• Opinion

  How coronavirus could affect the grid edge in 2020

  • 30 4月 2020

  The start of 2020 has already seen significant momentum around electrification and grid edge innovation. However, challenges lie ahead due to the pandemic.

• Opinion

  Is green hydrogen metallurgical coal’s kryptonite?

  • 11 5月 2020

  With all carbon-intensive industries firmly in the crosshairs of international emission reduction targets, the steel industry has no choice but to investigate low or zero-carbon emission technologies. Enter green steel and green hydrogen – will this duo be the end for metallurgical coal and carbon-based steel production?

• Opinion

  Coronavirus: tracking the impact on European gas, power and chemicals

  • 22 4月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a seismic effect. How is it affecting gas, power and chemicals markets?

• Opinion

  Beyond inexpensive supply in North American power markets

  • 31 3月 2020

  The margin of error for meeting project returns has narrowed substantially in recent years. Competition for offtake contracts in wind and solar that secure the bottom for investors has become intense. This means that developers are increasingly taking more power delivery risks in the near-term to win contracts, while backloading their own returns into the distant future. 

• Opinion

  Is China embarking on a major expansion of coal-fired power generation?

  • 31 3月 2020

  As energy companies worldwide grapple with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, long-term planning continues. Ahead of the release of the 14th five-year plan early next year, recent announcements from several key players in the country’s power sector indicate China is considering a major investment spree in coal-fired generation.

• Opinion

  How the coronavirus crisis is driving a global wind market downgrade

  • 24 3月 2020

  The coronavirus crisis will cause global wind additions in 2020 to decline by 4.9GW when compared to Wood Mackenzie’s previous projections. Due to other market changes since Wood Mackenzie’s Q4 2019 update, total forecast wind additions for 2020 is now expected to be 73GW.

• Opinion

  Will there be a bailout for the hard-pressed US shale industry?

  • 13 3月 2020

  As US E&Ps are battered by plunging oil prices, the Trump administration is considering offering them financial support. This and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  5 factors that will determine the economic impact of coronavirus

  • 12 3月 2020

  Principal Economist Peter Martin’s 2000-word report “Global spread of Covid-19 derailing the world economy” examines the impact of coronavirus on the world economy. Get the highlights of Peter’s research here or purchase the full report for a more in-depth discussion.

• Content

  Coronavirus Guide

  • 03 3月 2020

  How might coronavirus impact global energy and commodity markets? Our team of experts from across the energy value chain are monitoring the immediate and future impact of coronavirus on global commodity and energy markets. 

• Opinion

  Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

  • 21 2月 2020

  The Amazon founder plans a new strategy: giving grants to scientists and activists, rather than making investments in energy technologies. That and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  What’s behind the energy storage boom?

  • 06 4月 2020

  We answer frequently asked questions about the fast-growing energy storage market

• Featured

  What does the Fiat Chrysler Peugeot SA merger mean for the electric car market?

  • 28 2月 2020

  How will the Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger work? What electric cars do Fiat Chrysler make? Wood Mackenzie answers your frequently asked questions about the $50 billion merger.

• Featured

  The EU’s new carbon tax at the border

  • 31 1月 2020

  The European Commission is proposing a new emissions-based import duty to prevent “carbon leakage”, but could face opposition from the US. This and more from Ed Crooks in this week's Energy Pulse.

• The Edge

  Future energy – green hydrogen

  • 04 2月 2020

  Zero-carbon energy is the future. In the Edge this week we look at green hydrogen and its potential to speed up decarbonisation and get the world onto a 2-degree pathway.

• Featured

  A better year ahead for battery raw materials?

  • 30 1月 2020

  Will 2020 provide a respite for battery raw materials after a year of falling electric vehicle demand, weak prices and oversupply?

• Opinion

  How Asia’s NOCs can learn to stop worrying and love the energy transition

  • 28 1月 2020

  All oil and gas companies are in a state of flux. Driven by the energy transition, upstream supply must now be low cost, low risk and, increasingly, lower carbon. Lenders and shareholders seek clear strategies on emissions reduction, while still expecting the returns that attracted them to oil and gas companies in the first place.

• Opinion

  How the top microgrid developers do business

  • 09 1月 2020

  American microgrid developers are taking two distinct approaches

• Opinion

  Is Northeast Asia finally tackling its coal dependency as air quality deteriorates?

  • 14 1月 2020

  As 2019 ended, I visited clients in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei and was struck by how rapidly concern over emissions has escalated and is now driving energy policy change. I believe this trend could accelerate in 2020, with important implications for companies and the fuel mix across the region.

• The Edge

  What changed energy markets in the 2010s?

  • 14 1月 2020

  Can a decade be a turning point? So much happened in the energy sector, the 2010s might be seen as just that.

• The Edge

  Identifying key risks and uncertainties in 2020

  • 17 12月 2019

  Energy markets are in the midst of profound change – we're getting used to that. But what big, identifiable key risks might lurk in the shadows in the next 12 months that could make us change our view for 2020 and beyond? Here are five.

• Featured

  Predictions for 2020

  • 19 12月 2019

  For the last Energy Pulse of 2019, WoodMac experts have given their predictions of what to expect in 2020. Their forecasts include: a slowdown in US oil production growth; further asset sales by the large international oil companies; strong growth in solar power to give another record year for installations; mounting pressure from investors over climate risk and financial strength; rising carbon emissions, and a revival in awareness of the importance of metals to the energy transition. There are also our selections of the Quote of the Year and Chart of the Year.

• Featured

  When will Tesla make a profit?

  • 22 1月 2020

  When will Tesla make a profit? Will Tesla make a small car? Who makes Tesla batteries? Wood Mackenzie answers your frequently asked questions about US car manufacturer Tesla.

• Opinion

  The Asia energy market outlook for 2020

  • 06 1月 2020

  A new year, a new decade and a lot of uncertainty across Asia’s energy markets. To kick off 2020 I spoke to several WoodMac analysts in the region to hear their predictions for the coming 12 months. I hope their thinking might surprise you!

• Featured

  The greening of BlackRock: What it means for energy

  • 17 1月 2020

  In Ed Crooks' Energy Pulse this week: BlackRock puts sustainability front and centre, China agrees to import more US energy and Microsoft aims for negative emissions.

• The Edge

  COP29 key takeaways

  • 25 11月 2024

  Progress on finance and carbon, but still much to do in Belém

• Opinion

  The changing shape of European energy storage

  • 26 11月 2024

  A diverse grid-scale market is evolving and maturing rapidly, with key players increasingly dominant

• Opinion

  What happened at COP29?

  • 27 11月 2024

  Ed Crooks discusses the outcomes of COP29 with Energy Gang regulars Melissa Lott and Amy Harder. They dive into what was agreed upon and its implications for the global energy transition. Joining them is Anca Gurzu, who covered the talks live in Baku.

• Opinion

  Offshore drilling and completion inflation expected to slow amid cooling floater market

  • 04 12月 2024

  The floater market has been a bull one the last few years, and rig rates are at decade highs, but the market is showing signs of cooling as operators show capital discipline and appetites for risky projects diminish

• Opinion

  What does a second Trump term mean for US solar?

  • 03 12月 2024

  Could the repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act reshape the future of US solar? Hear Sylvia Leyva Martinez and Martin Pochtaruk from Heliene tackle policy changes, trade challenges and the critical skills gap in solar manufacturing.

• Opinion

  Bonus episode from COP29: Getting real about methane emissions

  • 10 12月 2024

  More than 100 countries have pledged to cut methane emissions, with not much to show for it so far. What is being done to change that?