• News Release

  US Distributed Energy Resource market to almost double by 2027

  • 20 6月 2023

  The US Distributed Energy Resource (DER) market is expected to nearly double in capacity from 2022 to 2027, with capital expenditure reaching US $68 billion per year, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘2023 US Distributed Energy Resource Outlook’ report released today.

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  US solar market registers best first quarter in industry history as supply chains stabilize and Inflation Reduction Act takes hold

  • 08 6月 2023

  The US solar industry installed 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity and had its best first quarter in history, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

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

  • 18 5月 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.

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  Global floating solar to top 6GW threshold by 2031

  • 24 5月 2023

  The global floating solar market is expected to pass the six-gigawatt (GW) threshold by 2031, as PV developers struggle to meet growing solar demand and look to alternate development technologies.

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  Australia leads global market for battery energy storage systems

  • 17 7月 2023

  Australia leads the global market for battery energy storage systems (BESS), with the total pipeline of announced projects now exceeding 40 gigawatts (GW), according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis launched at the Australian Clean Energy Summit in Sydney.

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  India needs radical transformation to reach net zero emissions by 2070

  • 27 7月 2023

  How can India attain its net zero emissions goal by 2070, in line with global pledges to reach net zero emissions by mid-century? Wood Mackenzie analyses the scenario in its latest report ‘India energy transition pathways 2070’, concluding that the country must radically transform its energy landscape and prioritise renewable energy, electrification, hydrogen adoption, and carbon removal strategies.

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  Cumulative US community solar capacity expected to break 6 GW in 2023, despite interconnection and siting headwinds

  • 08 8月 2023

  US community solar installations declined by 6% year-over-year in 2022 and 13% in Q1 of 2023. This was primarily driven by the supply chain uncertainty of the past year as well as interconnection and siting issues hindering growth in key state markets such as Massachusetts and Maine, according to the latest report released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA).

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  Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s Hydrogen Conference

  • 31 8月 2023

  Join Wood Mackenzie’s expert analysts and industry leaders to understand the key drivers and challenges of deploying low-carbon hydrogen at the Hydrogen Conference at the Hilton London Tower Bridge on 20 September 2023.

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  Solar installations in 2023 expected to exceed 30 GW for the first time in history

  • 07 9月 2023

  The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

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  US renewables annual capacity additions to nearly triple in 10 years

  • 15 9月 2023

  Speaking at the RE+ conference in Las Vegas, Chris Seiple, vice chairman, power and renewables for Wood Mackenzie said that with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) driving the economic competitiveness of renewables, annual capacity additions will nearly triple in 10 years to 110 gigawatts (GW).

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  APAC to invest US$3.3 trillion in power generation over next decade

  • 04 10月 2023

  The Asia Pacific region is forecast to invest US$3.3 trillion in power generation over the next 10 years, with 49% earmarked for wind and solar, and 12% for energy storage, according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis.

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  7 Btpa of carbon capture needed to meet net zero by 2050

  • 16 10月 2023

  Speaking at Wood Mackenzie’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference in Houston, Mhairidh Evans, head of CCUS research for Wood Mackenzie, said that urgency is needed to meet the seven billion tonnes carbon capture (Btpa) required to meet net zero goals in 2050.

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

  • 20 11月 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.

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

  • 23 11月 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.

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  China leads global renewables race with record-breaking 230 GW installations in 2023

  • 28 11月 2023

  Currently on target to reach a record-breaking 230 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar installations this year, China leads the global renewables market. This is more than double the number of US and Europe installations combined.

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  Competition increases in the residential solar-plus-storage battery market

  • 12 12月 2023

  As the residential solar-plus-storage market continues to grow, competition has increased amongst battery vendors, with new manufacturers gaining market share in recent years, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie

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  US energy storage installations set new record in Q3 2023

  • 13 12月 2023

  The U.S. storage market hit a new high in Q3 2023, installing the most capacity in a quarter to date with 7,322 megawatt hours (MWh) becoming operational in the third quarter of 2023.

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  Offshore wind sector doubled down on tangible opportunities in 2023

  • 31 1月 2024

  Despite supply chain headwinds and price pressures, the global offshore wind sector saw significant growth in its mature pipeline, as late-stage pipeline mergers & acquisitions, turbine orders, and project financial investment decisions (FIDs) saw record activity in 2023. This has boosted the sector’s momentum into 2024.

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  Power demand growth remains strong in Asia Pacific

  • 31 1月 2024

  India, China and Southeast Asia will continue to be the three most important growth engines of power demand across the planet, says Alex Whitworth, Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Power Research at Wood Mackenzie. With the Asia Pacific region seeing its share of global power demand surpass the 50% mark in 2023.

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  Solar inflation reverses as renewable costs in Asia reach all-time low

  • 29 2月 2024

  Plummeting Utility PV solar costs beat coal power to emerge as the cheapest power source in the region

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  Waste-based biofuels could be the key to unlocking the energy transition

  • 18 8月 2022

  Waste-based biofuels could be a key driver of the energy transition transforming today’s limited supply of low carbon transportation fuels and creating a local, circular economy, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

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  CCUS planned capacity nearing 1 billion tonnes per annum

  • 26 8月 2022

  US Inflation Reduction Act bill set to boost CCUS uptake but more is needed to meet net zero goals by 2050

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  Increased protectionist measures in US solar market could expand domestic manufacturing, but increase overall costs

  • 22 10月 2024

  New trade tariffs and increased import restrictions in the US solar supply chain would expand domestic manufacturing, but create a more expensive market, potentially slowing down the growing sector, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Global competitiveness of renewable LCOE continues to accelerate

  • 21 10月 2024

  In 2024, the global landscape for Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) continues to reflect significant advances in renewable energy technologies, with wind and solar power leading the way, according to the latest LCOE reports from Wood Mackenzie.

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  US Grid-Scale Energy Storage Installations Surge, Setting New Q2 Record

  • 01 10月 2024

  The U.S. energy storage market experienced significant growth in the second quarter, with the grid-scale segment leading the way at 2,773 MW and 9,982 MWh deployed.

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  H1 global wind turbine orders hit 91.2 GW, a 23% increase from year-ago levels

  • 16 9月 2024

  H1 global wind turbine orders hit 91.2 GW, a 23% increase from year-ago levels

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  US energy storage market sets Q1 capacity installation record

  • 18 6月 2024

  The U.S. energy storage market set a first-quarter record for capacity installed in Q1 2024, with 1,265 megawatts (MW) deployed across all segments. This marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the U.S., representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023.

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  World heading for a 3°C warming trajectory, as political headwinds slow the energy transition

  • 02 5月 2024

  A five-year delay to the energy transition could see the global average temperature rise to 3°C above pre-industrial levels.

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  US energy storage market breaks installation record in Q4 2023

  • 20 3月 2024

  The US energy storage market shattered previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236 megawatts (MW) installed over the period, a 100% increase from Q3 according to a new report released today.

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  Record highs for global wind turbine order intake in 2023

  • 18 3月 2024

  Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2023 with 155 gigawatts (GW) procured for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022.