Portugal's world record-breaking solar PV auction

• 12 8月 2019

Portugal is now the country with the world’s lowest-cost solar PV contract. The lowest tariff awarded in the country’s first solar PV auction – held in July 2019 – was just €14.76/MWh, or US$16.54/MWh at today’s exchange rates. This narrowly beats the recent US$16.95/MWh contract awarded in Brazil.

Strategic vendors and European utilities dominate EV charging M&A activity

• 05 9月 2019

Strategic vendors - companies that offer products or services in the EV market - and European utilities were responsible for over 80% of electric vehicle (EV) charging M&A activity from 2010 through H1 2019, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

Wind turbine order capacity hit a record high in Q2 2019

• 04 9月 2019

Global wind turbine order intake increased 111% YoY, overtaking the previous record set in Q4 2018 by 13.2GW, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

US residential energy storage surges

• 10 9月 2019

A record 35 megawatts of residential storage was deployed in Q2 as a result of rising customer interest and support incentives in more state markets

Coal is still king in Southeast Asia’s power market

• 25 9月 2019

According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel source in power generation, peaking at 2027 before slowing down and accounting for 36% of the region’s generation mix in 2040.

Record low price for offshore wind in CfD round 3 auction

• 20 9月 2019

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) this morning revealed the results of the UK government’s third Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round.

CPIH and Equinor sign cooperation agreement on offshore wind

• 25 9月 2019

CPIH (China Power International Holding) and Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind in China and Europe.

Total expands partnership with Adani on India's gas market

• 14 10月 2019

Total announced today its partnership with Adani Group which includes two LNG terminals, Dhamra in East India and potentially Mundra in the West, as well as Adani Gas Limited, one of the 4 main distributors of city gas in India of which Adani holds 74.8% and of which Total will acquire 37.4%.

Acciona in Nordex takeover bid

• 08 10月 2019

Acciona will launch a 100% takeover of German manufacturer Nordex after increasing its majority share in the turbine maker to 36.27%.

Unplanned solar plant repairs to cost industry $16 billion over next 6 years

• 08 10月 2019

Annual solar plant operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will grow from nearly $4.5 billion in 2019 to just over $9 billion in 2024. This increase is due to future demand growth and current installed capacity. Unplanned repairs alone can cost owners up to $3,000/MW/year, based on an average-sized solar power system of 50MW, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

Balance-of-systems costs for US non-residential storage to drop

• 24 10月 2019

Non-residential storage system costs will fall by 27% in the US over the next five years, according to new research from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Vietnam becomes Southeast Asia’s hottest solar PV market

• 01 11月 2019

Vietnam is now the leader in Southeast Asia’s solar photovoltaic (PV) market with the largest installed capacity in the region.

Renewable electricity to deliver on Europe’s 2030 climate-energy goals

• 07 11月 2019

If European member states deliver their individual National Energy and Climate Plans, renewables will account for around 53% of power supply in 2030. Europe is on track to hit this target, although the performance of individual countries will vary, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Europe and North America will have over 1 million workplace EV chargers by 2025

• 06 11月 2019

The North America and Europe workplace EV charging markets could surpass a combined 500,000 charger units in 2022 and reach over 1.25 million by 2025, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

Europe to spearhead renewable energy cost reductions for offshore wind through 2028

• 18 11月 2019

Europe’s levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for bottom-fixed offshore wind will fall from an average of $133/MWh in 2019 to $51/MWh in 2028, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie.

Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation bill to hit US$3.5 trillion in 2040

• 12 11月 2019

Recent research by Wood Mackenzie indicates that Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation bill could hit US$3.5 trillion by 2040. This includes investments in solar, wind, hydrogen, nuclear, and hydro power, collectively referred to as zero-carbon energy between now and 2040, under Wood Mackenzie’s accelerated transition scenario.

Volkswagen to become world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer by 2028

• 14 1月 2020

Volkswagen has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Included in its roadmap for reaching this target is a plan to manufacture 22 million electric vehicles by 2028. Wood Mackenzie expects the company to miss this target. However, according to Wood Mackenzie's analysis, VW will hit 14 million EVs by 2028 - making it the world's largest EV manufacturer by the end of the decade.

Will renewables displace conventional fuels in Asia’s growth markets in the 2020s?

• 05 2月 2020

In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade.

Global onshore wind industry to reach maturity in 2020s

• 05 2月 2020

Solar power has emerged as the biggest threat to onshore wind's dominance in the decarbonisation battle. However, the tools available to the wind sector to combat this challenge are diminishing, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Can offshore wind sustain double-digit growth?

• 06 2月 2020

According to Wood Mackenzie figures, offshore wind will constitute 25% of total wind demand in 2028 - up from 10% in 2019 - and will narrow the gap with offshore upstream oil and gas in terms of capital expenditure deployment.

French major Total to take 50% stake in Adani solar unit

• 07 2月 2020

Speaking after French major Total announced it planned to buy a 50% stake in Indian company Adani Green Energy’s solar unit, Tom Heggarty, principal analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice, said: “Total has been extremely active in the power and renewables M&A market as it seeks to diversify its activities and grow its exposure to the zero-carbon power sector."

Global battery electric vehicle sales to surge in 2020s

• 10 2月 2020

The second half of the 2010s saw the rebirth of the battery electric vehicle (BEV).

Brazil’s consumers ‘pay price’ for power costs problems

• 12 2月 2020

New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the fuel pricing mechanism used by Brazil’s Energy Planning Agency (EPE) in the country’s power auctions does not align with the New Gas Market programme – and Brazilian electricity consumers may pay the price for this.

US storage market sets power capacity record with Q4 2019 deployments

• 10 3月 2020

The United States energy storage sector set a power capacity record in Q4 2019, deploying 186.4 megawatts (MW) and 364.2 megawatt-hours (MWh) of storage.

State of the Market: webinar series

• 01 4月 2020

2020 Wood Mackenzie Japan and Korea Power & Renewables Webinar Series

• 09 6月 2020

To help you better understand the trends that are shaping Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets in the 2020s, Wood Mackenzie is delighted to invite you to our upcoming webinar series in June 2020.

Coronavirus restrictions set to hit US utility-scale solar projects

• 01 4月 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a material impact on utility-scale solar installations in the US this year, and perhaps even into 2021. In its Coronavirus: US Solar PV Supply Chain and Utility-Scale Market Risk report, Wood Mackenzie says that, in a best-case scenario, the market could see up to four weeks of supply delays affecting a few hundred MWs of modules and inverters. This, combined with construction disruptions, could translate into as much as 2 GWdc of project development delays in 2020.

Global wind power capacity to grow by 112% over next 10 years

• 26 3月 2020

Global wind power capacity additions are expected to sit at an annual average of 77GW from 2020 to 2029, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Webinar: Will coronavirus accelerate or decelerate the energy transition?

• 15 4月 2020

Join Wood Mackenzie for its new webinar series, Connecting Conversations. Twice a month, we will bring together a panel of experts to discuss energy’s most pressing questions.

Webinar | North American Power Markets Update

• 14 4月 2020

During this webinar, principal power analyst Rob Whaley will present new Wood Mackenzie research on North American power markets. The webinar will cover: 1) Sagging power prices and increasing curtailment risks as renewables penetration rises 2) The strain on North American grid infrastructure as interconnection queues continue to swell 3) Disparate timelines between the deployment of renewable generation assets and the necessary grid infrastructure required to support them, and increasing risk on financiers of power projects. Plus, join the Q&A for a discussion about potential coronavirus impacts.