Flexibility: can California conquer the next phase of renewables?

• 09 June 2017

A power grid that is reliable, affordable, and clean may be one of the 21st century’s greatest ambitions, and no economy is blazing the trail faster than California.

Nuclear needs to be cost competitive with alternative power generation to enable net zero

• 18 May 2023

Despite policy support and market growth, the biggest economic hurdle to the uptake of the latest nuclear and small modular reactors (SMRs) is cost, according to Wood Mackenzie report.

5 things to know about investing in Mexico power and gas

• 17 October 2016

Mexico’s power and gas reforms are creating competitive investment markets.

China Belt & Road Initiative brings in 128 GW installed power capacity in 10 years

• 20 November 2023

Chinese companies have made significant strides in the Belt & Road initiative's overseas power projects over the past decade. With an estimated investment value of around US$200 billion, over 300 projects have installed 128 GW of power, equivalent to 1.3 times Australia's installed capacity in 2022. However, challenges have emerged, leading to the cancellation or shelving of over 20% of projects to date.

COP28: Middle East could play a key role in decarbonising global economy

• 23 November 2023

Large oil and gas reserves in the Middle East have resulted in especially low domestic energy prices and provide little incentive to transition to low carbon alternatives, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Middle East Energy Transition Outlook report.

Energy storage’s meteoric rise breaks another record

• 19 March 2025

The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in 2024 with 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of installations across all segments, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie. The report shows a total of 12,314 megawatts (MW) and 37,143 megawatt hours (MWh) deployed, representing increases of 33% and 34% respectively over 2023 numbers.

American solar panel manufacturing capacity increases 71% in Q1 2024 as industry reaches 200-gigawatt milestone

• 06 June 2024

A record-setting 11 gigawatts of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the United States during Q1 2024, the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in American history.

Will the natural resources sector recover from Covid-19?

• 07 May 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus, the oil price crash and the impending global recession present an enormous challenge for energy and natural resources. Keep up with the spread of Covid-19 and its impact on your sector.

US utilities are leaving non-wires alternatives on the table

• 27 August 2020

Proposed non-wires alternatives are still often deemed either more expensive or less reliable than the conventional reinforcement option

Climate change, DERs, and other updates from the grid edge in Q3

• 30 October 2020

Each quarter, Wood Mackenzie’s grid edge analysts release an update on what’s going on in the markets they cover.

Grid edge quarterly briefing: infrastructure and investor spending on the rise

• 29 April 2021

Electrification, resiliency and flexibility continue to be the dominating grid edge themes in 2021. Each quarter, our Grid Edge team provides a comprehensive briefing, including updates and analysis of the key themes and developments in the grid edge ecosystem.

How cities can accelerate the energy transition

• 02 July 2019

What role do cities play in driving the energy transition? Find out in this complimentary report from Alan Gelder, VP of Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets.

Wood Mackenzie reveals sharply divergent regional power market trajectories in latest Global Outlook

• 02 July 2025

Global power markets are entering a period of unprecedented transformation characterized by sharply divergent regional paths, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest H1 2025 regional power Strategic Planning Outlooks.

OBBBA policy changes could reduce US residential solar adoption by up to 46% through 2030, but massive long-term market potential remains

• 04 August 2025

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which eliminates several key market drivers, including the Section 25D customer-owned investment tax credit (ITC) for residential solar systems after 2025, will hinder near-term US residential solar growth according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. However, the long-term potential remains strong, with growth expected to return after 2028.

Wood Mackenzie launches Nodal Price Forecast

• 28 August 2025

Wood Mackenzie, the global insight business for renewables, energy, and natural resources, has launched its Nodal Price Forecast solution.

Can biomethane decarbonise Europe’s gas market?

• 23 September 2020

Europe is the leading global producer of the net-zero carbon renewable gas, but continued growth depends on policy support

Electric vehicles: is workplace charging good for business?

• 07 November 2019

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution depends on getting the right infrastructure, in the right locations. Here’s how providing workplace charging could bring direct and indirect economic benefits to businesses, and support the energy transition.

Copper: Powering up the electric vehicle

• 13 August 2019

We explore why copper is inseparable from the electric vehicle story and why we need more infrastructure investment as a catalyst for greater EV adoption.

The Energy Gang podcast: What Does The World Need From COP26?

• 08 November 2021

The Energy Gang podcast: a breakthrough in the energy game

• 06 December 2021

NET Power's zero-emission, low-cost electricity, delivered to the grid from natural-gas fuelled technology. A wright-brothers first flight kind of breakthrough in energy?

Horizons podcast: The Great Reopening

• 30 March 2023

On the podcast today, we look at the possible pathways to growth for the Chinese economy, and the impact of its reopening on energy supply, markets and prices.

Horizons podcast: Silver linings playbook

• 12 December 2022

In the final Horizons podcast of 2022, we discuss five developments that suggest that, despite the setbacks of the past year, the world is laying the foundations for a decade or more of sustained opportunity that will deliver better outcomes for our energy and natural resources.

WMEPI-1734 Energy transition outlook

• 23 October 2024

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

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.

Renewable power in Asia Pacific gains competitiveness amidst cost inflation

• 11 January 2022

Asia Pacific’s levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for renewable power broke historical trends and rose in 2021 but still gained ground against fossil fuel power says Wood Mackenzie.

Low-carbon fuels could play a role in Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation efforts

• 25 October 2021

Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said today that Singapore plans to import around 30 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035.

Asia Pacific renewables generation investments could hit US$1.3 trillion by 2030

• 22 June 2021

Asia Pacific renewables (wind and solar) generation investments could double to US$1.3 trillion over the current decade to 2030 compared to the previous decade (2011 – 2020), says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

Australia’s low-carbon hydrogen trade could be worth up to US$90 billion in 2050

• 17 June 2021

Low-carbon hydrogen could become a US$50 billion to US$90 billion export industry for Australia in 2050, says Wood Mackenzie.

Carbon neutrality goal forces Chinese aluminium smelters away from captive coal power

• 19 April 2021

China’s march towards carbon neutrality is forcing its aluminium smelters away from using captive coal-fired power, says Wood Mackenzie.

700 million electric vehicles will be on the roads by 2050

• 08 February 2021

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach 62 million units per year by 2050, with a total global EV stock of 700 million, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.