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What could 2023 deliver in energy? | Podcast

• 13 January 2023

Melissa Lott, Director of the Centre on Global Energy Policy, is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe, Director of the Energy, Climate Justice & Sustainability Lab, and research professor at NYU. Together they look forward to the next 12 months and discuss the opportunities or challenges that may await the energy industry.

A year in the world of energy | Podcast

• 16 December 2022

As 2022 swiftly comes to a close, the Energy Gang reflects on the news and events of the last 12 months in the energy industry and beyond.

The Energy Gang podcast: what does the IRA mean for the world?

• 26 August 2022

We revisit the surprise of the summer: the most important US climate legislation ever. Now that The Inflation Reduction Act has officially been signed into law, what’s next?

The Energy Gang podcast: The Supreme Court vs the EPA

• 15 July 2022

This week the gang discuss the US Supreme Court’s decision to impose new limits on the Environmental Protection Agency, the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation and their impact on the price of renewables, President Biden's proposal for a suspension of federal gas taxes and more.

The Energy Gang podcast: The future of cleantech

• 08 July 2022

In this special episode of The Energy Gang: a fireside chat with Tom Deitrich CEO of Itron, and Tom Rand from Arctern Ventures.

The Energy Gang podcast: the EU's plan for energy self-sufficiency

• 03 June 2022

The energy crisis is showing no signs of abating. There’s a shortage of energy, and the world’s efforts to transition to low-carbon energy are met with countless hurdles.

The Energy Gang podcast: energy policy – the good, the bad and the ugly

• 20 May 2022

In today’s episode of The Energy Gang, the team explores three current events that highlight and exemplify the current state of the energy transition in the US and beyond.

The Energy Gang podcast: California gets to 100% renewable electricity. Almost

• 06 May 2022

Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Amy Harder. In this week's episode, the gang discuss nuclear power, California’s quick peek into the future and the current state of the global supply chain.

The Energy Gang podcast: Can aviation be made sustainable?

• 17 January 2022

Exploring sustainable aviation fuel and electric planes, if venture capital and private equity investment is going to the right technologies, the EU's Green Taxonomy and discussing the hit Netflix film Don't Look Up.

The Energy Gang podcast: The Energy Gang's Next Chapter

• 29 October 2021

The Energy Gang podcast: Will Direct-Air Carbon Capture be viable

• 20 September 2021

Carbon capture has long been criticized as too nascent, too expensive, and too distracting. I...

The Energy Gang podcast: Power after carbon

• 14 September 2021

The electric grid is a central pillar of a zero-carbon economy. But in an era of unrelenting ...

The Energy Gang podcast: What emerging climate tech sectors are ready for growth?

• 03 August 2021

After 30 years of R&D and commercial proof, hundreds of billions in institutional dollars are pour...

Horizons podcast: Boom time

• 08 February 2023

Exploring the implications for manufacturers, developers and investors of the Inflation Reduction Act. 

Horizons podcast: Scraping the barrel

• 06 March 2023

Is the world running out of high-quality oil and gas? Valentina Kretzschmar, Head of Energy Transition at Capricorn Energy and Andrew Latham, Vice-President of Energy Research at Wood Mackenzie join to discuss this month’s Horizons topic.

Energy transition outlook: Americas

• 27 February 2025

The energy transition pace varies across the Americas – what would it take to get the whole region onto a net zero pathway?

US solar industry to add 502 GWdc of capacity in next 10 years

• 23 April 2025

Speaking from Wood Mackenzie's Solar and Energy Storage Summit, Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Principal Analyst, North America Utility-Scale Solar, said, "Bright skies are ahead for US solar, with average annual installations surpassing 40 GWdc through 2035. In total, the US solar industry will add about 502 GWdc of capacity to the market in the next 10 years."

Wood Mackenzie scales renewable markets data reach as Canadian Solar joins Lens Power Development Partner Program

• 29 April 2022

Wood Mackenzie welcomes Canadian Solar as a development partner for its industry-leading Lens® decision intelligence platform, which delivers live data across the industrial landscapes of every global economy.

US energy storage market sets Q4 record for new installations

• 24 March 2022

The US energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totalling 4,727 megawatt hours (MWh).

Solar growth trajectory remains uncertain as federal legislation stalls

• 10 March 2022

In 2021, US solar prices increased as much as 18% due to unprecedented supply chain challenges, trade actions, and legislative uncertainty, according to the US Solar Market Insight 2021 Year in Review report.

China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

• 17 February 2022

China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.

Community solar sector to beat earlier 5-year forecast by 9%

• 08 February 2022

The U.S. community solar market is poised to continue growing over the next five years, adding 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, a 9% increase on previous projections. Expanded programs and new initiatives will boost development, but interconnection challenges may hamper the sector, according to new research released today by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), carried out in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA).

New NEM 3.0 provisions ‘will cut California solar market in half by 2024’

• 25 January 2022

New analysis from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows that California’s newly proposed net energy metering tariffs (NEM 3.0) would severely reduce residential solar’s value proposition. According to Wood Mackenzie’s new forecast scenario, the California residential market would be cut in half by 2024.

U.S. storage market sets new installation record in Q3 2021

• 09 December 2021

The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the third quarter of 2021, with new system installations totalling 3,515 megawatt hours (MWh). Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VSK), and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, released today, said with market momentum building, it is likely this storage market record will be broken in the fourth quarter.

ITC extension could power 44% boost in solar deployment

• 01 November 2021

Proposed legislation to extend the investment credit tax (ITC) would have a profound impact on the US solar industry, Wood Mackenzie analysis shows, potentially increasing deployments by 44% over the next decade. But the extension, currently before Congress as part of a budget reconciliation package, will not be enough to achieve 80% carbon-free electricity generation by 2030.

Can the US rise to meet the net-zero emissions challenge?

• 16 September 2021

US President Joe Biden has a transformational goal: he wants the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, building on the net-zero power sector he wants in place by 2035. Can the US meet this challenge? According to new research released today by global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), the US is likely to struggle to achieve Biden’s ambitions. Technological limitations, policy design, market structures and even the United States’ political and constitutional foundations may hamper progress.

US storage market continues to grow in Q2 2021

• 09 September 2021

According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VSK), and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, 345 megawatts (MW) of new energy storage systems were brought online in the second quarter of 2021.

Chesapeake ties up Vine in cash-and-stock deal

• 11 August 2021

Speaking after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said: “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation."

Community solar stakes claim in US power market

• 27 July 2021

Community solar is taking an increasing slice of market share in the US. State-level programs and incentives fueled a record-breaking year of growth in 2020, accounting for 37% of annual non-residential solar capacity – up from just 13% in 2016. Now, with new programs emerging and mature markets facing challenges, can the sector maintain its growth?