• News Release

  REPORT: US solar panel manufacturing capacity grows nearly 4x under new federal incentives

  • 10 9月 2024

  Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law in 2022.

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  Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) prices to drop 76% by 2050 due to surging renewable generation in Asia Pacific

  • 03 10月 2024

  Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) prices to drop 76% by 2050 due to surging renewable generation in Asia Pacific

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  BHP’s proposed offer for Anglo American would see it reclaim position as world’s leading mining company

  • 25 4月 2024

  The $38.8 billion bid by Australia’s BHP Group, which comprises an all-share offer for the Anglo American, would create the world’s largest copper miner, but may not be high enough to satisfy shareholders of the UK company according to analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

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  Can upstream cost savings stick?

  • 15 12月 2017

  The impact of the 2014 oil price collapse is still being felt across the upstream sector. Operators have cut investment, deferred projects and implemented tough cost discipline, slashing US$910 billion from global capital expenditure estimates for 2015-2020. While many operators believe the cuts will stick, a new survey released today by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the pictured is more nuanced.

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  Upstream companies shift focus from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ in 2018

  • 14 12月 2017

  2018 looks set to be a brighter year for upstream oil and gas companies

• News Release

  When will the market face peak demand?

  • 18 10月 2017

  The market is no stranger to peak oil. But industry focus is shifting from concerns about peak oil supply to a more concrete threat– peak demand. The Rise and Fall of Black Gold, released today by Wood Mackenzie, is a comprehensive, cross-commodity, cross-value chain analysis of peak demand. The report identifies the drivers as well as the potential impact of this global transformation – across regions, sectors, and fuels.

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  OPEC stays the course with production deal

  • 01 12月 2017

  OPEC and non-OPEC producers agree to extend production curbs through 2018

• News Release

  Upstream players need to boost spending to meet future demand

  • 24 10月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie forecasts that global oil and gas development spend needs to increase by around 20% to meet future demand growth and ensure companies sustain production next decade.

• News Release

  Asia-Pacific offshore wind capacity to rise 20-fold in next decade

  • 24 10月 2018

  New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates Asia-Pacific's offshore wind capacity will rise 20-fold to 43 GW in 2027.

• News Release

  Exploration’s back in the black

  • 04 2月 2019

  After a difficult few years, the exploration sector is back in the black – and keen to stay there. New analysis from Wood Mackenzie shows that explorers’ success in 2018 reflects a disciplined approach that’s set to continue this year.

• News Release

  US independents balance the books

  • 14 2月 2019

  The Lower 48 E&P sector is under pressure from investors demanding greater capital discipline, positive free cash flow and increasing returns. There’s a tug-of-war between value and volume, and value has emerged as the winner. The Lower 48’s independents, who traditionally pursued growth at all costs, must now rein in their impulses and focus on delivering returns to their shareholders. How does this affect their 2019 spending plans, and how do they manage volatile oil prices?

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  More than 61GW of US wind turbine equipment has qualified for production tax credits since 2016

  • 12 2月 2019

  Developers in the US purchased sufficient equipment to qualify 6.6GW of new wind power capacity in 2018 for 60% production tax credits (PTC) under the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) safe harbor provision law, according to recent analysis carried out by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Accordi...

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  Global offshore wind capacity will increase nearly sixfold over the next decade

  • 28 1月 2019

  By the end of 2017, offshore wind had only been deployed commercially across seven markets, with UK and Germany accounting for 68 percent of the grid-connected capacity. However, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables, global offshore wind power demand will increase...

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  Asia-Pacific solar demand to decline first time this year

  • 24 10月 2018

  After a decade of stellar growth, Wood Mackenzie forecasts that solar demand in the Asia-Pacific will decline for the first time this year. Compared to 2017, the region's solar demand will dip 18% to 59 GW in 2018 due to declining installations in China, India and Japan.

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  Chinese wind asset owners keep their grip on global top 25

  • 19 10月 2018

  Chinese operators remain the leaders of the global wind asset market, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

• News Release

  Is the end of the global energy transition closer than we think?

