage are expanding faster than the networks that must connect, transmit and balance them, shifting scarcity toward grids, flexibility and electrical equipment.
Low-Emissions Hydrogen in 2026: The Market Is Moving from Announced Capacity to Contracted Demand
The 2030 hydrogen pipeline is contracting as projects encounter the harder tests of firm offtake, infrastructure, delivered cost and financing.
Critical Minerals in 2026: The Strategic Constraint Is Moving Downstream
Resource ownership is only one layer of mineral power: refining, smelting, advanced materials and component manufacturing increasingly determine usable industrial supply.
Transformers and Cables in 2026: The Industrial Layer Behind Electrification
Long procurement cycles for transformers, cables and specialised inputs show that grid expansion depends on manufacturing capacity and standards as much as on investment plans.