How the top microgrid developers do business

• 09 1月 2020

American microgrid developers are taking two distinct approaches

Is Northeast Asia finally tackling its coal dependency as air quality deteriorates?

• 14 1月 2020

As 2019 ended, I visited clients in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei and was struck by how rapidly concern over emissions has escalated and is now driving energy policy change. I believe this trend could accelerate in 2020, with important implications for companies and the fuel mix across the region.

What changed energy markets in the 2010s?

• 14 1月 2020

Can a decade be a turning point? So much happened in the energy sector, the 2010s might be seen as just that.

OPEC's surprise production cut

• 06 12月 2019

The OPEC+ group's flexible approach to managing the market is good for prices in the short term, but creates uncertainty beyond 2020. Get the latest analysis of today's OPEC announcement from Ed Crooks with Ann-Louise Hittle, head of macro oils.

US solar market sees best quarter ever for residential installations

• 12 12月 2019

U.S. residential solar market sets new record in Q3 2019. Download the free executive summary from Wood Mackenzie and SEIA.

Another milestone in the decline of coal in the US

• 22 11月 2019

In this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks, the closure of the Navajo Generating Station, coal’s resilience in China, and claims of breakthroughs in solar and batteries.

What technology is winning the global energy storage race?

• 26 11月 2019

What is winning the global energy storage race? Lithium-ion is the clear winner, but it has one major drawback. Rory McCarthy, senior analyst, energy storage, looks at lithium-ion's role in the energy transition.

Electric vehicles: is workplace charging good for business?

• 07 11月 2019

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution depends on getting the right infrastructure, in the right locations. Here’s how providing workplace charging could bring direct and indirect economic benefits to businesses, and support the energy transition.

Chasing the sun: Spain’s solar PV boom

• 05 11月 2019

What investors need to know about Europe's hottest solar PV market: Spain.

Floating solar update: bigger projects and climbing capacity

• 19 9月 2019

Global floating solar demand is expected to grow by an average of 22 percent year-over-year from 2019 through 2024.

What factors could influence the pace of the energy transition?

• 29 8月 2019

The energy transition is well underway. But huge challenges still stand in the way of decarbonisation. What could influence the pace and scale of the transition? David Brown investigates.

Electric vehicle range anxiety: what’s your limit?

• 19 8月 2019

Wood Mackenzie estimates that by 2020, 9.4 million EVs be on the road, with 7 million residential charging points. Can the EV revolution take range anxiety?

Solar inverter vendors seek growth through service expansion

• 07 8月 2019

Price pressure is fairly constant in the inverter market, but 2018 saw a particular squeeze on vendors

Copper: Powering up the electric vehicle

• 13 8月 2019

We explore why copper is inseparable from the electric vehicle story and why we need more infrastructure investment as a catalyst for greater EV adoption.

It’s now time to get excited about renewables in Asia Pacific

• 02 8月 2019

How does the region move rapidly towards a pathway to decarbonisation in line with Paris Agreement goals, while ensuring continued economic growth and competitiveness?

US government looks to chip in on EV charging infrastructure

• 05 8月 2019

The US Senate is allocating nearly $300 billion to America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA). Alternative fueling stations will benefit EV drivers.

Tesla drops to third place in US home solar installer rankings

• 19 6月 2019

Ranking of U.S. residential solar installers through Q1 2019

How cities can accelerate the energy transition

• 02 7月 2019

What role do cities play in driving the energy transition? Find out in this complimentary report from Alan Gelder, VP of Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets.

The United States surpasses 2 million solar installations

• 08 5月 2019

U.S. solar soars to new heights. Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables forecast solar installations to double by 2023.

Europe’s solar renaissance is on the horizon

• 26 4月 2019

European solar installations hit a five-year high in 2018, and the annual market should crack 20 gigawatts by 2021.

US Volt/VAR market to peak in the 2020s

• 11 4月 2019

A new variation on DC-coupled system architecture is making DC-coupling attractive for FTM applications for the first time

Mitigating multi-billion dollar power disruption risks in the US

• 31 5月 2019

How would the Western Interconnection region cope in both normal daily operations as well as various stress scenarios, and what would it take to push it over the edge? Wood Mackenzie was brought in to identify the risks and recommend options to mitigate these threats.

Innovative microgrid DER technologies

• 15 6月 2023

More than just solar and storage, DER technologies like fuel cells, hydrokinetics, and combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) are carrying water for North American microgrids. Join us for a panel discussion webinar with Schneider Electric and guests.

Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2023

• 09 5月 2023

The solar and energy storage industries in North America continue to be catapulted forward by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the transition to a clean energy future.

Revolutionizing Australia's power landscape: The role of battery storage and hydrogen

• 12 7月 2023

US Distributed Energy Resource market to almost double by 2027

• 20 6月 2023

The US Distributed Energy Resource (DER) market is expected to nearly double in capacity from 2022 to 2027, with capital expenditure reaching US $68 billion per year, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘2023 US Distributed Energy Resource Outlook’ report released today.

US solar market registers best first quarter in industry history as supply chains stabilize and Inflation Reduction Act takes hold

• 08 6月 2023

The US solar industry installed 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity and had its best first quarter in history, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

Nuclear needs to be cost competitive with alternative power generation to enable net zero

• 18 5月 2023

Despite policy support and market growth, the biggest economic hurdle to the uptake of the latest nuclear and small modular reactors (SMRs) is cost, according to Wood Mackenzie report.

Australia leads global market for battery energy storage systems

• 17 7月 2023

Australia leads the global market for battery energy storage systems (BESS), with the total pipeline of announced projects now exceeding 40 gigawatts (GW), according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis launched at the Australian Clean Energy Summit in Sydney.

India needs radical transformation to reach net zero emissions by 2070

• 27 7月 2023

How can India attain its net zero emissions goal by 2070, in line with global pledges to reach net zero emissions by mid-century? Wood Mackenzie analyses the scenario in its latest report ‘India energy transition pathways 2070’, concluding that the country must radically transform its energy landscape and prioritise renewable energy, electrification, hydrogen adoption, and carbon removal strategies.