China:The First ElectroState
China is not just transitioning energy. It is redesigning the system. China's rise in energy is not driven by ideology but by economics, security, and scale. China is:
- The largest builder of power systems
- The dominant manufacturer of clean and electrical technologies
- The fastest electrifying major economy in the world
This is creating a structural advantage
- Lower energy costs
- Faster deployment
- Global export power and global influence
Each month, ElectroState China delivers:
- A deep analysis on a section of China's energy system
- Policy & Industrial strategy insights from the latest Five Year Plan
- Supply Chain intelligence
- Critical market implications for the rest of the worldÂ
This is Hack Heyward, China Energy Expert & Intelligence Service Leader
“Hack Heyward is unique. For over 20 years he has developed deep sector expertise on energy, econometrics and China. American yet completely fluent in Mandarin, he has built his reputation and network on bringing rare sector depth, macroeconomic insight, and bilingual leadership to the global electrical energy transition.”  Â
Hack Heyward is a renewable energy economist and energy specialist who has spent much of his career in China, developing deep expertise in the political economy of the energy transition since 2005. Trained in econometrics in the US and later in China, he combines quantitative market analysis with hands-on experience in renewables equipment manufacturing.
For more than 15 years, he has worked across East Asia, North America, and Europe power, transport, electricity, and industrial decarbonisation projects, with particular focus on how China’s policy, sector depth, macroeconomic insight, and
capital flows, and industrial strategy shape global energy markets. Fluent in English and Mandarin, he is known for translating complex power and renewable-energy concepts into clear commercial and economic narratives.
Hack built his early reputation helping international energy companies establish operations and projects in China, serving as a bilingual technical–commercial lead across sectors ranging from automotive drivetrains to industrial backup power. He later supported methanol and PEM system suppliers across China, Korea, and Japan, managed strategic supply relationships, and advised European energy firms on go-to-market strategies, regulatory pathways, and bankable partnerships. Alongside his commercial work,
Hack has contributed to major research platforms on electrolysis, hydrogen carriers, and cost trajectories, advising on China’s role in global markets. Now based in Hong Kong, Hack works as an advisor, trainer, and technology strategist for project developers and energy-intensive end users. He provides China-focused market intelligence, techno-economic modelling, procurement and due-diligence support, and cross-border partnership development—bringing rare bilingual leadership to the global renewable-energy transition.
Just some of Hack’s Previous Clients
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Do you really think you know China? Do you understand what impact China will have on all the global energy markets over the coming decade? Do you want to get an edge?
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10 Key Take-Aways that subscribers will learn from the 2026 programme: All the global energy markets over the coming decade? Do you want to get an edge?
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