• Opinion

  How Italy’s lockdown is affecting power demand

  • 18 3月 2020

  Italy is the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a sudden and significant drop in power demand. What does that tell us about what’s to come in other markets?

• Opinion

  Climate change, indoor farming and implications for electricity demand

  • 03 3月 2020

  In addition to high capital and operating costs and a lack of crop diversity, a major issue is energy intensity and associated carbon emissions.

• Opinion

  Why offshore wind will attract more than US$211 billion between 2020 and 2025

  • 03 3月 2020

  While the oil and gas sector remains the largest for the offshore supply chain, we expect the offshore wind market to grow more attractive for traditional oil and gas players. Here are three things offshore supply chain investors need to know.

• Opinion

  The legacy of Australia’s bushfires

  • 11 2月 2020

  It’s impossible not to be moved by the human and environmental disaster wreaked by recent fires across so much of eastern and southern Australia. For those of us outside the country, the harrowing images on television and the internet of course tell only a fraction of the story. Through the incredible dedication of Australia’s firefighters – both professionals and volunteers – and recent rainfall, the bushfires mercifully now appear be coming under control.

• Opinion

  Electric vehicle growth set to accelerate through the 2020s

  • 13 2月 2020

  Cheaper batteries, faster charging and greater ranges will make the 2020s the decade of the electric vehicle. Latest analysis from Ram Chandrasekaran.

• Opinion

  Solar technology got cheaper and better in the 2010s. Now what?

  • 18 12月 2019

  No other power-generation technology matched solar’s pace of cost reduction this past decade. The game will change again in the 2020s.

• Opinion

  Are power markets helping or hindering the energy transition?

  • 28 11月 2019

  The rise of renewables and dispatchable demand is putting power markets to the test. A redesign is vital.

• Opinion

  Show me the money: capital for a renewables future

  • 04 11月 2019

  Wind and solar energy have caught investors’ attention over the last decade. So how much capital is likely to be deployed going forward, and where will it come from? And what role will this spend play in the energy transition?

• Opinion

  China is driving e-bus demand – will the US and EU get on board?

  • 18 9月 2019

  With 400,000 electric buses and rising, China leads the way. But e-bus growth is poised to accelerate in the US and Europe.

• Opinion

  A call to action to the global energy industry

  • 02 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie President Neal Anderson introduces our 2019 Energy Transition Outlook and examines why the energy mix is not changing nearly as quickly as the world needs it to.

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  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).

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Fuelling change

  • 12 5月 2023

  Our experts discuss and explore the catalysts that could shift the risk reward balance in favour of low carbon growth.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Charting a sustainable course for offshore wind

  • 11 9月 2023

  Our panel explored a critical juncture for offshore wind. The sector is navigating challenges in cost escalation and supply chain pressures. And a larger issue lies ahead – ramping up the supply chain to meet developer and government objectives.

• Opinion

  Learnings from RE+: A sunny outlook for US solar and storage

  • 05 10月 2023

  The Inflation Reduction Act has given a boost to key renewables segments, and their future is looking bright. Our solar and storage experts recap some of the biggest takeaways from RE+ 2023

• Opinion

  Asia Pacific corporations hungry for green energy power up for energy transition

  • 22 11月 2023

  Corporate power purchase agreements for renewables are setting new records in 2023 as costs fall and green energy takes off

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Mission invisible

  • 05 12月 2023

  On this Horizons Live replay, we look at the scale of the oil and gas industry’s methane challenge, how technological improvements can help and what companies and governments must do to resolve it.

• Opinion

  Elevated subsidies enable offshore wind to end 2023 on a high note

  • 22 12月 2023

  Ørsted's final investment decision on the Hornsea 3 project reveals the intricate dynamics of competitive tenders, pricing strategies, and regulatory advantages, showcasing how higher subsidies is shaping the success of offshore wind projects and emphasising the pivotal role of policy in overcoming industry challenges and fostering renewable energy growth.

• Opinion

  Tiny drops create mighty oceans: how distributed solar keeps the Puerto Rico grid afloat

  • 12 3月 2024

  Rooftop solar and storage will continue to grow in Puerto Rico, and many more people will benefit from clean energy, energy security, and resiliency against natural disasters

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Over the rainbow

  • 12 3月 2024

  On this Horizons Live, our panel dive into the hydrogen rainbow and explore carbon emissions insights focusing on colour to project-level carbon intensity for companies crafting strategies.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Bio-liquid gold

  • 02 9月 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer questions about biofuel circularity and how it could unlock the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Pedal to the metal

  • 04 10月 2022

  Watch on demand as our panel answers questions on the challenges facing the steel industry from the growing supply demand to the collective global goal of achieving net zero by 2050.  

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: No pain, no gain

  • 01 2月 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer questions on the economic impact of an accelerated energy transition and exactly what costs countries could face from a 1.5 °C pathway.

• Opinion

  Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?

  • 19 5月 2022

  By investing across complex supply chains, Chinese companies have integrated rare earth mining, processing, metal production and magnet manufacturing, allowing China to then dominate high value-add sectors including drivetrains for electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

• Opinion

  What does the EU’s new decarbonisation roadmap mean for its carbon economy?

  • 21 2月 2024

  Key takeaways from the 2040 Climate Target, Net Zero Industry Act and Industrial Carbon Management Strategy

• Opinion

  North American power markets: navigating a trickier path to decarbonisation

  • 15 2月 2024

  North America’s energy transition could be longer, more expensive and more politically contentious than previously predicted

• Opinion

  Not made in China: the US$6 trillion cost of shifting the world’s clean-tech manufacturing hub

  • 12 2月 2024

  How can we balance the increased cost of diversifying energy transition critical supply chains against the economic and strategic risk of being wholly reliant on China? Pragmatically, how can the world’s biggest economies work together to achieve a successful energy transition?

• Opinion

  Wind turbine technology evolution is diverging quickly between China and the rest of the world

  • 07 2月 2024

  Western OEMs reduce the pace of NPI and focus on product standardisation while Chinese peers continue the frenetic pace of new turbine introduction

• Opinion

  A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?

  • 06 2月 2024

  Explore the consequences of the US' decision to pause gas export approvals with Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert. How will it impact global energy markets, greenhouse gas emissions and living standards in lower-income countries?

• Opinion

  How to optimize EV battery research and development

  • 30 1月 2024

  Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik and Jason Koeller explore how AI transforms the game. From predicting performance to crafting innovative compositions, discover the future of electric vehicles.