• 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.

• 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.

• 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

  How the top microgrid developers do business

  • 09 1月 2020

  American microgrid developers are taking two distinct approaches

• Opinion

  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.

• The Edge

  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.

• Editorial

  US solar market sees best quarter ever for residential installations

  • 12 12月 2019

  U.S. residential solar market sets new record in Q3 2019. Download the free executive summary from Wood Mackenzie and SEIA.

• Featured

  Predictions for 2020

  • 19 12月 2019

  For the last Energy Pulse of 2019, WoodMac experts have given their predictions of what to expect in 2020. Their forecasts include: a slowdown in US oil production growth; further asset sales by the large international oil companies; strong growth in solar power to give another record year for installations; mounting pressure from investors over climate risk and financial strength; rising carbon emissions, and a revival in awareness of the importance of metals to the energy transition. There are also our selections of the Quote of the Year and Chart of the Year.

• Opinion

  The Asia energy market outlook for 2020

  • 06 1月 2020

  A new year, a new decade and a lot of uncertainty across Asia’s energy markets. To kick off 2020 I spoke to several WoodMac analysts in the region to hear their predictions for the coming 12 months. I hope their thinking might surprise you!

• Featured

  When will Tesla make a profit?

  • 22 1月 2020

  When will Tesla make a profit? Will Tesla make a small car? Who makes Tesla batteries? Wood Mackenzie answers your frequently asked questions about US car manufacturer Tesla.

• Featured

  The greening of BlackRock: What it means for energy

  • 17 1月 2020

  In Ed Crooks' Energy Pulse this week: BlackRock puts sustainability front and centre, China agrees to import more US energy and Microsoft aims for negative emissions.

• Featured

  OPEC's surprise production cut

  • 06 12月 2019

  The OPEC+ group's flexible approach to managing the market is good for prices in the short term, but creates uncertainty beyond 2020. Get the latest analysis of today's OPEC announcement from Ed Crooks with Ann-Louise Hittle, head of macro oils.

• Featured

  Another milestone in the decline of coal in the US

  • 22 11月 2019

  In this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks, the closure of the Navajo Generating Station, coal’s resilience in China, and claims of breakthroughs in solar and batteries.

• Opinion

  What technology is winning the global energy storage race?

  • 26 11月 2019

  What is winning the global energy storage race? Lithium-ion is the clear winner, but it has one major drawback. Rory McCarthy, senior analyst, energy storage, looks at lithium-ion's role in the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles: is workplace charging good for business?

  • 07 11月 2019

  The electric vehicle (EV) revolution depends on getting the right infrastructure, in the right locations. Here’s how providing workplace charging could bring direct and indirect economic benefits to businesses, and support the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Chasing the sun: Spain’s solar PV boom

  • 05 11月 2019

  What investors need to know about Europe's hottest solar PV market: Spain.

• Editorial

  Floating solar update: bigger projects and climbing capacity

  • 19 9月 2019

  Global floating solar demand is expected to grow by an average of 22 percent year-over-year from 2019 through 2024.

• Opinion

  What factors could influence the pace of the energy transition?

  • 29 8月 2019

  The energy transition is well underway. But huge challenges still stand in the way of decarbonisation. What could influence the pace and scale of the transition? David Brown investigates.

• Editorial

  Electric vehicle range anxiety: what’s your limit?

  • 19 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie estimates that by 2020, 9.4 million EVs be on the road, with 7 million residential charging points. Can the EV revolution take range anxiety?

• Opinion

  It’s now time to get excited about renewables in Asia Pacific

  • 02 8月 2019

  How does the region move rapidly towards a pathway to decarbonisation in line with Paris Agreement goals, while ensuring continued economic growth and competitiveness?

• Editorial

  US government looks to chip in on EV charging infrastructure

  • 05 8月 2019

  The US Senate is allocating nearly $300 billion to America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA). Alternative fueling stations will benefit EV drivers.

• Editorial

  Solar inverter vendors seek growth through service expansion

  • 07 8月 2019

  Price pressure is fairly constant in the inverter market, but 2018 saw a particular squeeze on vendors

• Opinion

  Copper: Powering up the electric vehicle

  • 13 8月 2019

  We explore why copper is inseparable from the electric vehicle story and why we need more infrastructure investment as a catalyst for greater EV adoption.

• Featured

  Tesla drops to third place in US home solar installer rankings

  • 19 6月 2019

  Ranking of U.S. residential solar installers through Q1 2019

• Featured

  How cities can accelerate the energy transition

  • 02 7月 2019

  What role do cities play in driving the energy transition? Find out in this complimentary report from Alan Gelder, VP of Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets.

• Featured

  The United States surpasses 2 million solar installations

  • 08 5月 2019

  U.S. solar soars to new heights. Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables forecast solar installations to double by 2023.

• Editorial

  Europe’s solar renaissance is on the horizon

  • 26 4月 2019

  European solar installations hit a five-year high in 2018, and the annual market should crack 20 gigawatts by 2021.

• Editorial

  US Volt/VAR market to peak in the 2020s

  • 11 4月 2019

  A new variation on DC-coupled system architecture is making DC-coupling attractive for FTM applications for the first time

• Case Study

  Mitigating multi-billion dollar power disruption risks in the US

  • 31 5月 2019

  How would the Western Interconnection region cope in both normal daily operations as well as various stress scenarios, and what would it take to push it over the edge? Wood Mackenzie was brought in to identify the risks and recommend options to mitigate these threats.

• Featured

  China economic slowdown: 3 reasons why it's different this time

  • 15 4月 2019

  Three main reasons why the economic slowdown in China in 2019 is different from 2008. And what it means for global commodity markets.