• Opinion

  The Trump administration's AI strategy points to strong growth in US power

  • 25 11月 2024

  AI needs data centres, which need power. If AI is a national security priority, then so is electricity. That principle will shape the Trump administration’s policies. Gas-fired plants will be favored, but low-carbon energy could benefit, too.

• Opinion

  Vaccinations point the way to energy demand recovery

  • 19 3月 2021

  It has been a rough week for crude prices, but as vaccine availability continues to widen, hopes of a sustained pick-up in activity are well founded

• Opinion

  Wind from the east gathering strength: the outlook for OEMs

  • 30 7月 2024

  With the growth outlook for onshore and offshore wind looking healthy, Chinese wind turbine OEMs are hungry for global expansion

• Opinion

  Is Japan ready to tackle its coal problem?

  • 08 7月 2020

  Does LNG stand to benefit? What would it mean for Japan’s emissions?

• Opinion

  Transformation in the US distributed energy resource market

  • 20 6月 2023

  Opportunities, risks and the changing growth profile of distributed energy resources in the US

• Opinion

  US residential solar turbulence persisted through 2024

  • 23 4月 2025

  Residential solar installed capacity contracted for the first time since 2017, with significant shifts occurring in the financing landscape

• Opinion

  The Interchange Recharged podcast: Scalable carbon capture technology

  • 18 2月 2022

  David Banmiller is joined by Claude Letourneau, the CEO of Svante. Claude shares with us his plans for a CCS infrastructure that is comparable to what the tech industry looks like today.

• Opinion

  A power-up for US renewables

  • 10 12月 2021

  Passage of the Build Back Better Act is by no means certain, but if it passes, it could have a dramatic effect on the US solar industry, supercharging its growth.

• Opinion

  Green hydrogen: what the Inflation Reduction Act means for production economics and carbon intensity

  • 14 3月 2023

  Annual matching requirements for new IRA tax credits could kick-start economically competitive green hydrogen production.

• Opinion

  4 key carbon policy developments from Q1 2025

  • 18 4月 2025

  Our recently published Carbon policy in brief report rounds up the key developments in regulations and certification from across the globe. Fill out the form to access a series of key insights from the report, or read on to get the lowdown on a hot topic that will have an impact on carbon offsetting at a global level.

• Opinion

  The US government is rolling the dice on direct air capture | Podcast

  • 08 9月 2023

  We explore the science and analysis behind DAC and CCS technologies, including their socio-political implications. Guest host Amy Myers-Jaffe is joined by Emily Grubert and Robbie Orvis to discuss the opportunities and challenges.

• Opinion

  Solar and energy storage experts debate the current market

  • 24 4月 2025

  Live from the 2025 Solar & Energy Storage Summit - industry leaders debate trade wars, grid innovation and what Q1 reveals about the future of solar and storage in the US.

• Opinion

  What do the tariff wars mean for low-carbon energy?

  • 25 4月 2025

  Tariffs, AI and clean energy collide - industry experts reveal what’s next for solar and storage in an unpredictable global market.

• Opinion

  eBook | The hydrogen opportunity from now to 2050: what utilities and developers need to know

  • 24 3月 2025

  How Lens Hydrogen is helping utilities, developers and IPPs capitalise on the US$2 trillion hydrogen opportunity

• Opinion

  COP28: Hydrogen headaches | Podcast

  • 07 12月 2023

  As COP28 navigates the future of fossil fuels, the spotlight is on low-carbon hydrogen as a potential game-changer. However, with challenges like water use, infrastructure resistance and cost, the road ahead is complex.

• Opinion

  What’s the biggest mistake clean energy developers make when chasing tax equity?

  • 07 5月 2025

  Are tax equity pitfalls costing your clean energy project? Learn how to turn incentives into smart investments

• Opinion

  Why the majors, electric utilities, and private equity firms all want to own US microgrids

  • 03 9月 2020

  The US microgrid market is growing, with a record 546 small power grids installed during 2019. Projects below 5MW are increasingly attractive to a wide range of investors.

• Opinion

  Can biomethane decarbonise Europe’s gas market?

  • 23 9月 2020

  Europe is the leading global producer of the net-zero carbon renewable gas, but continued growth depends on policy support

• Opinion

  The trillion-dollar question: how will Asia Pacific meet power supply needs in the next decade?

  • 28 9月 2020

  The Asia Pacific power generation market will attract US$1.5 trillion of investment in the next 10 years. So what are the opportunities in the world’s fastest-growing power market?

• Opinion

  Time for Asia’s Sputnik moment on decarbonisation

  • 22 9月 2020

  Halting the pandemic and rebuilding economies are the most urgent goals for the immediate future. Wood Mackenzie estimates that almost US$20 trillion – equivalent to a quarter of global GDP – will go towards stimulus packages, public health spending and delivering a vaccine over the next 12-18 months alone.

• Opinion

  Google sets a new challenge for renewable energy

  • 18 9月 2020

  Tech companies have been matching their electricity use with purchases of wind and solar power. Now Google wants to go further and run its operations on renewables 24/7

• Opinion

  Could coal and renewables put the squeeze on gas?

  • 16 9月 2020

  Current low gas prices are supporting demand growth in the sector and encouraging pro-gas policies and infrastructure developments

• Opinion

  Net zero North Sea: can hydrogen live up to its hype?

  • 20 10月 2020

  The UK has an opportunity to be at the forefront of the global hydrogen economy – but it calls for rapid technology scale-up.

• Opinion

  What will the 2020 elections mean for US energy?

  • 21 10月 2020

  The 2020 elections bring US energy policy to a fork in the road. Trump offers continuity, with some further easing of regulations on the oil, gas and coal industries. Biden offers a return to the Obama administration’s strategy of using regulation to cut emissions, and more ambitious moves if the Democrats win control of Congress.

• Opinion

  The promise of green hydrogen

  • 09 10月 2020

  Hydrogen made from water has been discussed as an energy carrier for 150 years. A steep decline in its cost means it may at last become viable

• Opinion

  Radical reform and China’s pathway to carbon neutrality

  • 30 9月 2020

  Despite being both the world’s largest energy market and largest carbon emitter, China’s position has long been that responsibility to reduce global emissions rests with rich countries: you broke it, you fix it.

• Opinion

  US E&Ps polish up their ESG credentials

  • 23 10月 2020

  Two big acquisitions in US tight oil announced this week have highlighted how E&P companies are seeking to enhance their appeal to investors

• Opinion

  Three reasons why Europe is set to lose the energy storage race

  • 09 11月 2020

  Why doesn't Europe’s energy storage capacity match its renewables ambitions? And what lessons can it learn from leading markets?

• Opinion

  Can the UK lead the world in carbon capture, utilisation and storage?

  • 24 11月 2020

  Technological innovation could shift challenging economics, accelerate net zero ambitions and create a world-class CCUS industry on the UK Continental Shelf.

• Opinion

  Biden administration set fair for US offshore wind

  • 13 11月 2020

  Priorities for the new president will be creating jobs and cutting emissions. Offshore wind can help him do both