• Opinion

  How global trade can help build the clean energy economy

  • 23 7月 2024

  How do you ensure global cooperation in the energy transition? Use international trade rules as a foundation.

• The Edge

  Is it time for a global climate bank?

  • 18 7月 2024

  Financing any aspect of the energy transition is tough. Funding the developing world’s transition, a topic central to the first Global Energy Transition Congress in Milan two weeks ago, is one of the most complex challenges that must be overcome in tackling climate change.

• Opinion

  The outlook for European power and renewables

  • 22 7月 2024

  Navigating revenues for grid-scale storage, deploying the onshore renewables pipeline and avoiding another false dawn for hydrogen

• Opinion

  Are low profits to blame for the energy transition lagging?

  • 09 7月 2024

  Author Brett Christophers joins host Ed Crooks and guests Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut for a deep dive into the theories presented in 'The Price Is Wrong'. Is low profitability hindering the energy transition?

• Opinion

  Our key takeaways from the Lisbon Energy Summit 2024

  • 09 7月 2024

  As the global energy transition accelerates, collaborative investment, renewables deployment and energy security are high on the agenda to fuelling a low-carbon future

• Opinion

  4 years into a difficult transformers market in the US, is there a potential end in sight?

  • 27 6月 2024

  Amid surging demand and supply constraints, find out how new policies and industry expansions are shaping the future of the US transformers market

• Opinion

  Day 2: The Energy Gang at The Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference 2024

  • 27 6月 2024

  Check out the second special episode of Wood Mackenzie's The Energy Gang podcast, recorded at the Reuters Global Energy Transition 2024 conference in New York. Listen in as we sit down with leaders from key companies shaping the energy transition.

• Opinion

  CCUS: the US$196 billion investment opportunity

  • 26 6月 2024

  Exploring the ten-year forecast for carbon capture and storage capacity build-out and investment opportunities across countries and sectors.

• Opinion

  Nuclear power needs a way to break the stalemate

  • 25 6月 2024

  Political support is a necessary but not sufficient condition for a revival in investment in new reactors in the US.

• Opinion

  Hydrogen costs in 2024: what you need to know

  • 01 7月 2024

  Near-term costs have risen across the board, but opportunities exist to bring costs down in the longer term

• Opinion

  Day 3: How can we finance the energy transition? Discussions from the final day of the Reuters Global Energy Transition Conference 2024

  • 28 6月 2024

  Ed discusses the crucial theme of financing the energy transition. Hear from experts at Reactivate, Citi and more as they share their insights into addressing the financial challenges and opportunities presented by the energy transition.

• The Edge

  Artificial intelligence and the future of energy

  • 27 6月 2024

  Artificial Intelligence is the next big thing in energy, dominating discussions at all levels in companies, banks, investment funds and governments. Prakash Sharma and I asked WoodMac’s experts what role AI might play in the energy and resources sectors and where the greatest opportunities and risks are.

• Opinion

  Our top takeaways from the Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2024

  • 01 7月 2024

  Analyst highlights from our annual conference

• Opinion

  Insights from the World Hydrogen Summit 2024

  • 05 6月 2024

  From winning auction bids to maximising project economics, here are our key insights into the development of low-carbon hydrogen from our experts’ presentations at the recent industry showcase

• The Edge

  The coming low carbon energy system disruptors

  • 30 5月 2024

  Momentum towards the 1.5˚C goal of the Paris Agreement may be faltering but while the pursuit of net zero is slowing, it won’t stop. Multiple low carbon technologies will be needed at scale to achieve a 2˚C or lower pathway to complement those such as renewables already on the front line of decarbonisation.

• Opinion

  There’s no transition without transmission. How can we make it easier to build?

  • 28 5月 2024

  Ed Crooks is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe and Shanu Mathew, to unpack the latest orders from FERC. What are the regulators trying to do, and why do some people object to their plans? And what will the proposed reforms mean for the energy transition in the electricity sector in the US?

• Opinion

  Breaking down the barriers to grid innovation

  • 31 5月 2024

  When you need more transmission capacity to connect up wind and solar and data centres, but it’s hard to build new lines, innovative grid technologies could be the answer. The Biden administration is trying to break down barriers to deployment.

• Opinion

  Is the IRA paying off for the US solar supply chain?

  • 31 5月 2024

  As the US solar supply chain industry faces multiple challenges, the jury is still out

• Opinion

  Batteries: frequently asked questions

  • 04 6月 2024

  An introduction to batteries, from technical specifications to battery raw materials.

• Opinion

  The state of the US energy storage market

  • 20 6月 2024

  Despite tariffs and interconnection issues in the supply chain, the US energy storage market is still seeing record-breaking growth

• Opinion

  Can capitalism save the planet?

  • 11 6月 2024

  Can capitalism save the planet? Join Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut as they debate the role of private investment in tackling climate change. Discover contrasting perspectives in "The Price Is Wrong" and "Climate Capitalism."

• Opinion

  Two years on from the IRA and the impact on solar and storage is clear

  • 13 6月 2024

  The 2024 Solar and Energy Storage Summit kicked off in San Francisco this week. We are joined by a roster of expert analysts and industry leaders to explore the key topics, technology, policy and financing of the solar and storage industries.

• Partnered Content

  Going underground: reinventing resilience

  • 17 6月 2024

  Our new partnered report with S&C Electric Company explores how investment in innovative technologies can help the US modernize its electric grid infrastructure for long-term resilience.

• Opinion

  Coronavirus: tracking the impact on European gas, power and chemicals

  • 22 4月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a seismic effect. How is it affecting gas, power and chemicals markets?

• Opinion

  Beyond inexpensive supply in North American power markets

  • 31 3月 2020

  The margin of error for meeting project returns has narrowed substantially in recent years. Competition for offtake contracts in wind and solar that secure the bottom for investors has become intense. This means that developers are increasingly taking more power delivery risks in the near-term to win contracts, while backloading their own returns into the distant future. 

• Opinion

  Is China embarking on a major expansion of coal-fired power generation?

  • 31 3月 2020

  As energy companies worldwide grapple with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, long-term planning continues. Ahead of the release of the 14th five-year plan early next year, recent announcements from several key players in the country’s power sector indicate China is considering a major investment spree in coal-fired generation.

• Opinion

  How the coronavirus crisis is driving a global wind market downgrade

  • 24 3月 2020

  The coronavirus crisis will cause global wind additions in 2020 to decline by 4.9GW when compared to Wood Mackenzie’s previous projections. Due to other market changes since Wood Mackenzie’s Q4 2019 update, total forecast wind additions for 2020 is now expected to be 73GW.

• Opinion

  5 factors that will determine the economic impact of coronavirus

  • 12 3月 2020

  Principal Economist Peter Martin’s 2000-word report “Global spread of Covid-19 derailing the world economy” examines the impact of coronavirus on the world economy. Get the highlights of Peter’s research here or purchase the full report for a more in-depth discussion.

• Opinion

  Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

  • 21 2月 2020

  The Amazon founder plans a new strategy: giving grants to scientists and activists, rather than making investments in energy technologies. That and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  What’s behind the energy storage boom?

  • 06 4月 2020

  We answer frequently asked questions about the fast-growing energy storage market