🌻Renewables have overtaken coal
For the first time in history, renewables generated more electricity globally than coal in the first half of 2025. đź“Š
That’s not a forecast. That’s now.
According to Ember, renewables rose to 34.3% of the global electricity mix (5,072 TWh), while coal fell to 33.1% (4,896 TWh).
Much of this was driven by solar, which alone covered 83% of new global electricity demand in H1-2025.
China met all of its demand growth with clean electricity generation and saw the most global growth in low-carbon electricity (55% of solar, 82% of wind and 73% of nuclear).
It’s a turning point: clean power is now exceeding demand growth.
It’s an opening.
The world will be left with thousands of sites, grid links, water accesses, steam systems, workers and communities once built around coal.
What happens to all that?
That’s where repowering comes in:
đź’ Reusing infrastructure
đź’ Reinventing sites
đź’ Reimagining what we do with the legacy of coal
Solar and wind are rising. As coal falls, repowering makes the switchover just, fast, and grounded in reality.