  • 17 10月 2018

  Is the Global Energy Transition on track? A new report by Wood Mackenzie, Thinking global energy transitions: the what, if, how and when, explores the forces shaping the energy transition, and pinpoints the sustainability tipping point – when the world shifts from the age of oil and gas to the age of power and renewables – will arrive by 2035.

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  Years of growth ahead for Eastern European onshore wind

  • 23 10月 2018

  Onshore wind energy in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Caspian will experience a compound annual growth rate of 9% from 2018 to 2027, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

• News Release

  More than 680GW of new wind power to come online over next decade

  • 11 12月 2018

  More than 680GW of new wind power capacity will come online globally over the 10-year outlook, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Wood Mackenzie recently upgraded its Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q4 2018 by 2% compared to the outlook published in the third...

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  European energy storage markets heating up with total deployments nearing global highs

  • 20 11月 2018

  According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, an increasing number of major utilities have made strategic plays by investing in a relatively new European energy storage market over the past two years

• News Release

  How digitalisation transformed the US Lower 48

  • 12 11月 2018

  Upstream oil and gas companies are accelerating the implementation of big data applications and digital technologies to help transform their businesses. But how close is industry to achieving this? Where does the US Lower 48 stand in this transformation? A new study drills down into digitalisation in the upstream sector and identifies the technologies and applications being employed today and evaluates their potential impact.

• News Release

  Is deepwater ready for cost inflation?

  • 27 11月 2018

  In a newly published report, Wood Mackenzie notes that the deepwater industry appears in good health, following a sustained cost reduction through the downturn. However this hard work is in danger of being undone, as impending cyclical cost inflation could raise break-even costs once again.

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  New technology investments to boost growing global wind market

  • 06 12月 2018

  Wind turbines are set to become even bigger and better in an effort to maintain consistent downward trends of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE), according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. “Rapid technology developments have been a large driver of elevating wind to a compet...

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  Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

  • 28 2月 2019

  When President Mauricio Macri took power in Argentina in 2015, one of his flagship energy policy programmes was to “normalise” the country’s gas and power markets. Macri set in train moves to gradually reduce government intervention, restoring free market dynamics and pricing driven by competition. The progress the Macri administration has achieved in reshaping the gas market environment has remarkable, helped in no small part by the prolific shale gas resources of the Vaca Muerta.

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  AFPM 2019: Over $200 billion to be invested in U.S. petrochemicals industry

  • 26 3月 2019

  The U.S. petrochemicals industry is experiencing an investment renaissance, Steve Zinger, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Senior Vice President, said during his appearance at AFPM's 2019 International Petrochemical Conference.

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  Global storage market to grow from 12 GWh to 158 GWh by 2024

  • 09 4月 2019

  The global energy storage market will expand 13-fold by 2024, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  Amazon’s packaging transition boost for U.S. flexible plastics industry

  • 12 3月 2019

  Amazon’s decision to move towards lightweight flexible plastic mailers over its traditional cardboard boxes will likely set a trend for the rest of the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals’ recent ‘Q1 2019 Flexible Packaging Global Market Overview’.

• News Release

  EU PET bottle collection target unlikely to be met

  • 27 3月 2019

  The European Union's (EU) proposal to introduce a 90% collection target for PET beverage bottles by 2029 is unlikely to be met without significant investment in infrastructure and waste management collection, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.

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  Solar and wind uptake to reach 5.4 TWac from 2024 to 2033

  • 08 7月 2024

  From 2024 to 2033, developers will bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online, increasing the cumulative global total to 8 TWac, as the world endeavours to electrify economies and meet decarbonisation targets.

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  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.

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  Increasing subsidies for anthropogenic carbon capture destined for CCS-EOR to levels for CCS-Storage would lower global emissions

  • 26 7月 2024

  Captured CO2 for enhanced oil recovery (CCS-EOR) has fallen out of favor in recent years and been supplanted by captured CO2 to dedicated sequestration (CCS-Storage), however, a new analysis shows that CCS-EOR will often deliver lower emissions and better support the energy transition, according to a series of reports from Wood Mackenzie.