Tesla Solar Roof deployments miss expectations

• 30 March 2023

Since the launch of the Tesla Solar Roof (“Solar Roof”) in 2016, Wood Mackenzie estimates that approximately 3,000 Solar Roofs have been installed nationwide, with a total capacity of nearly 30 megawatts direct current (MWdc), missing Tesla’s stated goal of 1,000 installations per week.

Meet our Metals & Mining analysts

• 13 May 2026

Meet the experts helping you navigate metals & mining markets. From supply and demand shifts to asset valuations and energy transition trends, our analysts share the insights shaping strategic decisions across the industry.

Floating solar farms making waves across Asia-Pacific

• 12 July 2021

This year, countries that rank in the top ten for FPV demand will hold 84% of global market share and this is forecast to increase to 86% by 2026. Of these ten countries, eight sit within Asia-Pacific. So, what is driving FPV growth in the region?

Major energy players raise the game in green investments in Asia

• 15 June 2022

BP confirmed today that it picked up over 40% stake in the Asian Renewable Energy Hub project to produce and export green hydrogen in Australia.

Saudi attack, geopolitics and oil markets

• 20 September 2019

The attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure took out over 5% of global oil supply and temporarily pushed up prices by 20%. What does the attack say about the security of oil’s supply chain?

Global solar PV installed capacity will more than triple in the next ten years

• 19 March 2024

The world will have 5.7 TWdc of solar by 2033, largely driven by China

Middle East Conflict

• 02 March 2026

Expert analysis of Middle East conflict impacts on oil, gas and LNG markets. Strategic insights on supply disruption, price volatility and energy security.

Microgrid finance 2020: The emergence of the 'Energy as a Service' business model

• 24 November 2020

In news articles, press releases, and industry presentations, 'Energy as a Service' is highlighted as a new business model driving microgrid deployment in the United States. Examples include leading developers and suppliers including Schneider Electric, Enchanted Rock, Siemens and others.

Metals & Mining: Latest Thinking

• 29 June 2017

Interested in the most recent metals and mining coverage? Explore our expert insight and latest thinking into the commodities market at Wood Mackenzie.

The inverter security turn

• 11 August 2026

Inverters are becoming a strategic security issue, reshaping how Europe and the US approach solar procurement

Careers: Your Career

• 20 July 2017

Whether your interest lies in research, consulting, sales and marketing, technology, finance, or human resources, we have a career path for you.

Let's Share the Sun: meet our volunteers

• 07 March 2022

Wood Mackenzie and Let’s Share the Sun Foundation aspires to facilitate the use of solar energy in poor communities around the world. Meet our 2024 volunteers.

The OPEC+ group fails to reach agreement as oil demand plunges

• 06 March 2020

In this week's Energy Pulse, oil demand is in its steepest decline since the great financial crisis, but OPEC and its allies have been unable to agree a deal to cut production.

US manufacturing poised to meet new inverter demand following FCC ban on foreign power inverters

• 06 August 2026

With a market heavily reliant on imported power inverters, the US solar market will have to shift rapidly to meet new FCC rules banning new foreign inverter products from approval and sale

BP sets an ambition of becoming a “net zero company”

• 14 February 2020

BP sets an ambition of being a “net zero company” by 2050, gas prices slump in Asia, and world CO2 emissions are steady as US coal declines. Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

Webinar | From molecules to electrons: Trump 2.0 and the impact on the energy transition

• 03 December 2024

The 2024 US election result and an incoming Trump 2.0 administration arrive at a pivotal moment for the energy transition. As policies and priorities shift, their impact will ripple across the energy and natural resources sectors. This webinar mini-series dives into the heart of these changes, offering expert insights into how the outcomes could redefine the energy landscape. The mini-series consists of two webinars: molecules (oil, gas/LNG, carbon, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels) and electrons (renewable electricity, batteries, electrified transport, power markets and grid innovations).

Polyethylene

Gain a comprehensive view of global supply and demand, price forecasts and petrochemical feedstock trends.

Oil price crash - where does Asia go from here?

• 17 March 2020

Oil demand has gone into a tailspin. We now expect Q1 global oil consumption to be 2.7 million b/d lower than the same period a year ago.

Upstream FIDs pushes on with lower costs

• 05 April 2018

As previously forecasted by Wood Mackenzie, 2017 saw a significant recovery in upstream FIDs, with the number of project sanctions more than doubled compared to 2016. Wood Mackenzie expects a similar total this year - circa 30 major project FIDs - supported by continued prudence in industry spending.

Over US $121 billion in renewable investment at risk as increased federal oversight exposes 92 GW of projects to heightened permitting scrutiny

• 29 June 2026

On federal lands, permitting changes and federal funding withdrawals directly contributed to 7 GW of project cancellations or inactivity in 2025, while heightened federal oversight could expose an additional 12 GW on federal lands and 80 GW on private lands, putting more than US $121 billion of investment at risk.

IMO 2020 - Countdown to 1 January 2020

• 07 June 2019

The implementation date for the IMO’s global fuel sulphur content cap is not far away. How will these changes affect the downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors? And how prepared is the industry? Our experts share their views in this webinar.

Have we passed ‘peak growth’ for tight oil?

• 25 February 2020

Have we passed 'peak growth' for tight oil? What are the implications of slowing growth for the crude market? And how will pipeline owners adapt their strategies? Find out in this week's Edge.

Russian refining outages surge on Ukraine drone attacks: three key questions answered

• 21 March 2024

Russian waterborne product exports see substantial cuts, will crude loadings be next?

Stability of Russian gas flows remain uncertain, despite the reopening of Nord Stream

• 21 July 2022

Gazprom confirmed today that regular annual maintenance of Nord Stream is officially over and gas flows restarted at 63 million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) – 40% of the pipeline’s overall capacity. The European gas market has reacted, with prices down by 5%; but the stability of Russian gas flows is by no means a given, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie.

Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

• 06 September 2019

In 2019, the total ethylene capacity from CTO/MTO units reached 5.21 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), accounting for 21% of China’s total ethylene capacity. However, CTO and MTO development has slowed due to high methanol prices and environmental controls, as well as the threat from a new wave of steam cracker investment in China.

Record highs for global wind turbine order intake in 2023

• 18 March 2024

Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2023 with 155 gigawatts (GW) procured for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022.

Can the North Sea oil and gas industry survive the downturn?

• 23 March 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and collapse in OPEC+ production restraint has seen Brent reach its lowest point since 2003. Can the North Sea weather the storm?

How hard will the oil price crash hit APAC upstream investment?

• 19 March 2020

Fast, deep cuts lie ahead in the Asia Pacific upstream sector in the wake of the oil price crash.

How the war is shaping Big Oil’s transition strategy

• 09 March 2023

The Majors have shown there can be different approaches to decarbonisation and achieving net zero, but divergent strategies are showing signs of converging again.

Seven days that shook the world

• 13 March 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has derailed OPEC+, thrown the oil market into turmoil and sent an already unloved sector into freefall. What are the implications?