• News Release

  Global energy storage set to triple in 2021

  • 07 octubre 2021

  New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows annual global storage deployments will nearly triple year-on-year, reaching 12 GW/28 GWh in 2021. Across the world, economic recovery is top of mind for politicians, with renewable energy integration taking centre stage. Despite disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Storage Outlook, released today, forecasts nearly 1 TWh of total demand from 2021-2030.

• News Release

  High carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s refining earnings

  • 05 octubre 2021

  A high carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s total refining earnings by 2027, says Wood Mackenzie, at the Global Energy Summit Focus Week.

• Comment

  Upstream oil and gas: record cash flows and peak uncertainty

  • 08 octubre 2021

  Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Summit Upstream Focus Day has addressed some of the biggest issues facing the industry.

• News Release

  China could ease restrictions on Australian coal and increase supply to alleviate power crunch

  • 08 octubre 2021

  Wood Mackenzie believes that Chinese authorities could allow customs clearance of stranded Australian thermal coal. In addition, the local governments in Yulin region of Shaanxi province and Inner Mongolia have announced yesterday that they will be increasing coal supply to meet demand.

• Comment

  Low-carbon fuels could play a role in Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation efforts

  • 25 octubre 2021

  Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said today that Singapore plans to import around 30 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035.

• News Release

  Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

  • 27 mayo 2021

  Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets were set to tighten over the next five years, driven by a slowdown in global LNG supply growth. But Europe’s market dynamics are turbo-charging the price recovery, with TTF currently trading close to US$9 per million British thermal units (/mmbtu), a level not seen since mid-2018. Following the recent winter spot price spike in Asia, the European market has been sustaining global LNG prices, making the region a battleground for global LNG price formation, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie found.

• Comment

  China announces 'indefinite suspension of activities' under Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia

  • 06 mayo 2021

  China’s state planner the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced today an “indefinite suspension of all activities under China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue”. Wood Mackenzie experts weigh in on the event.

• News Release

  Carbon neutrality goal forces Chinese aluminium smelters away from captive coal power

  • 19 abril 2021

  China’s march towards carbon neutrality is forcing its aluminium smelters away from using captive coal-fired power, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  NEA Gas Forum - the future of gas is Asia and the prize is large

  • 09 junio 2021

  Wood Mackenzie experts discussed key drivers of Asia Pacific gas markets at the Northeast Asia Gas Forum today.

• News Release

  Asia Pacific renewables generation investments could hit US$1.3 trillion by 2030

  • 22 junio 2021

  Asia Pacific renewables (wind and solar) generation investments could double to US$1.3 trillion over the current decade to 2030 compared to the previous decade (2011 – 2020), says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

• Comment

  Slower H2 demand across most commodities in China

  • 28 julio 2021

  Demand across most commodities in China is expected to slow down in the second half of 2021, according to Wood Mackenzie’s new monthly China Economic Focus report.

• Comment

  China’s CATL launches sodium-ion battery

  • 29 julio 2021

  China’s CATL unveiled its newly-developed sodium-ion battery at a launch event today.

• Comment

  Japan’s new 2030 energy mix unveils radical plans to transform the energy system

  • 27 julio 2021

  Last week, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a draft of its upcoming 6th Strategic Energy Plan which included major changes to the FY2030 power generation mix targets.

• Comment

  Bumpy road ahead as SEA navigates energy transition but opportunities aplenty

  • 04 agosto 2021

  Wood Mackenzie is organising the 2021 Southeast Asia Energy Forum today. Experts will be discussing key issues and opportunities facing the region’s energy industry over the coming decades.

• News Release

  Asia Pacific FTM storage costs to decline 30% by 2025

  • 19 enero 2021

  All-in front-of-the-meter (FTM) battery storage system costs in Asia Pacific markets could decline by more than 30% by 2025, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  China’s blue skies need green clouds

  • 04 marzo 2021

  Chinese Big Tech is now working towards greener clouds, but it is China’s push for blue skies that is making this happen.

• News Release

  China’s green ambitions can complement energy security and economic goals

  • 18 marzo 2021

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that China’s march towards carbon neutrality by 2060 can complement both energy security and economic goals.

• News Release

  Chinese NEV and HEV sales to rise over 15-fold by 2035

  • 23 marzo 2021

  Sales of China’s new energy vehicles (NEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) combined are expected to rise 15-fold or more by 2035 with their share in total new car sales exceeding 80%, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Asia’s ambitious biofuels plans thwarted by supply constraints and food security concerns

  • 31 marzo 2021

  Asia’s ambitious biofuels blending targets will be a challenge to meet due to supply constraints and food security concerns, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Shell's acquisition of Pavilion's LNG assets strengthens Singapore's position as a global LNG hub

  • 26 junio 2024

  The recent acquisition of Pavilion's LNG assets by Shell is expected to strengthen Singapore's position as a global LNG trading and bunkering hub, according to analysis by Wood Mackenzie.    “The acquisition will position Shell as the main user of the Singapore LNG (SLNG) terminal,” says Johnson ...

• Horizons

  Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

  • 15 agosto 2024

  The world cannot decarbonise without major investment in copper. This Horizons highlights the scale of investment required in new copper mine supply, the implications for downstream processing and semi-manufacturing. China continues to dominate these sectors for copper.

• News Release

  Shifting away from China for critical minerals would increase costs and delay the energy transition, warns Wood Mackenzie

  • 15 agosto 2024

  As major global economies look to reposition critical minerals supply chains outside China, the resulting inefficiencies could increase the cost of finished goods and delay the energy transition. The world cannot achieve decarbonisation without copper, a crucial component in electrification. Curr...

• News Release

  Renewables in most of Asia Pacific to be cheaper than coal power by 2030

  • 26 noviembre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows most markets in Asia Pacific can expect to see cheaper levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for renewables compared to coal by 2030.

• News Release

  Asia Pacific upstream transactions plunge to lowest this century

  • 19 noviembre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis shows 2020 is on track to be the quietest year for upstream transactions in the Asia Pacific region since the beginning of the 21st century.

• News Release

  Global energy storage capacity to grow at CAGR of 31% to 2030

  • 30 septiembre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows global energy storage capacity could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31%, recording 741 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of cumulative capacity by 2030.

• News Release

  Portfolio resilience and sustainability at the core of corporate concerns

  • 20 octubre 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s 2020 Energy and Commodities Summit Asia Pacific edition kickstarted yesterday. Experts shared their views on how the energy sector is changing in light of the oil price crash, Covid-19 and the latest carbon-neutrality trends.

• News Release

  Indonesia’s straddle between gross split and cost recovery is positive step forward

  • 17 septiembre 2020

  Introducing a choice between gross split and cost recovery for new licences is a positive step forward for Indonesia's upstream sector, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  China pledges to be carbon-neutral by 2060

  • 23 septiembre 2020

  On 22 September, China announced its ambition to be carbon-neutral by 2060. Wood Mackenzie experts weigh in on what this means.

• News Release

  Southeast Asia’s wind power needs US$14 billion new investments by 2030

  • 22 septiembre 2020

  Southeast Asia’s wind power sector requires at least US$14 billion of investments by 2030, says Wood Mackenzie. This is to support the 8.9 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity that Wood Mackenzie expects to be added between 2020 and 2029.

• News Release

  Green hydrogen cost to halve by 2030 - a boost to South Korea’s hydrogen ambitions

  • 20 agosto 2020

  Onsite green hydrogen production cost is expected to halve by 2030, signalling a boost to South Korea’s hydrogen ambitions, says Wood Mackenzie.