• 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.

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  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.

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  Shell 'to be net-zero company by 2050'

  • 16 4月 2020

  Commenting after Shell announced its intention to become net-zero company by 2050, Luke Parker, vice president, corporate analysis, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “This is an evolution of the net carbon footprint ambition that Shell unveiled in November 2017.

• News Release

  150 GW of renewables projects in Asia Pacific at risk in a coronavirus-led recession

  • 22 4月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest research shows that up to 150 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar projects across the Asia Pacific could be delayed or cancelled over the next five years (2020 – 2024), if the coronavirus-led recession extends beyond 2020.

• News Release

  Vestas breaks annual wind turbine installation record

  • 11 5月 2020

  Vestas became the first wind turbine manufacturer to install more than 10 GW of wind capacity in a single year (2019), according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  China's Two Sessions reiterates commitment to pollution control

  • 22 5月 2020

  The topic of environmental protection continues to feature heavily in the Two Sessions today. Wood Mackenzie experts share some initial thoughts.

• News Release

  US energy storage market sees strong first quarter despite coronavirus

  • 02 6月 2020

  The United States energy storage sector saw a strong first quarter, with residential storage setting another record while the non-residential market had its third-strongest quarter on record.

• News Release

  Power system flexibility key to Europe's net-zero targets

  • 03 6月 2020

  The success of Europe’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 will hinge on the flexibility of its power system.

• News Release

  Australia’s energy storage capacity more than doubles to 1.2 GWh in 2020

  • 17 6月 2020

  According to new research from Wood Mackenzie, Australia is set to add 1.2 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of energy storage capacity in 2020, more than double the 499 MWh installed in 2019. This takes the country’s cumulative storage capacity at 2.7 GWh this year.

• News Release

  Subsidy cuts could slash Chinese wind turbine OEMs’ margins by half

  • 18 6月 2020

  China’s wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) could have their gross profit margins halved due to subsidy cuts, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Annual solar repairs and maintenance spend to grow to $9 billion by 2025

  • 22 6月 2020

  Solar power systems nearing inverter end of life currently account for 5% of the global PV market. This number will grow to 16% - or 227GWDC of solar systems - by 2025, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  US offshore wind powers up

  • 23 6月 2020

  The US offshore wind industry is set to power up over the coming decade. New research from Wood Mackenzie shows that as the sector ramps up from near-zero today, it could deliver as much as 25 gigawatts (GW) in 2029, capturing almost half of the US market for new wind power installations.

• News Release

  Sunrun-Vivint Solar deal represents largest consolidation in residential solar history

  • 07 7月 2020

  Sunrun has agreed to acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction. The deal is valued at $3.2 billion including debt.

• News Release

  Over $13 billion of wind turbine capacity ordered in Q1 2020

  • 08 7月 2020

  The first quarter of 2020 saw nearly 14 GW of wind turbine capacity ordered globally. This is the second-highest first quarter on record and equates to an estimated $13.4 billion, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  General Motors to hit 5 million electric vehicle sales by 2030

  • 14 7月 2020

  General Motors (GM) has set an annual target for 1 million electric vehicle (EV) sales globally by the mid-2020s. Although the company will only meet half of that target by 2026, it is expected to hit 5 million in cumulative EV sales by 2030 according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Woodside takes impairment but is a US$80 carbon price the bigger news?

  • 15 7月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie analysts delved deeper into implications of Woodside's announced US$80 carbon price.

• News Release

  China to add 251GW of new wind capacity by 2029

  • 03 8月 2020

  China is expected to add 251 gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity between 2020 and 2029, says Wood Mackenzie. The country’s wind power market could reach a cumulative grid connected capacity of 461GW by the end of the decade.

• News Release

  US electric truck sales set to increase exponentially by 2025

  • 10 8月 2020

  There were just over 2,000 electric trucks on US roads at the end of 2019. This stock is expected to grow to over 54,000 by 2025, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity to quadruple to 1.3 TWh by 2030

  • 11 8月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could rise fourfold to reach 1.3 terawatt-hour (TWh) in 2030 compared to 2019.

• News Release

  Japan to exceed 2030 renewables target supported by US$100 billion investments

  • 19 8月 2020

  Over US$100 billion of investment in wind and solar power plants are expected to push the renewables share to 27% of Japan’s generation mix by 2030, exceeding the country’s target, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Green hydrogen cost to halve by 2030 - a boost to South Korea’s hydrogen ambitions

  • 20 8月 2020

  Onsite green hydrogen production cost is expected to halve by 2030, signalling a boost to South Korea’s hydrogen ambitions, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Biden loss would end hopes of US decarbonisation before 2050

  • 01 9月 2020

  The outcome of the 2020 US presidential election will dictate the pace of decarbonisation for decades, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  What could a Biden win mean for electric vehicle adoption in the US?

  • 08 9月 2020

  The Biden campaign has previously underlined the important role electric vehicles (EV) will play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. To encourage EV adoption, the campaign has three key targets: deploying 500,000 new public EV charging outlets, restoring the full EV tax credit, and developing a new fuel economy target.

• News Release

  Key battery metals need more investment to meet climate targets

  • 10 9月 2020

  According to Wood Mackenzie's Accelerated Energy Transition (AET) scenario, which sees global warming limited to 2.5 degrees (Celsius), the battery raw materials supply chain requires much more investment by 2030.

• News Release

  Utilities drive Q2 growth in US as pandemic causes drop in rooftop solar installations

  • 10 9月 2020

  The US solar market installed 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Q2 2020, a drop of 6% from Q1 installations. At the same time, utility-scale solar remained resilient despite the Covid-19 pandemic, representing 71% of all new solar capacity brought online in Q2.

• News Release

  UK can lead world in net zero energy technologies – but investment is critical

  • 16 9月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie today delivered a comprehensive roadmap for the North Sea’s future to the OGTC, setting out the critical technologies needed to deliver an integrated net zero energy system on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), positioning the UK as a world-leader in the move to a low carbon world.

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  Southeast Asia’s wind power needs US$14 billion new investments by 2030

  • 22 9月 2020

  Southeast Asia’s wind power sector requires at least US$14 billion of investments by 2030, says Wood Mackenzie. This is to support the 8.9 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity that Wood Mackenzie expects to be added between 2020 and 2029.