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Truth to Power is a weekly editorial from IntelStor Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro. It examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables.

  1. 1d ago

    Truth to Power - Episode 62

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the generation and efficiency of the global #offshorewind energy market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. Generation of offshore wind energy has seen rapid growth in the past 15 years, as the industry increased from 100 MW installed to just under 100 GW installed. By 2030, the industry should achieve a total of 567 terawatt hours with 39% coming from Europe 33.7% coming from the Asia Pacific region and up to 27.2% from the Americas region. Average capacity factor analysis for offshore wind shows that the installed capacity in the Americas operates most efficiently with a capacity factor of just over 49%. By contrast, Europe’s average capacity factor at 26.8% indicates the impact of asset age on the degradation of performance. In the Asia Pacific region, which is dominated by China, the average capacity factor for offshore wind is just 25.5%. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  2. Aug 12

    Truth to Power - Episode 61

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro digs into the installed capacity and market share of the global #offshorewind energy market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. The global market for offshore wind is 99GW as of the end of 2025 with installation of the technology in just 19 different countries. The Asia Pacific region is dominated by China, resulting in more than 56.7 GW installed and 57.3% market share. Europe is second with a total of 41.1 GW installed for 41.6% market share. The region has planned capacity auctions in the United Kingdom Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Poland that will keep the industry segment growing. While the forecast for annual capacity additions had to be re-adjusted after the policy changes in the USA we remain confident that the world will see close to 150 GW of new capacity additions over the next five years. Europe has approximately 61 GW in their installation pipeline, while Asia Pacific is poised to almost double their current installed capacity with another 50.7 GW. The Americas had hoped to add substantially to this, but they may only manage 14 – 15 GW out of the 34.8 GW originally planned. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  3. Aug 5

    Truth to Power - Episode 60

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro digs into the LCOE, feed in tariffs, public finance and capital efficiency of the global solid #biofuels market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. Feed in tariffs (FiTs) for solid biofuels have an average range from US$89.58 – US111.71 / MWhr, but ranging upwards of US$300.00 / MWhr in some countries in the Americas, Asia Pacific and European regions as well. Such high FiT prices underscore how the asset owners  of solid biofuels are able to achieve profitability, but as noted in the study of solid biofuels LCOE, such the industry would not be as competitive as other renewable energy technologies without such generous support. Prices are now below US$150 / MWhr across Europe as well as the Asia Pacific regions, which still provide modest subsidies to support prices. A total of US$81.8 billion in public funding has been allocated to solid biofuels in the past 25 years with Africa & the Middle East  taking a total of 35%. For solid biofuels in the Africa &  Middle East region, the figure  of just under US$8.4 million per installed megawatt with a total of US$28.7 billion of funding allocated over the past 25 years is the worst performance in the entire renewable energy industry. While we cannot point directly to incompetence or corruption at this time, this discrepancy warrants further investigation to understand how that much public funding could be deployed with so few results. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  4. Jul 29

    Truth to Power - Episode 59

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the generation and efficiency of the global solid #biofuels market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. Generation of solid biofuels has accelerated globally in the past 25   years with a 415.6% growth or 16.6% average annual growth rate. A total of 463 terawatt hours is  provided across the globe with the Asia Pacific leading as of 2025 with 45% of the generation total. Europe now enjoys a 52.8% capacity factor for solid biofuels, while the Asia Pacific region follows at 41.8%. The Americas region also sports a   38.7% capacity factor which reflects the age and performance of the   systems which were mainly  installed up to 2018. The Asia Pacific region has improved from ~35% capacity factor in the   year 2000 to 41.8% by 2025, but they have seen more peaks and troughs over the years. Africa & Middle East has also remained mostly flat since the year 2000 with some years showing modest fluctuations above the long-term average of 23% capacity factor. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  5. Jul 22

