• 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie scales renewable markets data reach as Canadian Solar joins Lens Power Development Partner Program

  • 29 4月 2022

  Wood Mackenzie welcomes Canadian Solar as a development partner for its industry-leading Lens® decision intelligence platform, which delivers live data across the industrial landscapes of every global economy.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The Upstream Dealmaking Playbook, Redefined by Southwestern Energy

  • 27 7月 2022

  While conducting due diligence, are you wasting time pulling down a VDR, organizing files, manipulating key datasets and assigning contracts for the highest allocated properties? Does it ever feel like you're just throwing money and people at the problem?

• News Release

  U.S. storage market sets new installation record in Q3 2021

  • 09 12月 2021

  The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the third quarter of 2021, with new system installations totalling 3,515 megawatt hours (MWh). Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VSK), and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, released today, said with market momentum building, it is likely this storage market record will be broken in the fourth quarter.

• Comment

  Chesapeake ties up Vine in cash-and-stock deal

  • 11 8月 2021

  Speaking after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said: “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation."

• Webinar

  Webinar | In the face of supply chain and policy uncertainties, TrinaPro helps you manage your risks

  • 14 9月 2021

  Join us to discuss the challenges surrounding solar supply chain and policy uncertainties and find out how TrinaPro can help.

• News Release

  US storage market continues to grow in Q2 2021

  • 09 9月 2021

  According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VSK), and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report, 345 megawatts (MW) of new energy storage systems were brought online in the second quarter of 2021.

• Webinar

  North America power markets: outlook to 2050

  • 09 9月 2021

  Join our team of power experts on September 9th at 2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT PST as we explore what changes to the anticipated regulatory structure of North American power markets mean for energy, capacity, and REC pricing.

• News Release

  Can the US rise to meet the net-zero emissions challenge?

  • 16 9月 2021

  US President Joe Biden has a transformational goal: he wants the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, building on the net-zero power sector he wants in place by 2035. Can the US meet this challenge? According to new research released today by global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), the US is likely to struggle to achieve Biden’s ambitions. Technological limitations, policy design, market structures and even the United States’ political and constitutional foundations may hamper progress.

• Comment

  ITC extension could power 44% boost in solar deployment

  • 01 11月 2021

  Proposed legislation to extend the investment credit tax (ITC) would have a profound impact on the US solar industry, Wood Mackenzie analysis shows, potentially increasing deployments by 44% over the next decade. But the extension, currently before Congress as part of a budget reconciliation package, will not be enough to achieve 80% carbon-free electricity generation by 2030.

• News Release

  US energy storage market sets Q1 record for deployments

  • 08 6月 2021

  According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 910 megawatt-hours (MWh) of new energy storage systems were brought online in Q1 2021. This is an increase of 252% over Q1 of last year, making it the biggest Q1 so far for the US storage market.

• News Release

  US solar market passes 100 GW milestone

  • 15 6月 2021

  The US solar market surpassed 100 gigawatts (GWdc) of installed electric generating capacity, doubling the size of the industry over the last 3.5 years, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report, released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Long-term LNG set to remain a buyers’ market

  • 15 6月 2021

  The liquefied natural gas (LNG) long term contract market and LNG spot market are travelling in opposite directions. The long-term buyers’ market is only likely to end when it becomes clear that demand will outstrip new supply available from Qatar and Russia, global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said.

• Opinion

  Clearing the red tape around renewables | Podcast

  • 10 3月 2023

  On this week’s episode, Dr. Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert join Ed Crooks to explore critical topics in the energy industry. They discuss the steps needed to unlock investment in renewable energy projects, energy security concerns following recent geopolitical events, and the latest innovations in battery chemistry.

• Opinion

  The indefinite Inflation Reduction Act: will tax credits for renewables be around for decades?

  • 08 3月 2023

  The IRA’s clean electricity tax credits will likely be extended well beyond 2032 – representing trillions of dollars for new renewables and storage projects.

• Opinion

  Permitting reform could help ease US grid bottlenecks

  • 10 3月 2023

  Proposals to expedite infrastructure projects are back on the agenda. They could help ease strains created by the rapid growth in renewables.

• Opinion

  Green hydrogen: what the Inflation Reduction Act means for production economics and carbon intensity

  • 14 3月 2023

  Annual matching requirements for new IRA tax credits could kick-start economically competitive green hydrogen production.

• Opinion

  Willow project shows President Biden’s support for oil production

  • 17 3月 2023

  Balancing climate goals with demands for cheap energy is not easy. The administration is under attack for favoring increased US oil supply

• Opinion

  A tale of two cities: comparing the Houston and Corpus Christi crude hubs

  • 22 3月 2023

  After decades with Houston at the heart of the US Gulf Coast crude value chain, shifting legislation and trade flows have brought about change.

• Opinion

  Shake-up on the US distributed solar leaderboard

  • 27 3月 2023

  Market consolidation slows as competition intensifies for US solar installers and equipment suppliers.

• Opinion

  The US clean energy boom: What might stop it?

  • 10 2月 2023

  Robbie Orvis and Amy Myers-Jaffe, join Ed Crooks on today’s Energy Gang episode to discuss barriers that need to be addressed in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act to ensure the continued growth of low carbon energy in the US.

• Opinion

  Asia’s nuclear power surge

  • 15 2月 2023

  Is nuclear key to net zero in Asia?

• Opinion

  US grid edge deal flow surges

  • 01 3月 2023

  Key trends from our latest Grid Edge Quarterly Briefing

• Opinion

  Climate Change is Shaping Our Most Important Decisions in the Energy Transition

  • 24 2月 2023

  Ed Crooks and Melissa Lott are joined by Dr Sarah Kapnick from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to understand the consequences of a warming world is essential for making the right decisions as trillions of dollars are invested in energy production around the world.

• Partnered Content

  Utility-scale solar moves over hills and under clouds (reducing power production)

  • 01 3月 2023

  How SmarTrack™ machine learning improves solar energy gains

• Opinion

  Tesla cost-cutting a sign of EV revolution

  • 03 3月 2023

  Tesla is working on an affordable electric car which could transform the market