• Comment

  Record low price for offshore wind in CfD round 3 auction

  • 20 9月 2019

  The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) this morning revealed the results of the UK government’s third Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round.

• News Release

  Coal is still king in Southeast Asia’s power market

  • 25 9月 2019

  According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel source in power generation, peaking at 2027 before slowing down and accounting for 36% of the region’s generation mix in 2040.

• Comment

  CPIH and Equinor sign cooperation agreement on offshore wind

  • 25 9月 2019

  CPIH (China Power International Holding) and Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind in China and Europe.

• News Release

  Unplanned solar plant repairs to cost industry $16 billion over next 6 years

  • 08 10月 2019

  Annual solar plant operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will grow from nearly $4.5 billion in 2019 to just over $9 billion in 2024. This increase is due to future demand growth and current installed capacity. Unplanned repairs alone can cost owners up to $3,000/MW/year, based on an average-sized solar power system of 50MW, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  Acciona in Nordex takeover bid

  • 08 10月 2019

  Acciona will launch a 100% takeover of German manufacturer Nordex after increasing its majority share in the turbine maker to 36.27%.

• Comment

  Total expands partnership with Adani on India's gas market

  • 14 10月 2019

  Total announced today its partnership with Adani Group which includes two LNG terminals, Dhamra in East India and potentially Mundra in the West, as well as Adani Gas Limited, one of the 4 main distributors of city gas in India of which Adani holds 74.8% and of which Total will acquire 37.4%.

• News Release

  Balance-of-systems costs for US non-residential storage to drop

  • 24 10月 2019

  Non-residential storage system costs will fall by 27% in the US over the next five years, according to new research from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Vietnam becomes Southeast Asia’s hottest solar PV market

  • 01 11月 2019

  Vietnam is now the leader in Southeast Asia’s solar photovoltaic (PV) market with the largest installed capacity in the region.

• News Release

  Europe and North America will have over 1 million workplace EV chargers by 2025

  • 06 11月 2019

  The North America and Europe workplace EV charging markets could surpass a combined 500,000 charger units in 2022 and reach over 1.25 million by 2025, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Renewable electricity to deliver on Europe’s 2030 climate-energy goals

  • 07 11月 2019

  If European member states deliver their individual National Energy and Climate Plans, renewables will account for around 53% of power supply in 2030. Europe is on track to hit this target, although the performance of individual countries will vary, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation bill to hit US$3.5 trillion in 2040

  • 12 11月 2019

  Recent research by Wood Mackenzie indicates that Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation bill could hit US$3.5 trillion by 2040. This includes investments in solar, wind, hydrogen, nuclear, and hydro power, collectively referred to as zero-carbon energy between now and 2040, under Wood Mackenzie’s accelerated transition scenario.

• News Release

  Europe to spearhead renewable energy cost reductions for offshore wind through 2028

  • 18 11月 2019

  Europe’s levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for bottom-fixed offshore wind will fall from an average of $133/MWh in 2019 to $51/MWh in 2028, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Volkswagen to become world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer by 2028

  • 14 1月 2020

  Volkswagen has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Included in its roadmap for reaching this target is a plan to manufacture 22 million electric vehicles by 2028. Wood Mackenzie expects the company to miss this target. However, according to Wood Mackenzie's analysis, VW will hit 14 million EVs by 2028 - making it the world's largest EV manufacturer by the end of the decade.

• News Release

  Will renewables displace conventional fuels in Asia’s growth markets in the 2020s?

  • 05 2月 2020

  In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade.

• News Release

  Global onshore wind industry to reach maturity in 2020s

  • 05 2月 2020

  Solar power has emerged as the biggest threat to onshore wind's dominance in the decarbonisation battle. However, the tools available to the wind sector to combat this challenge are diminishing, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Can offshore wind sustain double-digit growth?

  • 06 2月 2020

  According to Wood Mackenzie figures, offshore wind will constitute 25% of total wind demand in 2028 - up from 10% in 2019 - and will narrow the gap with offshore upstream oil and gas in terms of capital expenditure deployment.

• Comment

  French major Total to take 50% stake in Adani solar unit

  • 07 2月 2020

  Speaking after French major Total announced it planned to buy a 50% stake in Indian company Adani Green Energy’s solar unit, Tom Heggarty, principal analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice, said: “Total has been extremely active in the power and renewables M&A market as it seeks to diversify its activities and grow its exposure to the zero-carbon power sector."

• News Release

  Global battery electric vehicle sales to surge in 2020s

  • 10 2月 2020

  The second half of the 2010s saw the rebirth of the battery electric vehicle (BEV).

• News Release

  Brazil’s consumers ‘pay price’ for power costs problems

  • 12 2月 2020

  New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the fuel pricing mechanism used by Brazil’s Energy Planning Agency (EPE) in the country’s power auctions does not align with the New Gas Market programme – and Brazilian electricity consumers may pay the price for this.

• News Release

  US storage market sets power capacity record with Q4 2019 deployments

  • 10 3月 2020

  The United States energy storage sector set a power capacity record in Q4 2019, deploying 186.4 megawatts (MW) and 364.2 megawatt-hours (MWh) of storage.

• News Release

  Global wind power capacity to grow by 112% over next 10 years

  • 26 3月 2020

  Global wind power capacity additions are expected to sit at an annual average of 77GW from 2020 to 2029, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Coronavirus restrictions set to hit US utility-scale solar projects

  • 01 4月 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a material impact on utility-scale solar installations in the US this year, and perhaps even into 2021. In its Coronavirus: US Solar PV Supply Chain and Utility-Scale Market Risk report, Wood Mackenzie says that, in a best-case scenario, the market could see up to four weeks of supply delays affecting a few hundred MWs of modules and inverters. This, combined with construction disruptions, could translate into as much as 2 GWdc of project development delays in 2020.

• 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

  Could China lead the global energy storage market by 2030?

  • 07 7月 2021

  China’s energy storage strategy could unlock its net-zero ambitions.

• Opinion

  The disruptive potential of US offshore wind

  • 31 7月 2020

  Offshore wind in the US has lagged behind Europe, where in some countries projects are now economically viable without special subsidies. The US industry faces a different set of challenges, but state policies and the federal Investment Tax Credit have created the conditions for what could be a boom over the next few years.

• Opinion

  Will there be a bailout for the hard-pressed US shale industry?

  • 13 3月 2020

  As US E&Ps are battered by plunging oil prices, the Trump administration is considering offering them financial support. This and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

• Content

  Global power generation challenges and opportunities

  • 22 1月 2024

  The energy transition offers huge opportunities but also presents more wide-ranging risks than ever

• Opinion

  Why permitting reform could help the US energy industry

  • 12 12月 2022

  Delays in infrastructure projects are causing growing problems for both the hydrocarbon and renewables sectors

• Opinion

  What carbon capture needs to meet climate goals

  • 11 10月 2024

  What can we expect in the world of energy in 2024. A solar slowdown, relief for OPEC+, and the rise of blue hydrogen are among Wood Mackenzie analysts’ predictions for the year ahead.

• Opinion

  eBook | Investing in hydrogen from now to 2050: what you need to know

  • 24 3月 2025

  Why investing in hydrogen remains a US$2 trillion investable opportunity to 2050