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Weathering the storm: the call for microgrids in the new energy landscape

21 June 2022

This white paper provides insight into how microgrids are an important part of the energy infrastructure that is emerging.

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How will Europe’s Green Deal shape renewable energy project finance?

25 May 2021

A huge push is needed to stay on track with ambitious EU net-zero targets. But at the same time, the coronavirus pandemic has stoked fears that green ambitions may be diluted as Europe looks to weather the economic turmoil. This has made the clean energy space both exciting and volatile. So, what does that mean for project finance?

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What is COP26 and how is it vital to the energy transition?

26 May 2021

This year, the UK will host COP26. Countries around the world are aware of their responsibilities to tackle climate change, and many have set targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Opinion

The road to COP26

08 June 2021

This is a big year for climate policy. The Paris agreement of 2015 set up a five-yearly cycle for countries to increase the ambition of their goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. So right from the outset, the COP26 climate conference originally scheduled for 2020 was going to be particularly significant.

Opinion

The future of offshore wind: size matters  

01 June 2021

Ambitions for offshore wind are ramping up. Everything, it seems, is scaling up – including the turbines.  

Opinion

Asia’s developing economies need more gas investment, not less

27 May 2021

It is increasingly clear across Asia that governments, lenders, and both gas suppliers and consumers must prioritise the management of carbon emissions across the gas value chain.

Opinion

Supply chain constraints loom for US solar

15 June 2021

While record growth continues for US solar, attention is now turning to supply chain constraints. How are different segments being affected by elevated commodity prices and equipment delays?

Opinion

Onshore wind: tackling cost escalation in operations and maintenance

16 June 2021

Competitive bidding has become the norm in the onshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market, pushing price-points down. Meanwhile, operational costs have escalated. How will the industry combat the cost challenge and secure cheaper onshore wind?

Opinion

Electric vehicles continue to get the green light

28 June 2021

In Q1 of 2021, electric vehicle sales rocketed to 550,000 – a 66% increase over the same period last year. This surge has seen our outlook upgraded to 950 million EVs on the road by 2050.

Opinion

Opportunities abound in Asia Pacific’s transforming power markets

01 July 2021

Last week we hosted our inaugural Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Conference. This three-day event tackled all aspects of the region’s power markets and their roles in the energy transition.

Opinion

Can wind power become truly carbon neutral?

08 July 2021

Wind is one of the cleanest power technologies, but there’s still potential to cut life cycle emissions.

Opinion

Sustaining the onshore wind boom in the Nordics

26 July 2021

The onshore wind market in the Nordics is undergoing phenomenal growth. The region’s operational wind turbine fleet will grow by more than 50% in the 2021-2023 period. What's driving the boom?

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The success of EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package hinges on the action of local authorities

12 August 2021

The proposed measures will increase demand for wind power across the EU – but strong barriers on the local and national level repress an accelerated wind buildout.

Opinion

Who will foot the bill for the energy transition in Asia-Pacific?

04 August 2021

At Wood Mackenzie's Power and Renewables Conference: APAC, Prashant Khorana led a panel discussion on who might pick up the energy transition tab in the region – and whether, in fact, there is an excess supply of capital.

Opinion

Harnessing the sun: how rising solar power demand impacts base metals

09 August 2021

Falling production costs and improving efficiency are set to drive up demand for solar power, and that could be good news for base metals like aluminium, copper and zinc.

Opinion

Asia Pacific’s energy transition conundrum – is net zero possible?

10 August 2021

The net zero race is on and Asia Pacific has joined the chase. But the scale of the APAC energy transition challenge is enormous.

Opinion

A new inflection point for clean energy

12 August 2021

In this latest podcast episode from Wood Mackenzie and CohnReznick, we look at the mega trends for clean energy in the corporate world

Opinion

Nordic power markets: at the heart of Europe’s energy transition

31 August 2021

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are leading the way on renewables integration. So, how is the Nordic power mix evolving and what will that mean for power prices in the region?

Opinion

China’s top 5 ‘must haves’ from COP26

02 September 2021

With COP26 rapidly approaching, China’s special envoy on climate change, Xie Zhenhua, recently announced that Beijing would release more details of its climate strategy “very soon”. The clock is ticking.

