• News Release

  Majors start shaping strategies to capture a piece of the renewables action

  • 26 9月 2017

  Renewable energy sources are set to radically reshape global energy markets. For the Majors, this poses a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but is also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios.

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  Batteries & renewables to start displacing gas

  • 26 7月 2017

  A joint research report conducted by Wood Mackenzie and GTM Research assessing generation economics concludes that declining renewables and energy storage costs will increasingly squeeze out gas-fired generation in South Australia as early as 2025.

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  UK car ban will have "massive impact on markets"

  • 26 7月 2017

  We took a closer look at the impact of the UK government’s proposal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040.

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  Alternate battery technology vendor ecosystem growing rapidly

  • 16 8月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables expects new flavours of NMC chemistry, including 532 (5 parts nickel, 3 parts manganese, and 2 parts cobalt) and 622 (6 parts nickel, 2 parts manganese, and 2 parts cobalt) to start gaining market share by 2019.

• News Release

  EVs up to 67% less emissions intensive than ICE cars

  • 05 9月 2018

  A typical mid-size electric vehicle (EV) can generate up to 67% lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than a gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) car on a well-to-wheel basis.

• News Release

  What do the US mid-term election results mean for renewable energy?

  • 21 11月 2018

  The results of this year's U.S. mid-term elections may open a path for higher renewable portfolio standards and gigawatts of solar and wind deployments, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  US energy storage project pipeline doubles in 2018, nears 33 GW

  • 06 12月 2018

  The pipeline for energy storage projects in the U.S. has doubled this year, ballooning to 32.9 gigawatts, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). While not all of the projects will come to fruition, this ...

• News Release

  New dual-credit scheme can elevate Chinese electric vehicles industry

  • 19 1月 2018

  Under heavy subsidies from the government, China's electric vehicles (EV) market has grown exponentially to overtake the United States as the world's largest EV market. However with subsidies fading out in two years' time, the Chinese government and EV manufacturers are pressed for time to sustain the growth momentum in EVs. Wood Mackenzie's latest research reveals that China's proposed dual-credit scheme can reshape the EV market for a more sustainable development beyond the abolishment of subsidies in 2020. The EV penetration rate is projected to hit 17% in 2035 as a result.

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  World heading for a 3°C warming trajectory, as political headwinds slow the energy transition

  • 02 5月 2024

  A five-year delay to the energy transition could see the global average temperature rise to 3°C above pre-industrial levels.

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  US energy storage market breaks installation record in Q4 2023

  • 20 3月 2024

  The US energy storage market shattered previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236 megawatts (MW) installed over the period, a 100% increase from Q3 according to a new report released today.

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  Record highs for global wind turbine order intake in 2023

  • 18 3月 2024

  Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2023 with 155 gigawatts (GW) procured for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie and Let’s Share the Sun donate solar PV and energy storage system to women’s shelter in Puerto Rico

  • 08 3月 2024

  On International Women’s Day, Wood Mackenzie, in partnership Let’s Share the Sun and other third parties, dedicated 51 solar panels and battery storage to a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Puerto Rico. The fully installed 25 kW-DC system will provide a significant portion of the shelter’s power needs.

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  Government tenders to drive 102 GW of global renewable capacity in 2024

  • 07 3月 2024

  More than 100 gigawatts (GW) of global renewable energy capacity is expected to be tendered in 2024. With more than 60 GW to be offshore wind, the overall volume is set to grow as the year progresses and will match 2023 levels.

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  Asia Pacific could become a global leader in the energy transition

  • 21 2月 2024

  Home to half of the world’s population and contributing a third to the global GDP, the Asia Pacific region is expected to maintain a 50% share of global primary energy demand and a 60% share of global carbon emissions until 2050. This trend is unlikely to change without strong policy action and investment. However, the region still has the potential to turn these challenges into opportunities and become a global leader in the energy transition.

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  Wood Mackenzie donates solar power system to domestic violence shelter in Puerto Rico

  • 06 3月 2025

  To honor the upcoming International Women’s Day, Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with Let’s Share the Sun and other third parties, recently donated 24 solar panels and 2 batteries of storage to a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Puerto Rico. The fully installed 10.8 kW-DC system and 27.2 kWh battery will provide a significant portion of the shelter’s power needs.

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  Solar adds more new capacity to the grid in 2024 than any energy technology in the past two decades

  • 11 3月 2025

  The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, solar and storage account for 84% of all new electric generating capacity added to the grid last year.

