Buoyant LNG market a sign of the coming recovery

• 11 12月 2020

A strong rise in prices in Asia and record US exports show how demand for LNG is bouncing back. Other markets are set to follow

Power purchase agreements: how will they support renewables growth?

• 15 12月 2020

Power purchase agreements are attractive for investors entering the renewable energy space, but the market is still relatively small. We take a look at key market trends.

Big themes and risks for energy in 2021

• 11 12月 2020

After a tumultuous 2020, what will shape the energy world in 2021? We look at five themes to watch – economic boom, action on climate change, oil demand, industry finances and upstream investment.

The Euro Majors’ big bet on new energy

• 04 12月 2020

The Euro Majors are building new energy businesses as a key part of net carbon-neutral targets for 2050. How and when will they be able to demonstrate value from renewables investments?

How will dynamics shift in Asia Pacific’s power markets?

• 08 12月 2020

Asia Pacific is the engine room for global power and renewables growth. Has coronavirus put the brakes on, or is APAC still on course to outpace demand in all other regions combined in the next 20 years?

Webinars | North America Power Market Spring 2025 Outlooks

• 24 2月 2025

Join Wood Mackenzie’s marketing intelligence research analysts and meteorologists in this upcoming series of trading analytics "Seasonal Spring Power Market Outlook Webinars", as they take a look at how US RTOs have been performing and present their expectations for the 2025 season.

Lens platform: Lens Energy Storage

• 25 2月 2025

Stay abreast of the latest market trends and developments with Lens Energy Storage. Our product delivers insights on the unique commercial and technological opportunities driving demand for battery energy storage.

Lens platform: Lens Power & Renewables Americas

• 21 2月 2025

Make sense of the complex regional and sub-regional market structures with integrated analyses connecting power markets with commodity markets.

Horizons Live: Eye on the tiger

• 09 4月 2025

What if India’s growth matched China’s 2000's boom? Explore the global energy ripple effects in this month’s Horizons Live.

US wind market installations hit a decade low

• 08 4月 2025

The U.S. wind market continued a downward trend in 2024, with 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of total installations, the lowest in 10 years, according to the U.S. Wind Energy Monitor report released by Wood Mackenzie. The report shows that 3.9 GW of onshore builds came online last year, along with 1.3 GW of onshore repowers and 101 megawatts (MW) of installed offshore capacity.

Webinar:Powering Smarter Trading Decisions in Short-Term Power Markets

• 27 5月 2025

Our host and experts will explore how to power smarter trading decisions in short-term power markets using high-frequency data, forecasting and actionable insights. They’ll discuss the advantages of proprietary data over public sources, demonstrate how Intraday Price Predict supports real-time decision-making, and highlight how Power Trading Analytics platform (PTA) helps unify key market signals into actionable insights.

European renewable PPA market sees 19GW of new capacity contracted in 2024

• 15 4月 2025

The European renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market demonstrated strong recovery in 2024, with nearly 19 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity contracted, according to the latest Europe Renewables PPA Tracker report released by Wood Mackenzie. The report highlights a surge in PPA activity, with Spain and Germany leading the market, accounting for 30% of total capacity. Solar PV and wind projects represented approximately 80% of contracted capacity, with each technology contributing similar volumes. Poland, the UK and Greece entered the top five across all deal types (corporate, route-to-market and utility).

US energy dominance faces long-term challenges

• 17 4月 2025

While the United States currently dominates global oil and gas production, it faces significant challenges to maintaining the same level of leadership in the coming decades, according to the latest Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

In 2025, Up to 3.5 Mcmd in play as spot gas market challenges firm contracts in Brazil

• 30 4月 2025

Brazil's Local Distribution Company (LDC) market dynamics are set for significant changes in 2025, with a notable shift towards spot market transactions, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

Webinar | Europe’s power market transition

• 24 6月 2025

Join Wood Mackenzie as as our experts share their insight into the evolving dynamics of markets, the outlook for wholesale, capacity market, ancillary and fair value PPA prices in major European markets, and batteries' role in unlocking the renewable transition.

Despite surging power demand, gas-fired power faces manufacturing constraints that could limit near-term growth

• 14 5月 2025

A new report from Wood Mackenzie finds that despite surging power demand, the gas turbine market could experience "turbo lag" in the next 15 years due to manufacturing constraints, rising costs, and competition from renewables.

Proposed US House budget reconciliation bill poses many challenges to renewable energy industry

• 15 5月 2025

Solar, wind, and energy storage forecasts potentially downgraded, while 95% of announced green hydrogen projects are at risk.

Trading cases: tariff scenarios for taxing times

• 21 5月 2025

In this edition of Horizons, we explore how the Trump administration's 'Liberation Day' tariffs marked a pivotal moment in global trade, potentially reversing the effects of China's 2001 WTO entry and accelerating deglobalization trends.

Energy Transition, EV & Lithium l Singapore

• 10 7月 2025

South Korea Hydrogen, Power and Renewables Briefing

• 24 7月 2025

South Korea Hydrogen, Power and Renewables Briefing

Q3 U.S. grid-scale energy storage market sets new record

• 15 12月 2022

The U.S. energy storage market grid-scale segment installed a record 4,733 megawatt-hours (MWh) in the third quarter of 2022, surpassing the previous quarterly high of 4,598 MWh in Q1 of 2021, according to a new report released today. On a single charge, this amount of battery storage could power over 150,000 U.S. homes for a day.

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

• 07 12月 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.

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

• 13 12月 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.

Horizons Live: Boom time

• 06 2月 2023

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

Wood Mackenzie Launches the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service at Mining Indaba 2023

• 06 2月 2023

Wood Mackenzie, the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector, today launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service (EVBSC) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The EVBSC is a new product that provides end-to-end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long-term outlooks to 2050 and 10-year forecasts, and monthly short-term reports and data for EV, Li-ion battery and raw materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese) markets.

Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Wood Mackenzie

• 02 2月 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).

Debut of the first EU carbon border tax

• 30 1月 2023

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

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

• 19 1月 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).

Renewable power competitiveness in Asia Pacific worsened in 2022

• 14 2月 2023

The levelised costs of electricity (LCOE) for utility solar and onshore wind in Asia Pacific were up 16% and 12% respectively since 2020, as equipment, construction costs and interest rates rose in the region. The trend is expected to reverse in 2023, but volatility risks including geopolitical tensions, trade policy and financing remain according to latest analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

US community solar growth slowed 16% in 2022; national market expected to double by 2027

• 15 2月 2023

US community solar installed capacity declined 16% in 2022 compared to last year, primarily driven by interconnection delays hindering growth in key state markets such as Massachusetts, Maine, and Maryland. Industry-wide supply chain constraints also pushed project timelines into 2023, according to the latest report released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA).