• News Release

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

  • 06 12月 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.

• News Release

  Solar Poised for Record-Setting 2023 while Economic Challenges Mount

  • 07 12月 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.

• Opinion

  Elevated subsidies enable offshore wind to end 2023 on a high note

  • 22 12月 2023

  Ørsted's final investment decision on the Hornsea 3 project reveals the intricate dynamics of competitive tenders, pricing strategies, and regulatory advantages, showcasing how higher subsidies is shaping the success of offshore wind projects and emphasising the pivotal role of policy in overcoming industry challenges and fostering renewable energy growth.

• Horizons

  Chance of a lifetime: can India show the developing world a unique path to net zero?

  • 18 1月 2024

  India’s global profile is soaring. It already boasts the world’s largest population and is forecast to be the fastest-growing major economy over the coming decades. By 2050, it will be the world’s third-largest economy, up from sixth today.

• Opinion

  Tiny drops create mighty oceans: how distributed solar keeps the Puerto Rico grid afloat

  • 12 3月 2024

  Rooftop solar and storage will continue to grow in Puerto Rico, and many more people will benefit from clean energy, energy security, and resiliency against natural disasters

• Horizons

  Call of duties: how emission taxes on imports could transform the global LNG market

  • 21 3月 2024

  In this March edition of Horizons, we assess the carbon intensity of LNG projects around the world and consider the implications of carbon tax scenarios across a range of importing countries.

• News Release

  US solar market ready for rebound after tumultuous first half of 2022

  • 08 9月 2022

  Inflation Reduction Act and tariff pause provide market optimism following Q2 slowdown

• News Release

  Global wind turbine order intake breaks record in Q2

  • 12 9月 2022

  Strong activity in China pushed global wind turbine order intake to 43 gigawatts (GW) in quarter two of 2022, a new record, and up 36% from year-ago levels. This equates to an estimated $18.1 billion, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Climate policies trigger 1.9% upgrade QoQ in global wind power

  • 03 10月 2022

  Global wind power is expected to see an 1.9% increase of installed capacity Quarter on Quarter (QoQ), an equivalent of 25.6 gigawatts (GW), between 2022 and 2031 according to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• Webinar

  Webinar | European Power: Navigating the energy crisis

  • 01 11月 2022

  As Europe's energy crisis escalates, high power prices drive short-term actions to ease the burden on consumers while policy markers consider enduring, structural change in markets. The evolving background is very uncertain, making the dynamics of power markets challenging to navigate – how will these conditions shape power's ability to meet the challenges of the continuing energy transition?

• News Release

  Latin America offshore wind to see 34 GW of installed capacity by 2050

  • 18 10月 2022

  Driven by the growth of off-grid green hydrogen projects, Latin America will see a sharp increase in offshore wind projects, with capacity reaching 34 Gigawatts (GW) by 2050, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• News Release

  Five themes dominating China’s energy scene in 2022

  • 27 1月 2022

  Economic growth, stability in energy prices, energy transition, dual-control targets and relations with the US, are the top five themes to watch out for in China’s energy outlook this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

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

  • 25 1月 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.

• News Release

  Time to act as momentum builds for CCUS and hydrogen

  • 31 1月 2022

  This year companies and governments will need to make good on the pledges they made on energy transition technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and low-carbon hydrogen, says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK). In a new report, CCUS and hydrogen: 5 things to look for in 2022, the global energy consultancy points out the huge momentum behind both CCUS and low-carbon hydrogen in 2021, with announcements of new projects, policies and investment as COP26 spurred companies’ net zero targets.

• News Release

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

  • 08 2月 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).

• News Release

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

  • 17 2月 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.

• News Release

  Solar growth trajectory remains uncertain as federal legislation stalls

  • 10 3月 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.

• Content

  Let's Share the Sun

  • 07 3月 2022

  Wood Mackenzie and Let’s Share the Sun Foundation aspires to facilitate the use of solar energy in poor communities around the world. Together our mission is to raise funds to support energy access in Puerto Rico.

• News Release

  US energy storage market sets Q4 record for new installations

  • 24 3月 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).

• News Release

  Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s European Power & Renewables Conference

  • 24 3月 2022

  Join executives from EDF Energy, Renewable Energy Institute and Société Générale as Europe’s energy sector gears up for critical transformation

• Comment

  Earthquake in Japan impacts power sector

  • 21 3月 2022

  Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake reported off Fukushima, Japan, Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Yamato Kawamata gives an overview of the impact on the power sector.

• Content

  Security alert: five lessons from the energy crisis

  • 21 4月 2022

  The crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the most significant shock to world energy markets since the 1970s. Read more.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Next generation PV: Utilizing ultra high power modules

  • 19 5月 2022

  The world is committed to carbon neutrality and building a new power system with the energy transition that is underway. The global PV industry has entered its fastest-growing period by leaps and bounds. As for PV field, only a lower LCOE and higher value can accelerate the replacement of fossil energy such as coal and crude oil, and promote the realization of the "dual carbon" goals.

• Content

  Sea change: navigating the trillion-dollar offshore wind opportunity

  • 18 5月 2022

  Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation of the global economy. Read more.

• News Release

  Ammonia co-firing in thermal power plants could be worth US$100 billion in 2050

  • 18 5月 2022

  While hydrogen can be used in many sectors, its derivative, ammonia, has emerged as a key tool to provide flexible power generation and integrate variable renewables. Analysis by Wood Mackenzie shows that a 10% ammonia co-firing in global coal plants would translate to 200 million tonnes (Mt) of ammonia demand, a potential market of US$100 billion by 2050.

• Opinion

  Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?

  • 19 5月 2022

  By investing across complex supply chains, Chinese companies have integrated rare earth mining, processing, metal production and magnet manufacturing, allowing China to then dominate high value-add sectors including drivetrains for electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

• News Release

  Soaring solar raw materials prices could thwart REPowerEU plans

  • 30 5月 2022

  The REPowerEU initiative has the potential to add at least 420 gigawatts (GW) of solar installations by 2030; however, rising solar raw material costs could become the stumbling block to achieving this goal, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Low-carbon hydrogen demand in refining could reach 50 Mtpa by 2050

  • 09 6月 2022

  Potential low-carbon (green or blue) hydrogen demand from the global refining sector could reach 50 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) by 2050, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Content

  Energy super basins: where the renewable, CCS and upstream stars align

  • 21 7月 2022

  The world’s need for sustainable energy is set to change the geography of the oil and gas industry, increasingly entwining it with renewables. The upstream industry of the 2030s and beyond, therefore, must focus on where its synergies with new energies are strongest.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables APAC Conference 2022 open for registration

  • 29 6月 2022

  Wood Mackenzie announces the launch of the second edition of its Power & Renewables Asia Pacific (APAC) Virtual Conference on July 26 – 28.