Utilities & Renewables Insights

Bain Insights shed light on emerging trends in utilities and renewable energy to help companies harness new opportunities.

Oil & Gas
Utilities’ Confidence in Their Climate Resilience Is Falling

A declining share of utilities and renewables executives feel very confident in their company’s resilience to climate-related physical risks. Is it time for new approaches?

Snap ChartApr 1, 2025
Oil & Gas
Energy’s Capital Projects Reset: Faster, Smarter, Leaner

As costs rise and delays abound, executives are rethinking their approaches to capital projects.

Snap ChartMar 14, 2025
Oil & Gas
Energy Executive Agenda 2025: New Challenges, New Innovations

Our latest survey finds executives facing rising costs, surging demand, and a long to-do list.

Energy and Natural Resource Executive PulseMar 7, 2025
Utilities & Renewables
What DeepSeek Means for Data Center Investment Risk

Lighter models won’t slow data center growth, but they do add uncertainty. Investors must assess demand shifts and readiness for AI’s power and cooling needs.

InfographicMar 5, 2025
Utilities & Renewables
AI’s Power Surge: The Looming Data Center Energy Challenge

Data centers’ electricity demand could double by 2027, consuming 2.6% of global power.

Snap ChartDec 20, 2024
Automotive
Will vs. Wallet: Consumers Want Green Energy, but Not at Any Cost

The lack of customers willing to pay higher prices to fund capital investments continues to hinder the energy transition.

BriefDec 10, 2024
Public Sector & Government
Business Breakthrough Barometer 2024

The annual pulse check from leading business on the net zero transition.

WBCSDOct 31, 2024

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Chemicals
US Annual Power Generation Additions to More Than Triple

Renewable energy and storage resources comprise more than 90% of planned capacity additions, which will require unprecedented capital investments.

Snap ChartOct 18, 2024
Metals
Five Predictions for the 2030 EV Battery Market

Which battery chemistries will pull ahead—and how should OEMs proceed?

IndustryWeekOct 16, 2024
Utilities & Renewables
Utilities Must Reinvent Themselves to Harness the AI-Driven Data Center Boom

Balancing growth, reliability, affordability, and sustainability is the sector’s biggest challenge in decades.

BriefOct 10, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
Improving Capital Project Delivery Systems

Bain experts reveal how top energy companies are revolutionizing their capital project delivery to excel in cost, timing, and quality in the energy transition.

WebinarOct 9, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
Winning in the Energy Transition, One Step at a Time

Forget 2050. The next 5 to 15 years will make or break the race to net zero.

The Visionary CEO’s Guide to SustainabilitySep 9, 2024
Advanced Manufacturing & Services
Navigating the EV Battery Ecosystem

The choice of battery for electric vehicles is increasingly critical and complex, and requires a flexible strategy.

BriefJul 17, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
M&A Midyear Report 2024: Dealmakers Mine Multiple Sources of Value

Companies are looking for cost and growth, not just one or the other.

ReportJul 9, 2024
Vector℠
Top Digital Use Cases by Industry

Bain’s research identifies the most useful digital applications, including those that offer the best opportunities for competitive advantage.

InteractiveJun 26, 2024
Advanced Manufacturing & Services
How to Win Clean Hydrogen Bids

As competitive projects ramp up worldwide, here are five keys to developing successful bids.

InfographicJun 21, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
Beyond the Stage Gate: Capital Projects in the Energy Transition

Leading energy and natural resource companies are rethinking their capital deployment model to succeed in the energy transition.

BriefJun 6, 2024
Mining
The State of Gender Representation in the UK Energy Industry—and What to Do About It

Bain & Company collaborated with POWERful Women to produce their 2024 Annual State of the Nation report.

ReportMay 22, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
How to Feed AI’s Hunger for Power

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence will need a lot of electricity from a utility industry that hasn’t seen demand grow for 20 years.

AudioMay 10, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
Accelerating UK Corporate Decarbonisation

Linking action with business strategy.

ReportApr 29, 2024
Advanced Manufacturing & Services
Southeast Asia's Green Economy 2024 Report

Moving the needle

ReportApr 15, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
What Will It Take to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050?

