• News Release

  Long-duration energy storage projects attract more than US $58 billion investment over last three years

  • 07 diciembre 2022

  Long-duration storage energy (LDES) projects around the world have attracted more than US $58 billion in commitments made by governments and companies since 2019. If all these projects went forward, it would lead to the installation of 57 gigawatts (GW) of LDES – the equivalent of three times the global energy-storage capacity deployed in 2022, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Trade and supply chain barriers delay impact of historic clean energy law

  • 13 diciembre 2022

  The U.S. added 4.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in Q3 2022, a 17% decrease from the same quarter last year as trade barriers and ongoing supply chain constraints continue to slow America’s clean energy progress. These disruptions will cause a 23% decline in solar installations this year compared to 2021, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2022 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Boom time

  • 06 febrero 2023

  On this month’s Horizons Live, we discuss what the Inflation Reduction Act means for US renewables manufacturers.

• News Release

  Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Wood Mackenzie

  • 02 febrero 2023

  Veritas Capital (“Veritas”), a leading investor at the intersection of technology and government, today announced that an affiliate of Veritas has completed the purchase of Wood Mackenzie from Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• Opinion

  Debut of the first EU carbon border tax

  • 30 enero 2023

  In December, 2022, the EU reached a provisional agreement on a first-of-its-kind Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

• News Release

  US climate bill to boost domestic annual renewables investment to nearly US$114 billion by 2031

  • 19 enero 2023

  The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), flagship legislation focused on accelerating decarbonisation in the US, will significantly boost annual investment into renewable energy deployment in the region. A rise from US$64 billion in 2022 to nearly US$114 billion is expected by 2031, according to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• 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.  

• Webinar

  Webinar | European Power: Navigating the energy crisis

  • 01 noviembre 2022

  As Europe's energy crisis escalates, high power prices drive short-term actions to ease the burden on consumers while policy markers consider enduring, structural change in markets. The evolving background is very uncertain, making the dynamics of power markets challenging to navigate – how will these conditions shape power's ability to meet the challenges of the continuing energy transition?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

  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.

• 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.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Next generation PV: Utilizing ultra high power modules

  • 19 mayo 2022

  The world is committed to carbon neutrality and building a new power system with the energy transition that is underway. The global PV industry has entered its fastest-growing period by leaps and bounds. As for PV field, only a lower LCOE and higher value can accelerate the replacement of fossil energy such as coal and crude oil, and promote the realization of the "dual carbon" goals.

• 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

  Steel industry emissions to decline 30% by 2050

  • 17 mayo 2022

  Steel industry’s carbon emissions is expected to fall 30% by 2050 compared to 2021 levels, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

• 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.