• Opinion

  The trillion-dollar question: how will Asia Pacific meet power supply needs in the next decade?

  • 28 9月 2020

  The Asia Pacific power generation market will attract US$1.5 trillion of investment in the next 10 years. So what are the opportunities in the world’s fastest-growing power market?

• Opinion

  Radical reform and China’s pathway to carbon neutrality

  • 30 9月 2020

  Despite being both the world’s largest energy market and largest carbon emitter, China’s position has long been that responsibility to reduce global emissions rests with rich countries: you broke it, you fix it.

• Opinion

  Why the majors, electric utilities, and private equity firms all want to own US microgrids

  • 03 9月 2020

  The US microgrid market is growing, with a record 546 small power grids installed during 2019. Projects below 5MW are increasingly attractive to a wide range of investors.

• 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

  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

  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

  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

  The outlook for renewable generation across Asia Pacific remains bright

  • 19 5月 2020

  Pre-pandemic, APAC would account for 67% of global power demand growth through to 2040. Such growth would require over US$1 trillion in new investment. Will the coronavirus pandemic derail this?

• Opinion

  Making sense of the TCFD recommendations

  • 20 5月 2020

  The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures released recommendations years ago but getting to grips with the finer details remains a challenge for companies.

• Opinion

  What will the 2020 elections mean for US energy?

  • 21 10月 2020

  The 2020 elections bring US energy policy to a fork in the road. Trump offers continuity, with some further easing of regulations on the oil, gas and coal industries. Biden offers a return to the Obama administration’s strategy of using regulation to cut emissions, and more ambitious moves if the Democrats win control of Congress.

• Opinion

  Three reasons why Europe is set to lose the energy storage race

  • 09 11月 2020

  Why doesn't Europe’s energy storage capacity match its renewables ambitions? And what lessons can it learn from leading markets?

• Opinion

  From proposal to execution: 5 challenges on the path to net zero

  • 24 11月 2020

  The energy transition raises many questions, including: how will we meet the flexibility requirements of evolving power systems? What role will hydrogen play in the new energy landscape? And can the energy transition’s materials needs be met?

• Opinion

  Microgrid finance 2020: The emergence of the 'Energy as a Service' business model

  • 24 11月 2020

  In news articles, press releases, and industry presentations, 'Energy as a Service' is highlighted as a new business model driving microgrid deployment in the United States. Examples include leading developers and suppliers including Schneider Electric, Enchanted Rock, Siemens and others.

• Opinion

  Nuclear – the cleanest dirty word

  • 10 12月 2020

  The reality is that Northeast Asia’s carbon neutral targets will be very difficult to meet by renewables alone, given the need to massively increase electrification. With the size of its future economy, the scale of the challenge is up to 10 times greater in China than Japan or South Korea. Given this, what will be the role of nuclear?

• Opinion

  Is net zero oil and gas production possible?

  • 05 1月 2021

  The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has committed to cutting operational emissions in half by 2030 and achieving net zero production by 2050. Operators have taken significant steps towards decarbonisation – but achieving these goals will take leaps forward in technology, policy and investment.

• Featured

  Will 2021 be a record-breaking year for renewables auctions in Europe?

  • 07 1月 2021

  What does 2021 have in store for European power markets? We look at the mammoth 45 GW of capacity in the renewables auction pipeline, and four other key themes to watch, from the European Green Deal to the return of power demand.

• Opinion

  Offshore wind: long-term promise after short-term decline

  • 04 2月 2021

  Annual installs dropped 29% in 2020, but FIDs for new capacity hit an all-time high and a record number of alliances were formed. With the scale of ambition increasing, what will 2021 bring?

• Opinion

  How Big Oil is set to transform the offshore wind sector

  • 05 4月 2021

  The Euro Majors’ huge renewables ambitions mean the winds of change are blowing. Who’s getting involved in offshore wind? What strategies are emerging? And what does it mean for the future of the sector?

• Opinion

  What do Japan’s soaring spot power prices mean for the energy transition?

  • 08 2月 2021

  Japan’s power prices were on an unprecedented rally in the first two weeks of 2021. What’s behind these historical highs, and what does it mean for the energy transition?

• Opinion

  Batteries with Chinese characteristics

  • 10 2月 2021

  At present, China accounts for almost 75% of global lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and this share is set to increase through the short term with its build-out of new facilities.

• Opinion

  Tracking the trajectory of the global energy storage market

  • 21 4月 2021

  Global energy storage deployment surged 62% in 2020, and we expect the global market to grow 27-fold by 2030. But where will growth come from? What technologies will triumph? And what will it all cost?

• Opinion

  Could Australia’s battery storage pipeline bottleneck thwart energy transition progress?

  • 26 4月 2021

  Australia has one of the lowest renewables cost premiums over fossil fuel in the APAC region and renewables (solar and wind) account for a fifth of total power generation. However, this has caused transmission constraints and put pressure on grid reliability. Australian utilities and regulators are looking to battery storage as a solution.

• Opinion

  Connect four: key findings from the first four editions of Horizons

  • 12 5月 2021

  Will falling costs secure solar’s dominance in power? Can Europe slash its emissions by 2030? Will China win the clean energy race? What would an accelerated energy transition mean for oil and gas prices? Find out in our Horizons recap.

• Opinion

  Next-stage decarbonisation in Europe: five key considerations

  • 18 5月 2021

  The EU’s target to cut emissions to 55% below 1990 levels by 2030 clearly acknowledges that decarbonisation cannot wait. But what will be needed to achieve near-term goals over the next decade? What are the key enablers and drivers in play?

• Partnered Content

  Innovation in EBOS: Lowering LCOE at Grid-Scale

  • 27 5月 2021

  This white paper explores how new Electric Balance of System (EBOS) technologies and processes are making sweeping improvements in grid-scale solar installation and operations.

• Partnered Content

  As solar cybersecurity becomes critical, industry collaboration and education become vital

  • 27 5月 2021

  This white paper provides insight into one of the world’s largest inverter/ESS manufacturers' (Sungrow) industry-leading cyber security platform through an analysis of both technical features as well as internal/external safeguarding process implementation.

• Partnered Content

  How solar software delivers ROI

  • 24 8月 2022

  This white paper provides insight into how solar software delivers ROI.

• Partnered Content

  How to maximize the potential of solar-plus-storage

  • 11 11月 2022

  This white paper provides insight into maximizing the potential of solar-plus-storage.

• Opinion

  Why green hydrogen is reaching a tipping point

  • 09 6月 2021

  An increasingly dynamic low-carbon hydrogen market has seen a deluge of government support, corporate commitments, announced projects and even bystander intrigue over the past 18 months. Ben Gallagher outlines five drivers of the green hydrogen boom.