The future of energy storage
Gavin Thompson
Vice Chairman, Energy – Asia Pacific
Gavin Thompson
Vice Chairman, Energy – Asia Pacific
Gavin oversees our Asia Pacific research helping companies identify and build their international growth strategies.
Latest articles by Gavin
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Opinion
In conversation with Asia Pacific’s energy and natural resources leaders
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Opinion
Asian LNG demand can’t be taken for granted
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Opinion
Asia’s decarbonisation ambition isn’t matching reality
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Opinion
Changing the way Asia’s oil and gas companies raise capital
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Opinion
“Get used to cold showers” – Australia’s energy crisis sends shivers down the east coast
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Opinion
Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?
The vast majority of carbon emissions from Asia Pacific are now covered by net zero targets. Wind and solar generation will be critical to achieving this but must be combined with energy storage. Yet the growth in grid-connected battery storage is not keeping pace with new renewables capacity, creating the potential for a storage crunch.
A number of challenges must be overcome, including issues around project economics, a lack of policy support and ongoing supply chain constraints. In this video interview, Xu Le from the APAC Energy Transition Practice discusses how these issues can be resolved to unlock a sector that is essential to the widespread deployment of renewables across the region.
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Check out the lastest episode of South China Morning Post's Inside China podcast where Xu Le and Asia Pacific Head of Markets and Transitions, Prakash Sharma, discuss how COP26 would impact China.
APAC Energy Buzz is a weekly blog by Wood Mackenzie Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.