There’s no transition without transmission. How can we make it easier to build?

• 28 5月 2024

Ed Crooks is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe and Shanu Mathew, to unpack the latest orders from FERC. What are the regulators trying to do, and why do some people object to their plans? And what will the proposed reforms mean for the energy transition in the electricity sector in the US?

Breaking down the barriers to grid innovation

• 31 5月 2024

When you need more transmission capacity to connect up wind and solar and data centres, but it’s hard to build new lines, innovative grid technologies could be the answer. The Biden administration is trying to break down barriers to deployment.

Is the IRA paying off for the US solar supply chain?

• 31 5月 2024

As the US solar supply chain industry faces multiple challenges, the jury is still out

Batteries: frequently asked questions

• 04 6月 2024

An introduction to batteries, from technical specifications to battery raw materials.

The state of the US energy storage market

• 20 6月 2024

Despite tariffs and interconnection issues in the supply chain, the US energy storage market is still seeing record-breaking growth

Can capitalism save the planet?

• 11 6月 2024

Can capitalism save the planet? Join Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut as they debate the role of private investment in tackling climate change. Discover contrasting perspectives in "The Price Is Wrong" and "Climate Capitalism."

Two years on from the IRA and the impact on solar and storage is clear

• 13 6月 2024

The 2024 Solar and Energy Storage Summit kicked off in San Francisco this week. We are joined by a roster of expert analysts and industry leaders to explore the key topics, technology, policy and financing of the solar and storage industries.

Going underground: reinventing resilience

• 17 6月 2024

Our new partnered report with S&C Electric Company explores how investment in innovative technologies can help the US modernize its electric grid infrastructure for long-term resilience.

Rebooting Asia’s energy transition

• 16 5月 2024

Last week in Singapore, sector leaders, including CEOs, took to the stage for Wood Mackenzie’s 6th APAC Energy and Natural Resources Summit. The theme was ‘Rebooting Asia’s energy transition’.

The US puts up the barriers to Chinese products

• 20 5月 2024

China takes only a tiny share of the US markets for EVs, solar modules and steel. The Biden administration is signaling that it intends to keep it that way.

Demand for batteries is skyrocketing - we need new ways of extracting lithium

• 21 5月 2024

Lithium demand is booming, but traditional extraction methods fall short. Join us as we explore new, efficient, and eco-friendly extraction techniques with John Busbee of Xerion and Paul Braun of the University of Illinois.

Google’s demanding goals for decarbonisation

• 16 5月 2024

How are companies managing excess capacity in Asia Pacific’s solar supply chain amid a solar boom?

• 16 5月 2024

Amidst increasing global solar capacity, new industry players, transitions in cell technology, and the rising cost of polysilicon are behind supply chain challenges in APAC

How banks and government are working together to achieve net zero in the UK

• 07 5月 2024

Heather Buchanan joins us to discuss the collaboration needed between banks and policymakers to drive forward the energy transition. Listen now for insights into the Bankers For Net Zero initiatives and milestones, exploring the financial implications of decarbonising banking products by 2050.

How to address risk from extreme weather in power markets

• 02 5月 2024

How can traders and other stakeholders address the risk to power networks from extreme weather events?

The challenge of growing electricity demand in the US and the shortage of critical electrical equipment

• 02 5月 2024

Electrical equipment remains a significant bottleneck to utility supply chains

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

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?

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. 

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.

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.

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.

What’s behind the energy storage boom?

• 06 4月 2020

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

How the top microgrid developers do business

• 09 1月 2020

American microgrid developers are taking two distinct approaches

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.

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.