• News Release

  Emissions-free supply expected to rise to 85% by 2030 in Europe

  • 29 noviembre 2023

  The European power market will see its carbon intensity plummet as the region pursues ambitious climate-energy policies but flexibility is key to enable this change, according to Peter Osbaldstone, Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables at Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Mission invisible

  • 05 diciembre 2023

  On this Horizons Live replay, we look at the scale of the oil and gas industry’s methane challenge, how technological improvements can help and what companies and governments must do to resolve it.

• Opinion

  Elevated subsidies enable offshore wind to end 2023 on a high note

  • 22 diciembre 2023

  Ørsted's final investment decision on the Hornsea 3 project reveals the intricate dynamics of competitive tenders, pricing strategies, and regulatory advantages, showcasing how higher subsidies is shaping the success of offshore wind projects and emphasising the pivotal role of policy in overcoming industry challenges and fostering renewable energy growth.

• Horizons

  Chance of a lifetime: can India show the developing world a unique path to net zero?

  • 18 enero 2024

  India’s global profile is soaring. It already boasts the world’s largest population and is forecast to be the fastest-growing major economy over the coming decades. By 2050, it will be the world’s third-largest economy, up from sixth today.

• Opinion

  Tiny drops create mighty oceans: how distributed solar keeps the Puerto Rico grid afloat

  • 12 marzo 2024

  Rooftop solar and storage will continue to grow in Puerto Rico, and many more people will benefit from clean energy, energy security, and resiliency against natural disasters

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Over the rainbow

  • 12 marzo 2024

  On this Horizons Live, our panel dive into the hydrogen rainbow and explore carbon emissions insights focusing on colour to project-level carbon intensity for companies crafting strategies.

• News Release

  US solar market ready for rebound after tumultuous first half of 2022

  • 08 septiembre 2022

  Inflation Reduction Act and tariff pause provide market optimism following Q2 slowdown

• News Release

  Global wind turbine order intake breaks record in Q2

  • 12 septiembre 2022

  Strong activity in China pushed global wind turbine order intake to 43 gigawatts (GW) in quarter two of 2022, a new record, and up 36% from year-ago levels. This equates to an estimated $18.1 billion, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Bio-liquid gold

  • 02 septiembre 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer questions about biofuel circularity and how it could unlock the energy transition.

• News Release

  Climate policies trigger 1.9% upgrade QoQ in global wind power

  • 03 octubre 2022

  Global wind power is expected to see an 1.9% increase of installed capacity Quarter on Quarter (QoQ), an equivalent of 25.6 gigawatts (GW), between 2022 and 2031 according to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Pedal to the metal

  • 04 octubre 2022

  Watch on demand as our panel answers questions on the challenges facing the steel industry from the growing supply demand to the collective global goal of achieving net zero by 2050.  

• News Release

  Latin America offshore wind to see 34 GW of installed capacity by 2050

  • 18 octubre 2022

  Driven by the growth of off-grid green hydrogen projects, Latin America will see a sharp increase in offshore wind projects, with capacity reaching 34 Gigawatts (GW) by 2050, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• Content

  Avoiding pand-ammonia: how to kick-start a global low-carbon ammonia industry

  • 17 noviembre 2022

  Ammonia shapes modern life in every way imaginable. As the basis for all nitrogen fertilisers, industrial ammonia has truly changed the world.

• News Release

  Five themes dominating China’s energy scene in 2022

  • 27 enero 2022

  Economic growth, stability in energy prices, energy transition, dual-control targets and relations with the US, are the top five themes to watch out for in China’s energy outlook this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  New NEM 3.0 provisions ‘will cut California solar market in half by 2024’

  • 25 enero 2022

  New analysis from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows that California’s newly proposed net energy metering tariffs (NEM 3.0) would severely reduce residential solar’s value proposition. According to Wood Mackenzie’s new forecast scenario, the California residential market would be cut in half by 2024.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: No pain, no gain

  • 01 febrero 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer questions on the economic impact of an accelerated energy transition and exactly what costs countries could face from a 1.5 °C pathway.

• News Release

  Time to act as momentum builds for CCUS and hydrogen

  • 31 enero 2022

  This year companies and governments will need to make good on the pledges they made on energy transition technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and low-carbon hydrogen, says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK). In a new report, CCUS and hydrogen: 5 things to look for in 2022, the global energy consultancy points out the huge momentum behind both CCUS and low-carbon hydrogen in 2021, with announcements of new projects, policies and investment as COP26 spurred companies’ net zero targets.

• News Release

  Community solar sector to beat earlier 5-year forecast by 9%

  • 08 febrero 2022

  The U.S. community solar market is poised to continue growing over the next five years, adding 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, a 9% increase on previous projections. Expanded programs and new initiatives will boost development, but interconnection challenges may hamper the sector, according to new research released today by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), carried out in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA).

• News Release

  China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

  • 17 febrero 2022

  China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Solar growth trajectory remains uncertain as federal legislation stalls

  • 10 marzo 2022

  In 2021, US solar prices increased as much as 18% due to unprecedented supply chain challenges, trade actions, and legislative uncertainty, according to the US Solar Market Insight 2021 Year in Review report.

• Content

  Let's Share the Sun

  • 07 marzo 2022

  Wood Mackenzie and Let’s Share the Sun Foundation aspires to facilitate the use of solar energy in poor communities around the world. Together our mission is to raise funds to support energy access in Puerto Rico.

• News Release

  US energy storage market sets Q4 record for new installations

  • 24 marzo 2022

  The US energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totalling 4,727 megawatt hours (MWh).

• News Release

  Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s European Power & Renewables Conference

  • 24 marzo 2022

  Join executives from EDF Energy, Renewable Energy Institute and Société Générale as Europe’s energy sector gears up for critical transformation

• Comment

  Earthquake in Japan impacts power sector

  • 21 marzo 2022

  Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake reported off Fukushima, Japan, Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Yamato Kawamata gives an overview of the impact on the power sector.

• Content

  Security alert: five lessons from the energy crisis

  • 21 abril 2022

  The crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the most significant shock to world energy markets since the 1970s. Read more.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie scales renewable markets data reach as Canadian Solar joins Lens Power Development Partner Program

  • 29 abril 2022

  Wood Mackenzie welcomes Canadian Solar as a development partner for its industry-leading Lens® decision intelligence platform, which delivers live data across the industrial landscapes of every global economy.

• Content

  Sea change: navigating the trillion-dollar offshore wind opportunity

  • 18 mayo 2022

  Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation of the global economy. Read more.

• News Release

  Ammonia co-firing in thermal power plants could be worth US$100 billion in 2050

  • 18 mayo 2022

  While hydrogen can be used in many sectors, its derivative, ammonia, has emerged as a key tool to provide flexible power generation and integrate variable renewables. Analysis by Wood Mackenzie shows that a 10% ammonia co-firing in global coal plants would translate to 200 million tonnes (Mt) of ammonia demand, a potential market of US$100 billion by 2050.

• Opinion

  Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?

  • 19 mayo 2022

  By investing across complex supply chains, Chinese companies have integrated rare earth mining, processing, metal production and magnet manufacturing, allowing China to then dominate high value-add sectors including drivetrains for electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

• News Release

  Soaring solar raw materials prices could thwart REPowerEU plans

  • 30 mayo 2022

  The REPowerEU initiative has the potential to add at least 420 gigawatts (GW) of solar installations by 2030; however, rising solar raw material costs could become the stumbling block to achieving this goal, says Wood Mackenzie.