• News Release

  Japan to lose top LNG importer position to China by 2022

  • 23 7月 2019

  According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, Japan could lose its pole position as the world’s top LNG importer to China as early as 2022.

• News Release

  Resilience to drive US microgrid growth

  • 08 8月 2019

  The US microgrid industry may find opportunities for substantial future growth in geographical areas that are repeatedly affected by power outages, as customers seek out resilient solutions, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

• News Release

  Global solar PV installations to reach record high in 2019

  • 25 7月 2019

  Global solar PV installations will reach a new high of 114.5 GW in 2019, up 17.5% on 2018, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  PV module innovations to help drive down solar costs in coming decade

  • 19 10月 2020

  The global solar industry has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade as the annual demand for solar rose year after year while the cost of solar declined significantly. In the 2020s, solar module costs will continue to fall, albeit at a much slower rate. Instead, improvement in module efficiency and power class will propel the declining capex trend forward and ultimately lower the solar levelised cost of energy (LCOE), new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

• News Release

  China’s carbon neutrality bill could hit over US$5 trillion

  • 08 10月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis shows over US$5 trillion of investments would be needed for China to reach its pathway for carbon-neutrality by 2060.

• News Release

  Over $16 billion of wind turbine capacity ordered in Q2 2020

  • 14 10月 2020

  The second quarter of 2020 saw more than 17 GW of wind turbine capacity ordered globally. This equates to an estimated $16 billion, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  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.

• News Release

  Mexico, Central America and Caribbean power up with record wind capacity

  • 18 6月 2020

  Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean saw a record 1,830 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity installed across the region in 2019 – a 126% year-on-year increase in additions, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Renewable energy could reduce Asia Pacific LNG plant emissions by 8%

  • 17 8月 2020

  Using renewable energy to power liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Asia Pacific could reduce emissions by about 8%, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Record number of microgrids installed in US last year

  • 22 7月 2020

  546 microgrids were installed in the United States during 2019, more than any previous year, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Japan unlikely to meet 46% emissions reduction by 2030

  • 15 6月 2021

  Japan is unlikely to reach a 46% reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 2013 levels, according to research by Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie scales data analytics across the energy transition by adding Quinbrook as a Lens Power Development Partner

  • 21 6月 2021

  Wood Mackenzie, the leading provider of commercial intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector, today welcomes Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners as a development partner for the industry-leading Lens decision intelligence platform.

• News Release

  South Korea could be more ambitious with renewables target in 9th Basic Plan

  • 15 6月 2021

  South Korea could be more ambitious with its 9th Basic Plan’s 2030 renewables capacity target, according to research by Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  US solar market passes 100 GW milestone

  • 15 6月 2021

  The US solar market surpassed 100 gigawatts (GWdc) of installed electric generating capacity, doubling the size of the industry over the last 3.5 years, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report, released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  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.

• News Release

  EV charger installations in the US are poised to grow fourfold by 2027

  • 28 6月 2023

  Wood Mackenzie estimates the number of charging ports in the US to reach close to 18 million by 2027, with most chargers in the residential category. However, the residential market share will slightly decline in that period as the public and commercial EV charging segments grow.

• News Release

  Increased protectionist measures in US solar market could expand domestic manufacturing, but increase overall costs

  • 22 10月 2024

  New trade tariffs and increased import restrictions in the US solar supply chain would expand domestic manufacturing, but create a more expensive market, potentially slowing down the growing sector, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  US residential energy storage surges

  • 10 9月 2019

  A record 35 megawatts of residential storage was deployed in Q2 as a result of rising customer interest and support incentives in more state markets

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.