The debate over US hydrogen tax credits is coming to a head

• 19 January 2024

Treasury guidance on tax credits for low-carbon hydrogen has divided the industry. Clarity over the rules would benefit the whole sector.

US Coal Burn Report

Leverage accurate estimates based on direct, real-time coal plant monitoring of over 165 MW in capacity

Power Market Solutions for Traders

• 20 July 2023

Get the forward-looking, trustworthy, real-time data you need to stay ahead of the curve – all in one place.

Europe Coal Burn Report

Get the most up-to-date coal demand estimates for the European power sector on a country-by-country basis.

Webinar | European Power | The drive to net zero

• 23 January 2024

As the ambition of European energy policy is crystalised in revised national energy and climate plans, we look at the challenges and opportunities facing organisations operating and investing in the region's rapidly decarbonising power markets. Join Wood Mackenzie's Europe power team as they present the latest long-term outlooks for markets, focusing on the formation of supply, demand and prices.

Webinar | Investing in Africa's energy transition

• 25 September 2024

Join Wood Mackenzie as we explore investing opportunities in Africa's energy transition

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

• 12 February 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...

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

• 11 December 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...

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

• 20 November 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

Chinese wind asset owners keep their grip on global top 25

• 19 October 2018

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

Should gas resource holders target LNG exports or blue ammonia?

• 15 June 2023

The acceleration of the energy transition means gas resource holders increasingly face a choice: follow the established pathway and develop new LNG export facilities or pivot into developing blue ammonia.

EV charger installations in the US are poised to grow fourfold by 2027

• 28 June 2023

Wood Mackenzie estimates the number of charging ports in the US to reach close to 18 million by 2027, with most chargers in the residential category. However, the residential market share will slightly decline in that period as the public and commercial EV charging segments grow.

US$ 27 billion investment required to mobilise global offshore wind supply chain

• 17 August 2023

The global offshore wind supply chain will require US$ 27 billion of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold growth in annual installations (excluding China) by 2030, according to latest Horizons report by Wood Mackenzie, a global insight business for renewables, energy and natural resources.

Top 15 Global PV O&M firms commanded 115GWdc of monitored solar capacity in 2022

• 02 October 2023

The top 15 global PV O&M providers expanded their overall portfolio for a total volume of 115 gigawatts direct current (GWdc) in 2022, an annualized growth of 13%, according to Wood Mackenzie.

China to hold over 80% of global solar manufacturing capacity from 2023-26

• 07 November 2023

After investing over US$130 billion into the solar industry in 2023, China will hold more than 80% of the world’s polysilicon, wafer, cell, and module manufacturing capacity from 2023 to 2026.

Emissions-free supply expected to rise to 85% by 2030 in Europe

• 29 November 2023

The European power market will see its carbon intensity plummet as the region pursues ambitious climate-energy policies but flexibility is key to enable this change, according to Peter Osbaldstone, Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables at Wood Mackenzie.

Oil & gas Majors share just 8% of global low-carbon hydrogen capacity

• 06 December 2023

Oil and gas Majors have just an 8% market share of announced global net low-carbon hydrogen production capacity, which equates to 102.6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), according to latest analysis from Wood Mackenzie. The Majors are focused on getting small-scale projects operational before 2030 to pave the way for industrial scale-up next decade.

Solar Poised for Record-Setting 2023 while Economic Challenges Mount

• 07 December 2023

The U.S. solar industry added 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity in Q3 2023, a 35% year-over-year increase as federal clean energy policies begin to take hold.

Data center pipeline capacity exceeds 92 GW by end of 2024, says Wood Mackenzie

• 13 March 2025

The pipeline capacity for US data centers with development activity since 2023 exceeded 92 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2024, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. The adoption of artificial intelligence is fueling massive capacity expansion for data centers and competition for power. According to the report “US data center pipeline” from Wood Mackenzie, monthly pipeline additions reached 7 GW in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Electric vehicle adoption to slow in US with recent Executive Orders

• 29 January 2025

Recent executive orders in the United States could have profound implications on electric vehicles (EV), slowing down the pace of adoption, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. According to the report, “Trump’s executive orders unsettle electric vehicle and battery markets” policy changes have impacted the EV, battery, and raw material markets in the US and globally. The wide-ranging changes will affect everything from subsidies for consumers to funding for EV charging stations, as well as trade tariffs on imported raw materials.

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

• 08 July 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.

What crashing LNG prices mean for renewables

• 05 May 2020

What falling gas and LNG prices mean for solar, wind and energy storage markets around the world in the short and long term.

MISO's generation overhaul and transition towards renewables

• 10 March 2021

Renewables are expected to double their market share in the Midwest. MISO is quickly shifting away from its thermal generation-based fleet towards a more diverse, renewables-based fleet. The recent generation additions and retirements across MISO Classic emphasize the need for grid reliability and an increase in interregional transmission capacity.

EU will miss 2050 climate targets by a decade, without urgent action

• 22 February 2024

Despite ambition across its members, the EU won’t meet climate targets until well into the 2060s, as focus shifts to energy security and economic stability. Renewables and electrification uptake is due to progress steadily, but nascent technologies, such as hydrogen and carbon capture, need urgent action in the forms of investment, demand certainty, and policy commitment.

In 2025, Up to 3.5 Mcmd in play as spot gas market challenges firm contracts in Brazil

• 30 April 2025

Brazil's Local Distribution Company (LDC) market dynamics are set for significant changes in 2025, with a notable shift towards spot market transactions, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

Electric vehicle growth set to accelerate through the 2020s

• 13 February 2020

Cheaper batteries, faster charging and greater ranges will make the 2020s the decade of the electric vehicle. Latest analysis from Ram Chandrasekaran.

The legacy of Australia’s bushfires

• 11 February 2020

It’s impossible not to be moved by the human and environmental disaster wreaked by recent fires across so much of eastern and southern Australia. For those of us outside the country, the harrowing images on television and the internet of course tell only a fraction of the story. Through the incredible dedication of Australia’s firefighters – both professionals and volunteers – and recent rainfall, the bushfires mercifully now appear be coming under control.

H1 US wind installations down 15% YOY, activity spike projected for H2

• 21 October 2025

The Q2 U.S. wind market installed 593 megawatts (MW), down 60% compared to Q2 2024. But installations through the first nine months of 2025 are projected to outpace 2024, reaching a total of 3.8 gigawatts (GW).

Bifacial market to grow tenfold by 2024

• 24 September 2019

Annual global bifacial module capacity will exceed 21 gigawatts by 2024

China is driving e-bus demand – will the US and EU get on board?

• 18 September 2019

With 400,000 electric buses and rising, China leads the way. But e-bus growth is poised to accelerate in the US and Europe.