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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
Can the plastics industry decarbonise?
- 26 July 2021
The plastics industry’s impact as a carbon emitter is under increasing scrutiny. Substantial emissions reductions are possible but require an holistic, multi-stakeholder approach.
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?
Opinion
The battle over wind, solar and storage
- 03 August 2021
In this podcast episode from CohnReznick Capital: what does the surging M & A activity tell us about the health of renewables?
Editorial
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.
Featured
Why high dividends may not pay off for mining
- 10 August 2021
The major mining houses are awash with cash and rewarding shareholders with eye-wateringly high dividends. Is this setting up the industry to be unable to deliver an accelerated energy transition?
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
Wind turbine replacements to cost Europe €3.9 bn by 2030
- 17 August 2021
Nearly 10,000 wind turbine major components will need replacements or repairs this decade, with the vast majority of this O&M activity focused in Europe.
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
US solar PV system costs increase in 2021
- 02 September 2021
Rising metals prices, banned materials and uncertainty around product availability and shipping schedules all contribute to rising solar PV system costs.
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
Trade actions and supply chain challenges steal spotlight from strong US solar deployments
- 14 September 2021
US solar prices are on the rise. Our quarterly US Solar Market Insight, created in collaboration with the SEIA, explores the latest developments and the industry response.
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
The significance of low residential solar-plus-storage adoption in New Jersey
- 04 October 2021
Residential battery storage in the US is growing quickly as more customers become familiar with solar-plus-storage options for backup power.
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.

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