• News Release

  Renewables and nascent low-carbon technologies most exposed to high interest rates

  • 18 4月 2024

  If high interest rates persist, transitioning to a net zero global economy will be even harder and more costly. The higher cost of borrowing negatively affects renewables and nascent technologies, compared to more established oil and gas, and metals and mining sectors, which remain somewhat insulated.

• Opinion

  2024 is a year of elections. What will they mean for clean energy?

  • 16 4月 2024

  Over half the world's countries are holding elections this year. They come at a time when resistance to the energy transition is building in many parts of the globe. Ed is joined by Amy Myers Jaffe and Vijay Vaitheeswaran to explore the ramifications of these key elections.

• Opinion

  Energy security and the solar supply chain: the urgent case for onshoring

  • 19 4月 2024

  A discussion with Origami Solar and Wood Mackenzie

• Opinion

  Rising electricity demand in Texas: the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the US?

  • 22 4月 2024

  This bonus episode was recorded during the spring meeting of the Gulf Coast Power Association in Houston. Our guests debate the key trends in electricity demand growth, and the ability of Texas as a deregulated competitive market to respond to these new opportunities and difficulties.

• Opinion

  New rules and frameworks in global carbon policies

  • 15 4月 2024

  Read on for developments in carbon policy coming out of the US, UK and EU

• Opinion

  Can we rely on nuclear as a source of clean, reliable power?

  • 09 4月 2024

  Ted Nordhaus from the Breakthrough Institute discusses achieving a net-zero emission grid by 2050, the challenges getting in the way of nuclear energy adoption and the promising advancements in SMR technology.

• Opinion

  US$802 billion on the horizon: the current state of the EV market

  • 26 3月 2024

  We are joined by Haresh Kamath from EPRI to discuss the dynamic outlook of EVs, including market sentiments, the role of battery economics and the potential game-changers like solid-slate batteries.

• Opinion

  Everyone is worrying about rising demand for electricity. Do Microsoft and Google have an answer?

  • 02 4月 2024

  The future of electricity is at a crossroads, with demand soaring because of AI, EVs and more. Google, Microsoft and Nucor have an innovative plan to boost clean energy tech and aid this rising demand. Tune in to our latest episode of The Energy Gang as host Ed Crooks, alongside experts Dr Melissa Lott and Michael Webber, explore the urgency of this issue and the role emerging technologies must play.

• Partnered Content

  Qualified workers key to the success of the US solar power industry

  • 16 4月 2024

  Solar power installations are on the rise globally

• Opinion

  AI helps support demand for US gas

  • 15 3月 2024

  US utilities plan to add gas-fired plants as power consumption rises. That will help support gas demand even as solar and wind grow rapidly.

• News Release

  EQT acquisition of Equitrans increases natural gas company’s dominant footprint in the Northeast, says Wood Mackenzie

  • 13 3月 2024

  Addressing EQT Corporation’s (EQT) acquisition of Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN), which it previously owned and spun off in 2018, Eunji Oh, senior research analyst for Wood Mackenzie said, “The Northeast region has increasingly faced difficulties building new infrastructure projects and this transaction would give EQT ownership of midstream assets that should increase in value over time if the basin remains constrained.”

• Opinion

  A groundbreaking new method of sustainable aviation fuel production

  • 13 3月 2024

  We are joined by Andrew Symes, founder and CEO of OXCCU. They’re developing a more efficient way of converting CO2 and hydrogen into hydrocarbons, potentially a monumental step towards more scalable and environmentally friendly fuels.

• Opinion

  Bonus interviews at Distributech

  • 08 3月 2024

  This bonus episode of Wood Mackenzie’s The Energy Gang is our third from the Distributech conference in Orlando.

• News Release

  Solar installations skyrocket in 2023 in record-setting first full year of Inflation Reduction Act

  • 06 3月 2024

  The U.S. solar industry added a record-shattering 32.4 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity in 2023, a 37% increase from the previous record set in 2021 and a 51% increase from 2022.

• Opinion

  US distributed solar companies navigate economic headwinds

  • 04 3月 2024

  Innovation, product diversity and partnerships are driving resilience for publicly-traded distributed solar companies.

• Opinion

  How can we develop new energy technologies and get them deployed at scale?

  • 05 3月 2024

  As the world moves towards a sustainable energy future, government support is essential for research to develop new technologies, and for investment to deploy them at scale. But how do we know which strategies will be most effective for the progress we need, both to bring down the costs of existing technologies and to create new breakthroughs? Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Jessika Trancik discuss the progress of clean energy technologies.

• Opinion

  What can we expect from energy in 2025?

  • 08 1月 2025

  The gang share their predictions for energy in 2025.

• Opinion

  Cushing 2024: key price insights and market trends

  • 07 1月 2025

  Due to ongoing volatility in the global oil markets, traders need prompt indication of changes in the market

• Opinion

  How to stop America’s outdated grid holding back the deployment of clean energy

  • 17 9月 2024

  Delays in transmission expansion are costing US$2.5 billion annually. Ed Crooks and experts Amy Myers-Jaffe and Christina Hayes explore why building new lines is so tough and debate key legislation like the Manchin-Barrasso Bill.

• Opinion

  Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

  • 01 10月 2024

  A new tariff plan on imports would affect US consumers, global oil markets and refining, if implemented post US election.

• Case Study

  Multi-client study: making the connection: meeting the electric T&D supply chain challenge

  • 25 9月 2024

  Meeting the electric T&D supply chain challenge

• The Edge

  Taking the pulse of the global LNG industry

  • 26 9月 2024

  The WoodMac team were out in force at last week’s Gastech 2024 in Houston, the gas and LNG industry’s leading conference. Here are our collective high-level takeaways.

• Opinion

  Climate Week NYC special: Entrepreneurs in cleantech tell their stories

  • 26 9月 2024

  In this latest special edition of the Energy Gang for Climate Week NYC, Ed Crooks and Amy Myers-Jaffe host a live taping of the show in front of an audience of Amy’s students at NYU.

• Opinion

  Climate Week NYC special:The key takeaways from NY Climate Week, with Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson

  • 01 10月 2024

  The key takeaways from NY Climate Week are here. The Energy Gang dives into the key moments with Helen Clarkson, CEO of Climate Group. What’s next for climate action?

• Opinion

  Can America build new energy projects faster? Should it?

  • 20 8月 2024

  Proposed permitting reforms could accelerate both renewable energy projects and new fossil fuel infrastructure. Is that a good deal for the climate? Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert to unpack what the proposal could mean for the future of energy in America.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Investing in Africa's energy transition

  • 25 9月 2024

  Join Wood Mackenzie as we explore investing opportunities in Africa's energy transition

• Opinion

  Could an expansion of Western sanctions derail Yamal LNG?

  • 28 8月 2024

  The implications of the EU's ban on the transshipment of Russian LNG and what could come next

• Opinion

  Is the industry taking the wrong approach to Scope 3 emissions reporting?

  • 27 8月 2024

  We are joined by Jenny Ahlen, Managing Director at the We Mean Business Coalition. Jenny directs the strategy, coordination, and execution of their net zero programs and campaigns; these include a focus on improving the way scope 3 emissions are approached.

• Opinion

  The US broadens sanctions against Arctic LNG-2

  • 27 8月 2024

  Project operations set to continue under veil of secrecy.

• Opinion

  Extreme weather and fast LNG dominate US natural gas news

  • 06 9月 2024

  A summary of news of what’s been happening in the US market