• 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

  Batteries: powering the fight against climate change

  • 22 4月 2020

  Why investment in battery manufacturing and storage technologies is critical to limiting global warming to 2°C

• 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

  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

  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.

• 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. 

• 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.

• 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

• 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

  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.

• 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

  International explorers steer clear of Alaska’s wildlife refuge

  • 08 1月 2021

  Reputational, legal and political risks meant there was little interest in a first-ever lease sale in the area. But Alaska’s oil industry has other more promising prospects

• 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

  Can the US offshore wind industry reach Biden’s 30 GW target?

  • 03 8月 2021

  State-level mandates and targets have helped the offshore wind industry take its first steps in the US. Strong federal support – and an ambitious target – could now see it really take off.

• Opinion

  COP26: how the energy and natural resources industries are responding to climate change challenges

  • 04 8月 2021

  After a year of delay due to Covid-19, COP26 will define the next five years’ climate ambitions. In this week’s COP26 briefing, we explore the issues facing the energy transition and the challenges around carbon emissions

• Editorial

  Climate change, DERs, and other updates from the grid edge in Q3

  • 30 10月 2020

  Each quarter, Wood Mackenzie’s grid edge analysts release an update on what’s going on in the markets they cover.

• Opinion

  Electric vehicle infrastructure investment trends to watch

  • 29 7月 2021

  Just as EV sales are accelerating, so too must the development of supporting infrastructure. How has investment activity evolved over the last decade – and what could that mean for the future?

• Opinion

  Green or blue? The colour of Australia’s hydrogen money

  • 20 7月 2021

  The race is on to dominate the low-carbon hydrogen industry – can Australia lead the way? What's the outlook for blue and green hydrogen development?

• Opinion

  Electrification: essential to decarbonisation but with major challenges ahead

  • 20 7月 2021

  The building and transportation sectors account for 33% of global CO2 emissions, making the electrification of those sectors key to decarbonisation.

• Opinion

  US community solar market faces a near-term peak

  • 27 7月 2021

  Current incentives will drive growth in US community solar for the next two years – but a decline could follow if programs and incentives are not expanded.

• Opinion

  The global electric vehicle race is heating up

  • 11 8月 2021

  Battery electric vehicles will be the dominant form of road transport by 2050. Tesla is currently leading the EV charge, but could Volkswagen move into the top spot?

• Opinion

  Three lessons the renewables boom can learn from the shale bust

  • 21 7月 2021

  What could the renewable energy industry and its investors learn from shale's experience? A few interesting points of comparison are starting to emerge.

• Opinion

  Floating solar farms making waves across Asia-Pacific

  • 12 7月 2021

  This year, countries that rank in the top ten for FPV demand will hold 84% of global market share and this is forecast to increase to 86% by 2026. Of these ten countries, eight sit within Asia-Pacific. So, what is driving FPV growth in the region?

• Opinion

  Could China lead the global energy storage market by 2030?

  • 07 7月 2021

  China’s energy storage strategy could unlock its net-zero ambitions.

• Opinion

  China’s economic power surge

  • 07 7月 2021

  China's National Bureau of Statistics could never be accused of hyperbole. With its recent data release showing China achieved record Q1 economic growth of just over 18% year-on-year, the bureau announced that "the national economy made a good start" to 2021.

• Opinion

  Will India set a net zero target?

  • 24 6月 2021

  As COP26 approaches, pressure on India to commit to net zero is increasing. Global action on climate change is firmly at the top of the political agenda.

• Opinion

  What ‘vehicle-to-everything’ electric vehicle pilots mean for the grid

  • 23 6月 2021

  As rates of bus electrification continue to rise globally, fleet operators are looking to a novel solution to drive down costs and smooth the transition: vehicle-to-everything (V2X). What’s the potential of this technology, and what stands in the way of commercialisation?