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  Energy storage’s meteoric rise breaks another record

  • 19 3月 2025

  The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in 2024 with 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of installations across all segments, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie. The report shows a total of 12,314 megawatts (MW) and 37,143 megawatt hours (MWh) deployed, representing increases of 33% and 34% respectively over 2023 numbers.

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  Wood Mackenzie launches Lens Power & Renewables

  • 04 3月 2025

  Wood Mackenzie, the global insight business for renewables, energy, and natural resources, has launched Lens Power & Renewables, a new suite of products with interconnected data, analytics, and insights to navigate the energy transition.

• News Release

  South America to add 160 GW of solar PV capacity by 2034

  • 05 3月 2025

  Wood Mackenzie's latest report on the South American solar PV market reveals that the region will add 160 GWdc of solar capacity between 2025 and 2034, driven by diversification efforts, growing power demand, and favourable system economics. The report "South America Solar PV Market Outlook 2025" provides a comprehensive analysis of the region's solar energy landscape, power sector dynamics, 10-year solar PV installation outlook, and policy impacts across key markets.

• News Release

  Proposed US tariffs could increase onshore wind costs by up to 7%, says Wood Mackenzie

  • 11 2月 2025

  New trade tariffs and increased import restrictions in the US onshore wind power sector could lead to higher overall costs, threatening project viability and potentially slowing growth in the industry, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s Grid Edge Innovation Summit 2022

  • 10 11月 2022

  Join executives from Shell Recharge Solutions, Exelon, BMW, and General Motors, as event looks at current trends, challenges and drivers shaping the grid edge

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  Solar PV to overtake onshore wind in Latin America from 2023

  • 16 11月 2022

  Solar PV will become the most cost-competitive technology in Latin America from 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest research report, ‘Latin America levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)’ which examines the power technology and generation landscape across the region to 2050. Solar will also displace onshore wind, currently the most attractive renewable energy source in Brazil, by 2025.

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  Power facilities to potentially use 100 Mt of low-carbon ammonia as feedstock by 2050

  • 17 11月 2022

  As one of the most-used petrochemicals in the world, ammonia offers a bevy of decarbonization and energy market opportunities, including the potential to provide 100 million tonnes (Mt) into the power sector by 2050 in a high-case scenario. However, without strong policy support, low-carbon ammonia may remain an untapped market, according to “Avoiding Pand-Ammonia” a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  US microgrid market develops at rapid pace, with capacity reaching 10 GW in 2022

  • 06 2月 2023

  The US microgrid market reached 10 gigawatts (GW) in the third quarter of 2022, with more than 7 GW in operation and the rest in planning or construction stages, according to latest analysis from Wood Mackenzie’s Grid Edge Service.

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  Public EV charging market in North America on track for rapid growth

  • 22 3月 2023

  As electric vehicle (EV) adoption continues to rise, the market for public charging networks in North America is forecast to grow rapidly by 2050, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest ‘Commercial landscape of EV charging networks in North America’ report.

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  Policy-driven supply constraints cause steep drop in solar installations in 2022

  • 09 3月 2023

  According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2022 Year in Review released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, utility-scale installations fell by 31% year-over-year to 11.8 GW, the sector’s lowest total since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Emissions crackdown could fast-track Australian CCS projects

  • 06 4月 2023

  A revision to the Safeguard Mechanism, legislation that requires Australia’s largest emitters to cut direct emissions (known as Scope 1 emissions,) could trigger a spike in carbon, capture and storage (CCS) projects in the region, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Wood Mackenzie supports the installation of 252 solar panels in energy impoverished areas of Puerto Rico

  • 11 4月 2023

  A team of six professionals from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie traveled to energy-impoverished areas of Puerto Rico last month to install solar panels and energy storage systems on homes and a women’s shelter as part of an ongoing charitable project with Let’s Share the Sun Foundation.

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  Tesla Solar Roof deployments miss expectations

  • 30 3月 2023

  Since the launch of the Tesla Solar Roof (“Solar Roof”) in 2016, Wood Mackenzie estimates that approximately 3,000 Solar Roofs have been installed nationwide, with a total capacity of nearly 30 megawatts direct current (MWdc), missing Tesla’s stated goal of 1,000 installations per week.

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  Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2023

  • 09 5月 2023

  The solar and energy storage industries in North America continue to be catapulted forward by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the transition to a clean energy future.