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James Norman

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Research Analyst at Global Energy Monitor | PhD in energy meteorology | Energy transition and climate impacts

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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
NEW: China is building more wind and utility-scale solar than the rest of the world combined. More than 500 GW of its 1,360 GW capacity in development is already under construction. globalenergymonitor.org/research/chi...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Nice tool! Lots of depth on the country and plant profiles!
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World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) @nuclearreport.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
🟢 MAJOR UPGRADE! We're proud to present the hugely upgraded WNISR datavisualization tool. 📊 Discover detailed status and trends, from individual reactor history to recent national developments, by cross-filtering the data of 75 years of Nuclear Power. Try it out! ⬇️ ⬇️ dv.worldnuclearreport.org
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75 Years of Nuclear Power
Explore global nuclear power reactors, their status, capacity, and operational details as of 1 January 2026.
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Robin Hawkes @robhawkes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Here's a sneaky peak the next release of the GB Renewables Map, or should I say the GB Not Just a Renewables Map… That's right, all types of power assets are coming to the map! Plus a whole bunch of other improvements.
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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
India's solar is making a solid contribution to daily generation, even in the middle of winter. (In fact the insolation minimum is during the monsoon season.)
Graph showing: India's grid power mix: 25 December 2025
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/02/2026
Africa recorded its fastest solar growth on record in 2025, driven by a surge in utility-scale projects
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Africa Solar Capacity Seen Rising Sixfold After 2025 Record
Africa recorded its fastest solar growth on record in 2025, driven by a surge in utility-scale projects, and could add more than six times last year’s annual capacity by 2029, according to a new industry report.
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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🔆China electricity consumption to grow 5%-6% in 2026 said China Electricity Council in its latest 2025-2026 analysis and outlook report For 2026, it also expects power peak load to rise to 1570-1630 GW, and Solar capacity to take over Coal
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D. @direnkocakusak.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Our upcoming data release on February 10, 2026, will include +35k wind and +103k solar assets worldwide — all part of our open-access energy infrastructure datasets. The updated wind & solar data and briefing drops Feb 10 via @globalenergymon.bsky.social #renewables #wind #solar 🧪💡☀️💨
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D. @direnkocakusak.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Today's @carbonbrief.org explainer on gas in China featured @aiqun.bsky.social: "With the rapid expansion of renewables and ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, I don’t foresee a bright future for gas power.” 🔌 www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-wh...
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Explainer: Why gas plays a minimal role in China’s climate strategy - Carbon Brief
While gas could play a role in decarbonising some aspects of China’s energy demand, multiple factors would need to change
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Does India really need new coal plants—or can clean power additions and higher utilisation of existing fossil capacity do the job?
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Always an interesting compilation. The battery storage headlines particularly eye catching!
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
86% of new coal-fired power capacity planned to begin operating in 2026 will be in China giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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China pushes coal-fired power projects alongside renewables
Vast majority of 104 electricity-generating units set to start operation worldwide this year are in China
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
India’s 2025 renewable power build was impressive⚡ ☀️ 38 GW solar 🌬️ 6.5 GW wind 🌊 4 GW large hydro Solar +55%, wind +85% above the previous record year (2024). Coal also set for a bumper year: already +7 GW added by November, with December data still to come cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3716e1b8c6c...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
from giga to terawatts on the y-axis in this latest forecast, a sure sign of progress! about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
India’s total electricity generation up just ~1% in 2025 and record solar+wind deployment (+35GW/6GW as of November). Extra solar+wind, plus strong monsoon hydro, more than covered the total generation increase, and pushed coal generation down 3%. Hasn't fallen like that before (outside Covid era)
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
A crystal ball for solar in China? The production minus exports of solar cells tends to predict new installations with a lag. While installations predictably slumped since May with new pricing policy, production has been strong for two months, suggesting pick up in installations.
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D. @direnkocakusak.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A new Nature article using GEM data (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) found that the top 250 oil and gas firms own just 2% of the world's renewable power. #renewables 💡🧪 Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Even more ways to slice through Global Energy Monitor's extensive power sector data! @globalenergymon.bsky.social globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) @nuclearreport.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
⚡️ The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 is now available online ! 🔗 www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclea... 📊 Follow the live presentation from Rome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J54...
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The World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2025
YouTube video by Kyoto Club
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Quite blunt from the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025: "Solar Adds Hundreds of Gigawatts, Nuclear Remains Irrelevant in the Market" www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
A detailed rundown of the BRICS group and climate action. Particularly relevant in the run up to COP
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
New from us: India's power sector emissions fell for only the 2nd time in half a century, due to both economic and weather factors and record clean energy growth. The current drop is unlikely to be sustained but clean energy projects in the pipeline can peak power sector emissions well before 2030.
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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Coal generation would be even lower if hydroelectricity wasn’t going through another of its drought years (though rainfall in August was a little better than the terrible numbers in July): www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Clear Skies Won’t Help China’s $167 Billion Dam
Beijing has managed to keep its emissions under control. Years of drought are threatening to undo that progress.
