Webinar: Financing the next generation of merchant energy storage projects

• 27 October 2022

Financing the next generation of merchant energy storage projects

Solar: predictions for 2024

• 17 January 2024

From a slowdown in growth in several key markets to Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) impacts, a look at the key themes and trends for global solar in the year ahead.

US energy storage market sets Q1 capacity installation record

• 18 June 2024

The U.S. energy storage market set a first-quarter record for capacity installed in Q1 2024, with 1,265 megawatts (MW) deployed across all segments. This marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the U.S., representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023.

China’s green ambitions can complement energy security and economic goals

• 18 March 2021

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that China’s march towards carbon neutrality by 2060 can complement both energy security and economic goals.

How to kick the hydrocarbon habit

• 10 September 2019

Three steps to tackling climate change

Artificial intelligence and the future of energy

• 27 June 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.

Energy transition in the Americas: three key questions

• 07 June 2023

The US, Canada and Latin America face different dilemmas in the drive to decarbonise

East Coast gas prices could rise 30 percent in five years

• 25 May 2018

In a recent study, Wood Mackenzie forecasts Australia's East Coast gas prices to rise up to 30 percent to between A$10 and A$13 /per gigajoule by the mid 2020s.

Customer Pricing Model

Stay on top of real-time US wholesale cost changes to make informed retail power pricing decisions.

Energy transition outlook: Americas

• 21 April 2026

North America focuses on domestic resource value while recalibrating climate and competitiveness priorities.

How the MENA region and its NOCs are diversifying into new energies

• 05 April 2024

The Middle East is faced with a significant challenge – building a new energy economy means accelerating nascent diversification efforts and pushing towards ambitious net zero goals.

What a severe downside US post-election scenario could be for renewables

• 17 September 2024

November’s US elections will have major implications across the power and renewables industry

COP26 oil demand: in the cross hairs of emissions reduction

• 18 August 2021

Our COP26 briefing considers the implications for the oil market and refining industry of a global concerted effort to reduce emissions and limit a temperature rise by 2050 to 2 °C.

China economic slowdown: 3 reasons why it's different this time

• 15 April 2019

Three main reasons why the economic slowdown in China in 2019 is different from 2008. And what it means for global commodity markets.

Predictions for 2020

• 19 December 2019

For the last Energy Pulse of 2019, WoodMac experts have given their predictions of what to expect in 2020. Their forecasts include: a slowdown in US oil production growth; further asset sales by the large international oil companies; strong growth in solar power to give another record year for installations; mounting pressure from investors over climate risk and financial strength; rising carbon emissions, and a revival in awareness of the importance of metals to the energy transition. There are also our selections of the Quote of the Year and Chart of the Year.

How the energy transition can reduce the risk of future shocks

• 21 April 2022

Five key lessons from today's energy crisis on how to manage the shift to lower-carbon sources while strengthening energy security

Can drayage trucks go electric?

• 03 August 2023

Government funding and innovative business models are driving the electrification of the US drayage sector.

What will the 2020 elections mean for US energy?

• 21 October 2020

The 2020 elections bring US energy policy to a fork in the road. Trump offers continuity, with some further easing of regulations on the oil, gas and coal industries. Biden offers a return to the Obama administration’s strategy of using regulation to cut emissions, and more ambitious moves if the Democrats win control of Congress.

Radical reform and China’s pathway to carbon neutrality

• 30 September 2020

Despite being both the world’s largest energy market and largest carbon emitter, China’s position has long been that responsibility to reduce global emissions rests with rich countries: you broke it, you fix it.

COP28: Middle East could play a key role in decarbonising global economy

• 23 November 2023

Large oil and gas reserves in the Middle East have resulted in especially low domestic energy prices and provide little incentive to transition to low carbon alternatives, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Middle East Energy Transition Outlook report.

How solid oxide fuel cells provide reliable power and drive decarbonization

• 20 September 2023

Businesses shouldn’t have to choose between reliable power and making decarbonization progress.

The changing face of global energy: Latin America takes centre stage

• 14 May 2018

As market share for renewables gains momentum, key players are entering the scene across Latin America. With Mexico's Energy Reform enabling solar and wind capacity to grow, Brazil making a comeback in wind power and Argentina emerging as the fastest-growing regional market for renewable energy, it's clear that these countries will continue to dominate the spotlight.

Rising oil prices test US producers’ willpower

• 15 January 2021

WTI above $50 means US E&Ps can hold production flat while paying down debt. But will they be tempted to go for growth?

Beyond Renewables: Financing US Sustainability in 2024 and Beyond

• 22 February 2024

Boosted by the wide-ranging tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, US sustainability financing is at an inflection point. Our new partnered report discusses key matters for financing the energy transition in 2024 and beyond.

US energy companies brace for tariff impact

• 07 February 2025

Breaking down the impact of US tariffs on energy, trade and global markets

US nuclear’s problems add to the challenge of carbon-free power

• 30 April 2021

The shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear plant underlines the difficulty of achieving 100% zero-carbon electricity in the US by 2035

Learning the right lessons from the Texas crisis

• 03 December 2021

The blackouts raise important questions about investment, innovation and electricity market design, as the share of variable renewable generation on the grid increases.

The new investment cycle in energy and metals

• 03 February 2023

On this week's The Edge, Simon Flowers examines the new investment cycle underway for commodities to meet the growing demand from both a recovering global economy and the energy transition.

How are energy supply chains changing as electricity demand surges?

• 26 February 2026

Ed Crooks explores whether the US can build resilient clean energy supply chains while keeping power affordable amid soaring demand

Electric vans on the brink of a commercial breakthrough

• 16 April 2021

There is a dispute over whether the US Postal Service should buy EVs, but the private sector is pressing ahead with orders.