Horizons podcast: Energy super basins

• 12 August 2022

On the podcast we explore how traditional super basins can and must transition to new ‘energy super basins’; a mix of plentiful renewable electricity, established oil and gas resources and hub-scale CCS.

Horizons podcast: Security Alert

• 29 April 2022

Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe, Prakash Sharma and Massimo Di-Odoardo for our latest Horizons podcast: Security Alert. Listen now for a deep dive into the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Horizons podcast: Power play

• 28 February 2022

Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Andy Klump and Alex Whitworth to discuss 2021 as China's boom year and the drivers for their growth in renewables.

Horizons podcast: Plastic surgery

• 14 December 2021

Dr. Liz Dennett joins Dr Lars Borger and Guy Bailey to explore biodegradability, new materials and how could we create a sustainable plastic value chain.

Horizons podcast: The blue-green planet

• 08 November 2021

Dr. Liz Dennett joins special guests Gavin Thompson and Prakash Sharma to explore hydrogen's role in the future of the global energy trade.

Eventlandingpage

• 04 November 2025

WMEPI-1734 Energy transition outlook

• 23 October 2024

Explore our energy transition scenarios and the route to net zero at global at regional level.

Global context

• 23 October 2024

What’s changed since our last outlook?

Country pledges

• 23 October 2024

Mapping a path to achieving announced emissions reduction pledges.

Energy transition outlook: UK

• 17 February 2025

The UK has a renewed focus on accelerating its energy transition and bold plans to create a clean energy superpower. But net zero by 2050 is not yet on course.

Delayed transition

• 24 October 2024

A delayed energy transition scenario caused by geopolitical risks, trade tensions and policy inertia.

Net zero

• 28 October 2025

Explore the goal of achieving net-zero emissions in our Energy Transition Outlook. Discover insights into the path to a sustainable future.

Battery storage profitability looking up in Australia, driven by power price volatility

• 09 December 2024

Investments in battery storage within Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) are increasingly profitability due to higher power price volatility and changing market dynamics.

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.

Recycling alone can ease raw materials supply pressure but cannot meet demand

• 13 June 2022

While recycling can relieve some pressure from the supply deficit of battery raw materials, it will not be able to meet demand, says Wood Mackenzie.

US commercial solar project acquisitions see dramatic price variation over 2018-2021

• 08 June 2022

US commercial solar project acquisitions continue to attract investor attention as interest in ESG investing grows. Today’s buyers and sellers of commercial solar projects are contending with the opposing dynamics of higher interest rates and increasing power prices. These findings come from the Commercial Solar PV Project Acquisition Trends report released today by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), and Open Energy Group (OEG), a technology-driven marketplace for renewable energy asset sales and project finance.

U.S. Solar Industry Sees Worst Quarter Since 2020

• 07 June 2022

The U.S. solar industry had its lowest quarter of installations since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. In Q1 2022, price increases and supply chain constraints continued to suppress the solar market as the industry installed 24% less solar capacity than Q1 2021.

Shell sanctions Crux gas project

• 30 May 2022

Shell has sanctioned the development of the Crux gas field in Australia’s Bonaparte Basin.

UK government swoops on North Sea windfall profits

• 27 May 2022

Wood Mackenzie’s research indicates that UK North Sea oil and gas producers are making more profits than ever before, in an era where the industry is in progressive decline.

Look beyond bid price and lease fees to win in trillion-dollar offshore wind sector

• 18 May 2022

Cumulative global capex spend in the offshore wind sector is expected to hit US$1 trillion by 2031, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. However, investors will no longer only be competing on price alone.

Market searches for new Henry Hub ceiling price as supply/demand response remains unusually muted

• 22 April 2022

The recent run up in natural gas prices - hitting its highest at Henry Hub since 2008 - is a result of more muted market balancing mechanisms than in the past, say analysts from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

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

Russia-Ukraine war could slow global economic growth to 2.5% this year

• 12 April 2022

Global economic growth could slow to 2.5% year-on-year in 2022 and 0.7% in 2023 due to the Russia-Ukraine war, says Wood Mackenzie.

Domestic UK oil & gas can reduce reliance on energy imports

• 07 April 2022

High commodity prices and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have called into question the UK’s reliance on energy imports. In response, the UK government is set to unveil a new ‘energy security strategy’.

About 650,000 barrels per day of Russian crude oil to be ‘swapped’

• 05 April 2022

About 650,000 barrels per day (b/d) of Russian crude oil are to be relocated from advanced economies, and the solution could be ‘crude swapping’, says Wood Mackenzie.

Metals and mined commodity price spikes could signal long-lasting changes

• 24 March 2022

The combination of factors including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stimulated economies, thriving post-pandemic demand, and ongoing Covid constraints on logistics have put supply chains under immense stress, triggering multiple price records for metals and mined commodities.

World must double-down on plans to achieve net zero by 2050

• 23 March 2022

Over the last year, strong demand recovery and a lack of investment in supply has caused prices to rise across sectors. Energy security and geopolitical tensions have added unprecedented uncertainty to markets across the globe. On top of that, countries and corporations still bear the massive challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5 ˚C.

Global lithium-ion battery capacity to rise five-fold by 2030

• 22 March 2022

Global cumulative lithium-ion battery capacity could rise over five-fold to 5,500 gigawatt-hour (GWh) between 2021 and 2030, says Wood Mackenzie.

Europe can weather halt in Russian gas supplies

• 18 March 2022

European gas prices remain volatile amid the risks of disruptions of Russian piped imports. As additional sanctions against Russia are under discussion, a complete halt of Russian piped imports into the EU remains a risk. But Europe is in a better position to cope without Russian piped gas now than it was a few months ago, analysts from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) said.

Utility evolution in Africa to reshape global electricity demand

• 17 March 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa offers an alternative vision of how the energy transition will change power generation, according to research released today by global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).