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Increasingly, during the tail end of summer, electricity on India’s power grid is getting sourced mainly by solar, wind, and hydro for an hour or two around midday. I don’t think that’s happened before in India
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Open Energy Transition @oetenergy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
⚡ Help map the world’s electricity grid! #MapYourGrid trains new & experienced mappers in OpenStreetMap. Next trainings: Sept 3 & 10. Join & support the #EnergyTransition 👉 mapyourgrid.org/map-it/ (meeting links) & discord.gg/a5znpdFWfD (Discord community)
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Coal continues to lose ground in China’s power mix, dropping its monthly share to historic low of 51% in June 2025. But still new coal plants are permitted and built, 21 gigawatts in first half of 2025. More here 🔽
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Slides and recording available here for this useful update on 'Current State of NDCs 3.0' www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media...
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Current State of NDCs 3.0
Current state of NDCs 3.0, the analysis of the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), and its use in project implementation
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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Global Energy Monitor is your go-to source for data on power stations around the world, with a detailed database of existing power stations (capacity, ownership, coordinates, etc.), planned new construction, cancellations, etc.. They've recently released their July 2025 update.
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Great insights from the latest edition of the Global Coal Plant Tracker from @globalenergymon.bsky.social mailchi.mp/globalenergy...
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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
One year into China’s capacity payments program, GEM analysis finds: the policy is boosting coal plant revenue but not clearly shifting coal to a “supporting” role, as intended. Insightful breakdown by GEM's Mingxin Zhang via @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Cooler spring/summer, early stronger monsoon, and economic wobbles have combined to curb recent power demand growth in India. As more renewables join the mix, could 2025 see an absolute reduction in power generation from coal in India... www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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India's solar boom keeps coal use in check so far in 2025
Surging electricity output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India so far in 2025, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer.
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Solar, wind, and hydro regularly covering more than a third of India’s power generation over lunchtime in recent weeks
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
"...the idea that land-based carbon removal/sequestration can ‘offset’ CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels is scientifically flawed"
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Nassos Stylianou @nassosstylianou.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
China is on its way to becoming the world’s first major 'electrostate', with a growing share of its energy coming from electricity and an economy increasingly driven by clean technologies 📈🌏🧵 w/ @janatausch.bsky.social and Ed White on.ft.com/3EWY5Kd
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How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution
[FREE TO READ] Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Coverage of my research for @globalenergymon.bsky.social on the expanded BRICS group of nations, where new members are building over ten times as much coal, oil, and gas capacity as wind and utility-scale solar. Read the briefing here: globalenergymonitor.org/report/brics...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
My new paper in Environmental Research Letters With co-author Amanda Maycock, we show how a weather forecasting system making predictions 1-4 months ahead can produce skilful estimates of wind generation in India during the summer monsoon season. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Total electricity generation in India rallies in Feb 2025, growing ~6.7% year-on-year for the month (discounting the leap year). Coal gen is tracking close to record levels and covers most of the Feb increase. Gen from pricey gas tracking below previous years and solar up ~30% in Feb over last year
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JKempEnergy @jkempenergy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
INDIA's coal-fired generation hit a record high in 2024 - illustrating the difficulty of phasing down fossil fuels in developing economies with fast-growing electricity demand: jkempenergy.com/2025/02/26/i...
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
⚡2024 saw a record 35GW added to India’s power sector, comprising mostly solar PV (24.5GW) and wind (3.4GW). Great progress, but these additions must grow ~15% per year to meet the 2030 target of 500GW non-fossil capacity 🎯 Read more in our latest briefing globalenergymonitor.org/report/despi...
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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
In 2024, 🇮🇳 set a record by adding 35GW of new capacity, driven largely by solar PV. W/cont. strong growth, renewables could expand by 80% by 2030. But to hit its 500GW non-fossil target by 2030, wind & solar additions must grow at 15% annually. Find out more: globalenergymonitor.org/report/despi...
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D. @direnkocakusak.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
📢 NEW REPORT AND DATA! Our most recent report reviews solar and wind development in 2024. The global pipeline expanded by 20% last year, reaching 4.4 TW. Read our latest report: globalenergymonitor.org/report/wind-... #energy #renewables #solar #wind #opendata
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Good explainer of recent changes to China's renewables market. Fixed price out. Competitive auctions + top-up in. www.linkedin.com/pulse/qa-chi...
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Q&A: China Announces Huge Policy Shake-up, Pushing More Renewables into the Market
On February 9, 2025, China's national economic policymaker and energy regulator jointly announced a new offtake pricing regime for renewable energy generators. This announcement is the biggest change ...
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Gavin Maguire @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
#India lowered imports of thermal coal by over 5.5 million tons in 2024 from the year before, according to data from Kpler, which may seem like good news to #climate trackers monitoring trends in the world's second-largest #coal consumer.
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James Norman @jamesnorman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
India’s electricity generation for January 2025 up 2% y-o-y. But coal, lignite and gas gen down for the month…. while solar registers the largest increase of any power source, and nearly covers all the thermal reduction for the month
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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
New official data from India show the country installed the largest amount ever of new electricity generation capacity in calendar year 2024. ▸24.5 GW of solar was added. 1/5
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 13/12/2024
Deep dive: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030 With my colleague Molly I've dug deep into the govt's 136-page action plan for decarbonising the grid by 2030 If achieved, it'd see offshore wind become backbone of power sector – in just 6yrs www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/2
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 11/12/2024
It is expected that Ireland will generate more electricity from utility-scale solar PV than from coal this year 🌞 And PV installations are growing so quickly (from such a low base) that similar solar power was generated in October this year than June 2023. SEAI's "Energy in Ireland" is out today.
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