    Truth to Power - Episode 58

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro investigates the installed capacity and market share of the global onshore #windenergy market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. The global market for solid biofuels is   113.1GW as of the end of 2025  with capacity deployed in  118 countries worldwide. While China leads the world with   19.53 GW installed, unlike other   renewable energy technologies, solid   biofuels capacity in the rest of the  world is fairly close to that of China. The diversity of countries supporting   the strength of market share in all   global regions is noteworthy. The Americas has 35.4 GW installed   for a 31.3% market share to date.   Europe’s 22.5% share is spread across almost all EU member states as well   as many other European countries   which enjoy heavily forested areas. Annual capacity additions for solid   biofuels did surge recently with 2025   showing the largest installed  capacity  in the past 25 years at 7.65 GW. By 2030, solid biofuels should end the   decade with a total of 164.4 GW,   with the Asia Pacific region leading  at 78.8 GW installed. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  6. Jul 15

    Truth to Power - Episode 57

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro investigates the LCOE, feed in tariffs, public finance and capital efficiency of the global onshore #windenergy market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. Cost of energy for onshore wind has seen significant reduction in the past 15 years. Besides the benefits brought to the industry from the economies of scale, the cost efficiencies gained have put onshore wind in direct competition with natural gas, petroleum and even coal generation. With an average just over US$33.00 / MWhr wind energy is capable of competing with non-renewable power generation sources in most countries of the world. Average feed in tariff prices have ranged from US$69.75 / MWhr in the Americas to US$108.62 / MWhr in Africa & the Middle East. Since 2000 a total of US$60.3 billion of public finance has been spent on onshore wind energy. A total of US$23.2 billion or 38.5% was spent in the Americas, 31.5% of total investment was provided to Europe, 16.1% in Africa & the Middle East and just 13.9% in the Asia Pacific region. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  7. Jul 8

    Truth to Power - Episode 56

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro presents the generation and efficiency of the global onshore #windenergy market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. Onshore wind energy has grown from a little over 30 terawatt hours globally in 2000 to more than 2.3 petawatt hours by 2025. The wind energy sector did grow away from Europe and towards the Asia Pacific region in overall percentage of the contribution to generation. By the end of 2025 Asia Pacific has 53% of the contribution to global generation, with the Americas at 24%, Europe at 23% and Africa & Middle East region still around 1%. Capacity factor analysis for onshore wind energy indicates that the Americas region shows the highest average at over 32%. The Asia Pacific region has the worst performance due to the challenges faced by Chinese wind turbine OEMs with the maintenance of their equipment. Over time, the efficiency across all global regions has increased due to improving efficiency of new wind turbine models introduced in the past 25 years. Nevertheless, the average capacity factor of onshore wind energy when compared to other forms of renewable energy is still relatively poor. For each 5% increment that average capacity factor can be increased via efficiency improvements in the wind turbine technology, it would result in a 2% reduction in the average cost of energy. This reduction could prove quite important as onshore wind energy continues to see a challenge from conventional power generation technologies such as coal, oil and natural gas. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

  8. Jul 1

    Truth to Power - Episode 55

    On this week's episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro analyzes the installed capacity and market share of the global onshore #windenergy market from the IntelStor Future of Renewables #marketresearch Report. The global market for onshore wind energy is 1.2 TW as of the end of 2025, with capacity installed in over 149 countries. Onshore wind energy may still be behind hydropower in installed capacity as of the end of 2025, but by the end of 2026 it will become the number 2 renewable energy technology installed globally. The popularity of the technology has been down to cost efficiencies on both capital expenditure and levelized cost of energy. Europe began the past quarter century with just under 75% market share for onshore wind while the Americas had a little over 15% and the bulk of the rest came from the Asia Pacific region. China’s global leadership has allowed the Asia Pacific region to achieve a 56.2% market share by the end of 2025. India should surpass Germany by the end of 2027 as they race to add new capacity. The rest of the world is continuing a general upward trend and another 573.8 GW of capacity should be installed globally by 2030. This show examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables. To subscribe to IntelStor Research Notes and get early access to our latest content as well as these Truth to Power weekly editorials, visit https://lnkd.in/e98Z9qs3

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Truth to Power is a weekly editorial from IntelStor Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro. It examines data driven insights for the energy sector, with a focus on renewables.

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