Opinion

COP26: The global gas industry’s path to a sustainable future

08 September 2021

The outcomes of COP26 will be a reality check for gas, providing clarity about a key question for the industry: does the world acknowledge the role of gas as a transition fuel?

Opinion

Carbon capture and the future of LNG in Asia

08 September 2021

With LNG projects among the most emission-intense assets in the oil and gas sector, many companies are now actively working to lower the carbon intensity of their LNG portfolio.

Opinion

Could solar energy power nearly half of the US electric grid by 2050?

20 September 2021

We use Lens Power to assess the feasibility of this ambitious target.

Opinion

Making Long Duration Energy Storage Viable

12 September 2021

In conversation with WoodMac’s Senior Energy Storage Analyst, Vanessa Witte, as part of WoodMac’s recent Power & Renewables Virtual Conference, ESS’s CEO Eric Dresselhuys acknowledged that energy storage has been a big question since the early days of the renewables industry in the United States

Opinion

COP26: Four reasons why solar is vital for the energy transition

30 September 2021

Solar's flexibility, cost-competitiveness, job creation and momentum are key reasons it should be a focus of COP26 negotiations.

Opinion

COP26: Carbon capture & storage and low-carbon hydrogen

22 September 2021

A critical outcome of COP26 will be a global response on carbon pricing and enabling policies, aimed at bridging the gap on high-cost CCS and hydrogen.

Opinion

China, coal and the big crunch

07 October 2021

The impact of China’s power crunch is being felt globally. As Beijing’s ‘at all costs’ directive pushes coal and gas prices higher, governments, energy suppliers and customers across Asia and Europe are bracing for a tough winter ahead.

Opinion

COP26: The economics of the energy transition

27 October 2021

Economics is both a problem and solution for climate change. Our latest COP26 briefing looks at how keeping a 1.5 °C pathway in sight will require rapid reduction in the carbon intensity of economic activity.

Opinion

Asia’s energy crisis and net zero – no turning back

28 October 2021

Covid-19 made mincemeat of energy price forecasts. From the depths of the oil price crash in March 2020 to the surge in Asian spot gas prices to over US$50/mmbtu for the first time ever earlier this month, the pandemic has shredded predictions (and egos) as fast as they could be produced.

Opinion

EVs: the biggest lever in driving the energy transition

03 November 2021

In China transport generates 25% of emissions, in Europe 27% and in the US a whopping 29%. Electric vehicles offer a road to redemption for the sector.

Opinion

How ports can navigate the energy transition

15 November 2021

Energy and commodity markets are transforming, and so is the role of ports. What are the key questions for port operators and investors as global economies push for net zero?

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Weathering the storm: the call for microgrids in the new energy landscape

How will Europe’s Green Deal shape renewable energy project finance?

What is COP26 and how is it vital to the energy transition?

The road to COP26

The future of offshore wind: size matters

Asia’s developing economies need more gas investment, not less

Supply chain constraints loom for US solar

Onshore wind: tackling cost escalation in operations and maintenance

Electric vehicles continue to get the green light

Opportunities abound in Asia Pacific’s transforming power markets

Can wind power become truly carbon neutral?

Sustaining the onshore wind boom in the Nordics

The success of EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package hinges on the action of local authorities

Who will foot the bill for the energy transition in Asia-Pacific?

Harnessing the sun: how rising solar power demand impacts base metals

Asia Pacific’s energy transition conundrum – is net zero possible?

A new inflection point for clean energy

Nordic power markets: at the heart of Europe’s energy transition

China’s top 5 ‘must haves’ from COP26

COP26: The global gas industry’s path to a sustainable future

Carbon capture and the future of LNG in Asia

Could solar energy power nearly half of the US electric grid by 2050?

Making Long Duration Energy Storage Viable

COP26: Four reasons why solar is vital for the energy transition

COP26: Carbon capture & storage and low-carbon hydrogen

China, coal and the big crunch

COP26: The economics of the energy transition

Asia’s energy crisis and net zero – no turning back

EVs: the biggest lever in driving the energy transition

How ports can navigate the energy transition

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