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US Solar Market Insight

US Solar Market Insight™ is a collaboration between the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables that brings the most in-depth analysis and forecasts on the solar industry to professionals in the form of quarterly and annual reports.

US coal burn report

Leverage accurate estimates based on direct, real-time coal plant monitoring of over 165 MW in capacity

EPSI Mexico

Forecast prices and supply-demand fundamentals for the Mexico power market

PeakAlerts

Gain unique insight into North American power markets with our real-time coincident peak alert and reporting service.

PowerBuyer®

Industry-leading US power market data and analytics

Low-carbon hydrogen demand in refining could reach 50 Mtpa by 2050

• 09 6月 2022

Potential low-carbon (green or blue) hydrogen demand from the global refining sector could reach 50 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) by 2050, says Wood Mackenzie.

Horizons Live: The Big Ban

• 30 6月 2022

Watch on demand as we answer your questions about the consequences of the Ukraine war on commodities, and how governments, companies and investors must respond as the outlook for energy is transformed.

Energy super basins: where the renewable, CCS and upstream stars align

• 21 7月 2022

The world’s need for sustainable energy is set to change the geography of the oil and gas industry, increasingly entwining it with renewables. The upstream industry of the 2030s and beyond, therefore, must focus on where its synergies with new energies are strongest.

Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables APAC Conference 2022 open for registration

• 29 6月 2022

Wood Mackenzie announces the launch of the second edition of its Power & Renewables Asia Pacific (APAC) Virtual Conference on July 26 – 28.

No pain, no gain – the economic consequences of accelerating the energy transition

• 18 1月 2022

Wood Mackenzie’s base-case Energy Transition Outlook sees global temperatures 2.5-2.7 °C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century. To limit this warming to 1.5 °C, in line with the Paris Agreement, the energy transition must accelerate. The world has the means, motive and opportunity to do so.

Webinar | Wind and solar projects: Protect your rights & improve profits with AI-powered document understanding

• 15 12月 2021

Join ThoughtTrace and Wood Mackenzie to hear us discuss how to uncover critical information in your land development option and financing agreements to better protect your rights and investment.

Webinar | Keeping the lights on with AI: Stabilising energy markets via flexible assets and automated trading

• 25 1月 2022

Join Wood Mackenzie's Blazej Radomski on Tuesday, 25th January at 15:00 GMT where he will be discussing how the twin forces of AI and flexibility markets can bring much needed stability to the power grid.

U.S. storage market sets new installation record in Q3 2021

• 09 12月 2021

The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the third quarter of 2021, with new system installations totalling 3,515 megawatt hours (MWh). Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VSK), and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, released today, said with market momentum building, it is likely this storage market record will be broken in the fourth quarter.

Latest IPCC climate report calls for reaching net zero emissions earlier than 2050

• 10 8月 2021

Wood Mackenzie Asia Pacific Head of Markets and Transitions Prakash Sharma responds to the recently released IPCC report.

Webinar | In the face of supply chain and policy uncertainties, TrinaPro helps you manage your risks

• 14 9月 2021

Join us to discuss the challenges surrounding solar supply chain and policy uncertainties and find out how TrinaPro can help.

Corporate renewable PPAs playing bigger role in decarbonising Asia Pacific

• 18 8月 2021

Corporate renewable power purchase agreements (PPA) are starting to play a bigger role in Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation efforts, says Wood Mackenzie.

Wind turbine prices to rise by up to 10%

• 16 8月 2021

Wind turbine prices are expected to increase by up to 10% over the next 12 to 18 months due to increases in commodity prices, logistics costs, and coronavirus-related challenges, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

Firth of Forth net-zero hub key to achieving climate goals

• 17 8月 2021

The development of net zero hubs around the UK has proved a key plank of the country’s strategy towards achieving net zero by 2050. Scotland, which has a 2045 net-zero target, could advance its ambitions by establishing a net zero hub on the Firth of Forth, research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq: VRSK) has found.

UK gas output slump helps fuel price rally

• 08 9月 2021

UK gas production is down 28% year-to-date, helping fuel the current European gas price rally, global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) said.

US storage market continues to grow in Q2 2021

• 09 9月 2021

According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VSK), and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, 345 megawatts (MW) of new energy storage systems were brought online in the second quarter of 2021.

Controlling emissions could have short-term negative impact on Chinese economy

• 08 9月 2021

China’s efforts to control carbon emissions could have a negative impact on its economic growth in the short term, says Wood Mackenzie.

Electric vehicle sales to vault over 6 million in 2021

• 31 8月 2021

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to vault over 6 million this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

North America power markets: outlook to 2050

• 09 9月 2021

Join our team of power experts on September 9th at 2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT PST as we explore what changes to the anticipated regulatory structure of North American power markets mean for energy, capacity, and REC pricing.

Small modular nuclear reactors could be key to meeting Paris Agreement targets

• 24 8月 2021

Small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) could play a crucial role in meeting Paris Agreement targets, says Wood Mackenzie.

Interchange Recharged

• 17 9月 2021

Interchange Recharged is our bi-weekly podcast on the global energy transformation and the technology that fuels it.

Can the US rise to meet the net-zero emissions challenge?

• 16 9月 2021

US President Joe Biden has a transformational goal: he wants the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, building on the net-zero power sector he wants in place by 2035. Can the US meet this challenge? According to new research released today by global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), the US is likely to struggle to achieve Biden’s ambitions. Technological limitations, policy design, market structures and even the United States’ political and constitutional foundations may hamper progress.

The blue green planet: How hydrogen can transform the global energy trade

• 27 10月 2021

The global energy trade is set for its greatest transformation since the 1970s. Electrification is central to this as countries plough money into renewables to push down emissions and enhance their energy security.

ITC extension could power 44% boost in solar deployment

• 01 11月 2021

Proposed legislation to extend the investment credit tax (ITC) would have a profound impact on the US solar industry, Wood Mackenzie analysis shows, potentially increasing deployments by 44% over the next decade. But the extension, currently before Congress as part of a budget reconciliation package, will not be enough to achieve 80% carbon-free electricity generation by 2030.

Major energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade

• 28 10月 2021

The time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, says Wood Mackenzie.