Floating solar farms making waves across Asia-Pacific

• 12 July 2021

This year, countries that rank in the top ten for FPV demand will hold 84% of global market share and this is forecast to increase to 86% by 2026. Of these ten countries, eight sit within Asia-Pacific. So, what is driving FPV growth in the region?

Could China lead the global energy storage market by 2030?

• 07 July 2021

China’s energy storage strategy could unlock its net-zero ambitions.

Three lessons the renewables boom can learn from the shale bust

• 21 July 2021

What could the renewable energy industry and its investors learn from shale's experience? A few interesting points of comparison are starting to emerge.

Green or blue? The colour of Australia’s hydrogen money

• 20 July 2021

The race is on to dominate the low-carbon hydrogen industry – can Australia lead the way? What's the outlook for blue and green hydrogen development?

Electrification: essential to decarbonisation but with major challenges ahead

• 20 July 2021

The building and transportation sectors account for 33% of global CO2 emissions, making the electrification of those sectors key to decarbonisation.

US community solar market faces a near-term peak

• 27 July 2021

Current incentives will drive growth in US community solar for the next two years – but a decline could follow if programs and incentives are not expanded.

Carbon taxes: more carrot and a larger stick required?

• 28 July 2021

Decarbonisation targets are ramping up, but are the incentives and penalties around carbon emissions really sufficient to put the world on a 2 °C pathway this side of 2030?

Electric vehicle infrastructure investment trends to watch

• 29 July 2021

Just as EV sales are accelerating, so too must the development of supporting infrastructure. How has investment activity evolved over the last decade – and what could that mean for the future?

The global electric vehicle race is heating up

• 11 August 2021

Battery electric vehicles will be the dominant form of road transport by 2050. Tesla is currently leading the EV charge, but could Volkswagen move into the top spot?

Tracking the source of the single-use plastics crisis

• 03 August 2021

Wood Mackenzie recently contributed to a landmark study by the Minderoo Foundation, The Plastic Waste Makers Index: Revealing the source of the single-use plastics crisis. By following the materials and the money involved, we wanted to track the production of the polymers destined for single-use plastics, assess how much ends up as waste and explore the future of the industry.

COP26: how the energy and natural resources industries are responding to climate change challenges

• 04 August 2021

After a year of delay due to Covid-19, COP26 will define the next five years’ climate ambitions. In this week’s COP26 briefing, we explore the issues facing the energy transition and the challenges around carbon emissions

Can the US offshore wind industry reach Biden’s 30 GW target?

• 03 August 2021

State-level mandates and targets have helped the offshore wind industry take its first steps in the US. Strong federal support – and an ambitious target – could now see it really take off.

Catch, don’t release: the dawn of the CCS era

• 11 August 2021

With three of the largest gas projects approved this year – Barossa (Australia), North Field East (Qatar) and Ghasha (UAE) coming with associated CCS plans, do barriers exist for carbon sequestration's continued growth?

COP26: make or break for global emissions trading

• 11 August 2021

Effective carbon pricing is essential to achieve the emissions reductions required by the Paris Agreement. COP26 could be vital for global emissions trading.

Ready, steady, store: delivering on the EU’s CO₂ storage obligation

• 28 January 2025

What will the European Union’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) mean for Europe’s upstream oil and gas industry?

Will international shipping be net zero by 2050?

• 23 October 2023

Upgraded decarbonisation targets present a huge challenge for marine fuels

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Will Trump's Beijing trip win some LNG deals for the US?

• 08 November 2017

The Trump administration has been championing US energy exports as its preferred instrument for narrowing its trade deficit in the wake of the US shale boom. A combination of rising export capacity in the US, LNG import demand growth in China, and political cheerleading has underpinned an uptick in LNG exports to China this year via third party, spot trades. Will Trump's trip to Beijing seal the deal for some major LNG deals?

Iron ore: 5 things to look for in 2024

• 25 January 2024

The global iron ore markets will continue to witness fluctuating growth trends in 2024.

The coronavirus second wave hits demand for oil

• 06 November 2020

The numbers of new reported Covid-19 cases have been surging in Europe and the US, forcing lockdowns and putting a brake on the economy. In other news, China plans to end sales of conventional internal combustion engine cars by 2035, counting the cost of plugging old wells, and world oil and gas demand will peak around 2030, Equinor says.

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.

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Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

• 27 May 2021

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets were set to tighten over the next five years, driven by a slowdown in global LNG supply growth. But Europe’s market dynamics are turbo-charging the price recovery, with TTF currently trading close to US$9 per million British thermal units (/mmbtu), a level not seen since mid-2018. Following the recent winter spot price spike in Asia, the European market has been sustaining global LNG prices, making the region a battleground for global LNG price formation, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie found.

Trump's latest China tariffs - what do they mean for metals and mining?

• 10 May 2019

The U.S has increased tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to 25%, from 10%, impacting a number of metals. Commentary below comes from the Wood Mackenzie metals team:

Wood Mackenzie 2021 Research Excellence Awards

• 28 March 2022

In 2021 our global analysts created an outstanding body of research, putting a unique angle on everything from Covid-19 and COP26 through the recovery of commodity markets and rising geopolitical risk.

CCUS: the US$196 billion investment opportunity

• 26 June 2024

Exploring the ten-year forecast for carbon capture and storage capacity build-out and investment opportunities across countries and sectors.

Did the oil and gas industry change forever last week?

• 04 June 2021

Last week's big announcements for ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell show that stakeholders are intensifying the pressure on Big Oil to speed up action on climate. What are the implications for the wider industry?

China’s bull run keeps it top dog in renewables

• 23 February 2022

China just re-wrote the global energy record book. Driven by the country’s surging economic growth, 2021 saw China record the largest ever absolute annual increase in electricity demand by any country in history.

How Europe breaks its dependence on Russia

• 12 May 2022

Germany is on the front line of the energy security crisis and has a radical plan to break its dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal. What can other countries learn from Germany's pivot?