Funding isn’t the only hurdle. Leading companies are rethinking business models, supply chains, and how they scale up technologies.

BriefApr 10, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources
Reality Check: Energy and Natural Resource Executive Pulse 2024

Executives expect a slower energy transition as it gets more difficult to generate returns and progress diverges across regions.

BriefMar 14, 2024
Agribusiness
The Energy Transition’s Other Big Puzzle: Making the Math Work

Strong investment returns are within reach for companies that focus on the fundamentals and aren’t afraid to get creative.

The Visionary CEO’s Guide to SustainabilityNov 13, 2023
Advanced Manufacturing & Services
Operations and Supply Chain Decarbonization: Lower Emissions, Higher Performance

By integrating sustainability into operations, companies can meet their increasingly ambitious emissions targets while mitigating costs and boosting resilience.

The Visionary CEO’s Guide to SustainabilityNov 13, 2023
Energy & Natural Resources
Building Resilience in Your Business Strategy: Four Imperatives for Leaders

Traditional approaches to resilience don’t rise to today’s challenges.

The Visionary CEO’s Guide to SustainabilityNov 13, 2023
Advanced Manufacturing & Services
Corporate Climate Stocktake 2023

Based on input from more than 300 of the world’s largest emitters and a data-based analysis of eight key transition sectors, this report offers the most sophisticated picture to date of business progress toward net zero, underscoring critical areas of focus for COP28 discussions.

ReportOct 31, 2023
Advanced Manufacturing & Services
Building a Resilient Global EV Supply Chain Amid Uncertainty

Significant risks and uncertainties across the electric vehicle value chain make a flexible strategy, strong partnerships, and transparency essential.

ReportOct 18, 2023
Chemicals
State of the Transition 2023: Global Energy and Natural Resource Executive Perspectives

Bain’s third annual survey on the energy transition finds executives increasing investments in low-carbon businesses, but skeptical of consumers’ willingness to pay more.

Energy & Natural Resources ReportSep 7, 2023
Chemicals
The Dual Challenge of the Energy Transition Is Urgent and Unprecedented

Meeting the growing demand for energy while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the central challenge of the 21st century.

Energy & Natural Resources ReportSep 7, 2023
Chemicals
The Energy Transition: Fragmented, Disorderly, and Ripe with Opportunity

Companies that capitalize on the transition’s bottlenecks and scarcities will unlock both shareholder value and a smoother transition for the world.

Energy & Natural Resources ReportSep 7, 2023
Chemicals
Willing but Not Able? The Energy Transition Has a Scaling Problem

Emerging leaders are identifying tailored solutions for scaling up tomorrow’s energy systems.

Energy & Natural Resources ReportSep 7, 2023
Chemicals
Four Imperatives for Building Resilience in Energy and Natural Resources

The traditional focus on near-term risks leaves companies vulnerable to long-term challenges.

Energy & Natural Resources ReportSep 7, 2023
Mining
The Energy Transition’s Other Big Puzzle: Making the Math Work

Strong investment returns are within reach for companies that focus on the fundamentals and aren’t afraid to get creative.

Energy & Natural Resources ReportSep 7, 2023
Energy & Natural Resources
The Road to Net Zero Starts with Your Core Business

Leading corporations can create positive environmental and financial impact by linking decarbonisation to financial value.

BriefAug 9, 2023
Automotive
Building a Resilient Electric Vehicle Value Chain

Experts from Bain and RMI discuss the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act, and what will distinguish the winners from the rest of the pack in the coming decade.

WebinarJul 12, 2023
Agribusiness
Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2023 Report

Taking action today can pave the way for a green future in Southeast Asia.

ReportJun 6, 2023
Oil & Gas
Energy Transition: Delivering Capital Projects On Time and On Budget

Leading project owners are exploring more collaborative, win-win relationships with contractors.

BriefMay 10, 2023
Automotive
The Innovation Race: Winners Are Investing Now

As costs rise, engineering and R&D leaders are finding new ways to ensure a strong return on investment.

Engineering and R&D ReportApr 12, 2023
Automotive
Bridging the Talent Gap in Engineering and R&D

How successful companies are transforming engineering roles to attract and retain top talent.

Engineering and R&D ReportApr 12, 2023
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