Wind power outlook in Eastern Europe and Russia upgraded by 17% QoQ over next decade

• 25 9月 2019

An auction-triggered awakening in Poland and a growing confidence in developers' ability to comply with local content requirements in Russia led to a 17% wind power capacity increase QoQ in Eastern Europe and Russia, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

Global top 10 solar asset owners now hold 22 GW of capacity

• 04 10月 2019

According to Wood Mackenzie’s inaugural global solar photovoltaic (PV) asset ownership ranking (excluding China)*, the world’s top 10 solar PV asset owners now hold over 22 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative solar capacity. Collectively, the top 10 added around 2.5 GW of new capacity in 2018.

Total begins construction of third solar power plant in Japan

• 08 10月 2019

Total Solar International has begun construction of Miyagi Osato Solar Park, a large-scale solar plant in Japan.

Advanced lithium-ion technologies on track for record annual investment

• 01 11月 2019

More than $350 million was invested in advanced lithium-ion technologies during the first half of 2019.

Top three western wind turbine OEMs to control 60% of market by 2028

• 11 11月 2019

After a decade of fragmentation, the top five global turbine OEMs are strengthening their hold on the industry. By 2028, they are expected to control three quarters of the sector.

European Investment Bank to cease funding fossil fuel projects

• 15 11月 2019

The EIB's new financing criteria will make lending to gas projects very difficult. It highlights that gas is also increasingly in the spotlight of the climate debate.

US storage industry to build on strong third quarter with response to power shutoffs

• 03 12月 2019

Installers have already shared anecdotes about growing residential storage volumes in California, and Wood Mackenzie expects a large uptick early next year as marketing efforts for solar-plus-storage started earlier this year bear fruit.

Cheaper electric cars could help Tesla hit targets by mid-2020s

• 09 1月 2020

In Q3 2019, Tesla announced its plans to capture 1% of all car sales globally. With its current portfolio of luxury cars, the company is unlikely to meet that target by the end of the decade. However, if it launches an entry-level car priced at $25,000, Wood Mackenzie projects that Tesla will meet the 1% target as early as 2024.

Project delays and cancellations to dampen US microgrid growth through 2021

• 16 12月 2019

Project cancellations and delays connecting planned projects to the electric grid will lead the US microgrid market to contract 17% from its 2018 peak by the end of this year, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

China’s wind repowering market to boom from 2023

• 17 12月 2019

According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, China’s wind repowering market is expected to take off from 2023. More than 21 gigawatts (GW) (cumulative capacity) of China’s wind turbine fleet is expected to be repowered over the next 10 years (2019-2028).

India's 2020 energy outlook

• 23 1月 2020

India's 2020 energy outlook

What if the energy transition accelerates?

• 14 11月 2018

What if the energy transition accelerates? And what that could mean for renewables, coal, oil, gas and emissions. Simon Flowers investigates.

Chinese wind asset owners venture out on global stage

• 30 10月 2018

As conditions on their home ground become more challenging, Chinese asset owners are branching out abroad, investing in markets like Australia.

Geopolitics and the transition from oil to electric vehicles

• 23 10月 2018

Will geopolitics forever dog the transportation sector, even when electric vehicles (EVs) replace internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles? Simon Flowers investigates.

Anticipating 88 GW of residential flexibility in the US

• 04 10月 2018

Grid-connected devices can help alter load shape, but the future hinges on customer demand, rate design and incentives. Read more.

5 factors that will cushion the PTC phase-out in the US

• 07 8月 2018

We present five drivers that will sustain demand for new wind capacity additions in the market during this time.

Electric vehicles – the story so far

• 10 10月 2018

How will the rise of electric vehicles impact the future of transport and the natural resources industry? In 2018, our experts have been exploring what that means for oil, metals and power markets around the world.

Electric vehicles – transportation disruptor, part 1

• 24 7月 2018

There will be just 5 million EVs on the road by the end of 2018, minuscule penetration into a global car stock of 1.2 billion cars. But with faster acceleration, longer life, fewer moving parts and less maintenance, and no tail pipe emissions EVs are going to be big – really big.

EV growth will require massive charging infrastructure build-out

• 01 8月 2018

Why the growth of Electric Vehicles will require massive charging infrastructure build-out? Learn more.

Electric Vehicles – transportation disruptor, part 2

• 31 7月 2018

We explored how the market for EVs might develop in Part 1. This week Ed Rawle, Head of Oils Research, chats about the implications for global oil demand.

South Australia: batteries & renewables to start displacing gas as early as 2025

• 27 9月 2017

By 2025, wind, solar and battery costs will fall by 15%, 25% and 50%, respectively, and renewables are expected to double in capacity to account for 67% of South Australia’s total power capacity.

Will renewables leave new LNG exports in the dark?

• 18 11月 2016

Oil and gas prices aren’t the only things that have fallen — renewable energy costs have, too.

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US COP21 withdrawal: Is this actually a step forward?

• 02 6月 2017

On 01 June 2017, President Trump took the first step on the road to reconsidering the best way to meet our climate challenges.

2035: the roadmap to a renewable future

• 11 4月 2017

Energy systems have been transformed by regulation and the progress of technology. Global awareness of climate change will only accelerate this trend. Understand how increasing the rate of growth of alternatives to fossil fuels will change energy markets the world over.

Facing up to carbon and changing energy markets

• 31 10月 2016

China and the US — the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters — have performed a spectacular U-turn on climate change policy.

US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

• 02 6月 2017

President Donald Trump announced yesterday his intention to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change, which aims to limit global temperature change to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

Paris Agreement ratified: is the bar set too high?

• 25 4月 2017

To limit greenhouse gas emissions, many countries have already increased focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy and switching away from coal. But will it be enough?

Who's got most to lose if the Paris Agreement fails?

• 15 4月 2017

According to Verisk Maplecroft’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index, 18 of the 20 most vulnerable countries to climate change are found in COP22’s host continent.