We are pleased to release our inaugural Energy Transition Outlook – an entire energy and natural resources value chain assessment of how the next two decades may play out. It’s brought from all of Wood Mackenzie’s commodity, technology, markets and segment coverage and syncs with our H1 2019 research. The report is our base-case view of the energy world – it does not represent business as usual. The outlook reflects an evolution of current policies and technology advancement as well as some degrees of business and consumer inertia. It is broadly consistent with a ~3-degree global warming view.

The European residential energy storage market is a global market leader as of the end of 2018. Germany has enabled this position with its world leading KfW support programme from way back in 2013. Now, as Germany growth tails off, will other markets continue this growth story? We assess the market, with a focus on solar-plus-storage in the major power markets of Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and France. This includes detailed economic modelling for Germany, Italy and the UK, the most advanced markets to date. The assessment also includes insight on the regulation and policy framework, with a vendor landscape snapshot, to reveal a compelling early stage growth market. Our Power & Renewables reports and data provide deep insight into the current and future state of electricity generation.

In June 2019, Wood Mackenzie travelled to Cairo to meet with the key players in Egypt’s energy sector. We held our annual breakfast briefing and discussed the latest trends in the country’s oil and gas industry. The mood is upbeat. Zohr is ramping towards its 3.2 bcfd plateau and the country’s gas production is forecast to exceed 8 bcfd by the end of the year. However, domestic gas demand is slowing down. ELNG will absorb part of the volumes, but the question appearing on producers' mind is whether production curtailment will be required to manage surplus? To find out more about the key takeaways, please download the attached slide pack.