The focus of this live quarterly intelligence service is on understanding the realities of the Chinese energy transition, what opportunities exist for companies to supply services and technology into the market, and how China is developing into an electricity-dominant energy system. There will be an analysis of the key Chinese companies and organisations and their continued impact on international markets

This unbiased, fully independent service is intended to provide busy executives with a valuable quarterly 2-hour briefing that gives them vital insight into market opportunities that are outside the bubble and the culture of their organisations.

What can  European, African and Asian organisations and countries learn from China and develop their own energy systems? The content is commercial, not academic nor heavily technical, but intended to help busy executives understand the big picture, focused on the cross-section of the impact of technology innovation, and evaluate the effectiveness of policy frameworks in encouraging investment. Stay up-to-date, interpret and learn from real case studies about real companies.  

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.