• News Release

  China leads global renewables race with record-breaking 230 GW installations in 2023

  • 28 11月 2023

  Currently on target to reach a record-breaking 230 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar installations this year, China leads the global renewables market. This is more than double the number of US and Europe installations combined.

• Event

  Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2026

  • 29 4月 2026

  Join Wood Mackenzie’s expert team of solar and energy storage research analysts and consultants in Denver from 29-30 April 2026 as they engage in powerful conversations with solar and energy storage developers, utilities, RTOs/ISOs, commercial offtakers, state and federal policymakers and regulators, financiers and the solar and storage supply chain.

• Horizons

  Top of the charts: five low-carbon tech trends worth tracking

  • 14 12月 2023

  In this December edition of Horizons, we chart five key trends on the road to a low-carbon world.

• News Release

  Competition increases in the residential solar-plus-storage battery market

  • 12 12月 2023

  As the residential solar-plus-storage market continues to grow, competition has increased amongst battery vendors, with new manufacturers gaining market share in recent years, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie

• Opinion

  US grid seasonal outlook webinars: Key takeaways for NYISO and ISONE

  • 20 12月 2023

  What topics are top of mind for these major electricity grid operators?

• News Release

  US energy storage installations set new record in Q3 2023

  • 13 12月 2023

  The U.S. storage market hit a new high in Q3 2023, installing the most capacity in a quarter to date with 7,322 megawatt hours (MWh) becoming operational in the third quarter of 2023.

• Opinion

  China’s net-zero target could dent Russia’s export ambition

  • 03 3月 2022

  China is also committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. Could Russia’s ambition to rotate the direction of its energy exports through 180 degrees flounder on China’s decarbonisation?

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: Lessons from the Texas power crisis

  • 25 2月 2022

  Ed Crooks is joined by Emily Chasan and Joshua Rhodes to discuss the Texas Blackouts and how to avoid it happening again, the situation in Eastern Europe and how the current conflict affects the net-zero pledges made at COP26.

• Opinion

  Horizons podcast: Power play

  • 28 2月 2022

  Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Andy Klump and Alex Whitworth to discuss 2021 as China's boom year and the drivers for their growth in renewables.

• Opinion

  China’s bull run keeps it top dog in renewables

  • 23 2月 2022

  China just re-wrote the global energy record book. Driven by the country’s surging economic growth, 2021 saw China record the largest ever absolute annual increase in electricity demand by any country in history.

• Opinion

  Mass-market electric vehicles create new challenges for the grid

  • 18 2月 2022

  In this year’s Super Bowl, six companies showed ads that showcased their electric vehicles, two included EVs in their commercials, and one advertised EV chargers.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: Bridging the gap between finance and climate change

  • 11 2月 2022

  Ed Crooks is joined by Shanu Mathe and Amy Myers Jaffe to explore ESG, and the new wave of support for the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Why a carbon-neutral Winter Olympics matters to China

  • 10 2月 2022

  There is little doubt the Beijing 2022 organisers have gone to great lengths to achieve carbon neutrality, but does it actually matter?

• Opinion

  The Interchange Recharged podcast: Quaise Energy digs deep – into the world of geothermal

  • 04 2月 2022

  Could geothermal help solve the world's energy crisis. and does Quaise's new technology mean we can access geothermal energy in most places on the globe?

• The Edge

  The coming carbon capture and storage boom – we have lift off

  • 31 1月 2022

  CCS has to be made to work – capturing and storing CO2 accounts for 20% of the emissions reduction needed to achieve global net zero by 2050.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: Saving Build Back Better

  • 28 1月 2022

  President Biden's climate agenda has been reformed. What are the implications for the Build Back Better Act? The gang also looks at EVs, and the growing problems that clean energy is currently facing.

• Featured

  Will CCUS and hydrogen live up to the hype in 2022?

  • 31 1月 2022

  CCUS and hydrogen are energy transition hot topics – but will they live up to their huge potential? The picture will get clearer this year.

• Opinion

  The Interchange Recharged podcast: Innovation and data are revolutionising the grid

  • 21 1月 2022

  The American Electrical Grid is in need of physical updates and digital modernisation. A constantly growing energy demand has seen the strength of the existing grid tested to the limit. How can we use data and new tech to enable the grid to cope with the new demands?

• Opinion

  Policy changes threaten California’s solar industry

  • 28 1月 2022

  Distribution generation has grown rapidly in California, Brent Crude breaks US$90 a barrel, and winners and losers from an accelerated energy transition.

• Opinion

  The solar aftermarket is growing fast – but new entrants could be left in the cold

  • 01 2月 2022

  Global solar operations and maintenance spend is on track for a fourfold increase by 2030 – but low margins could deter new market entrants.

• Opinion

  Inflation Reduction Act tailwinds – and other tales from the grid edge

  • 26 10月 2022

  Three key trends from the latest grid edge quarterly briefing.

• Opinion

  Offshore wind: policy frameworks decide who wins – but not when

  • 01 11月 2022

  Policymakers cash in, consumers pay out and asset owners look to balance risk with reward as offshore wind power market trends flip.

• Opinion

  The current state of investment in the energy transition | Podcast

  • 21 10月 2022

  The gang explores where investors are putting their money, the state of the economy and the impact of the IRA on investment into power and renewables

• Opinion

  The grid edge of the future: delivering distributed energy and electrification at scale

  • 18 10月 2022

  From EV charging infrastructure ownership to the future of microgrid technology: a preview of the Grid Edge Innovation Summit 2022.

• Opinion

  What will REPowerEU and the Inflation Reduction Act mean for hydrogen?

  • 05 10月 2022

  Flagship climate policy in the EU and the US could give hydrogen the jumpstart it needs.

• The Edge

  The energy crisis – what’s on CEOs’ minds?

  • 06 10月 2022

  We hosted our EMEA Global Energy and Natural Resources Summit in London last week. Here are some of the big themes debated on the stage.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang looks ahead to COP27: are we still heading in the right direction? | Podcast

  • 07 10月 2022

  Ed Crooks is joined by Samantha Gross from the Brookings Institution and Joseph Majkut from the Center for Strategic and International Studies to discuss COP27, the Kigali Amendment and the latest on European leaders calling for a price cap on Russian oil.

• Opinion

  Making CCUS work in Asia Pacific

  • 03 10月 2022

  What can Asia Pacific governments do to ensure the ramp up in new CCUS projects, which countries are showing the most progress and what role can oil and gas companies play in delivery?

• Opinion

  Inflation Reduction Act propels the global wind outlook

  • 03 10月 2022

  The IRA and other global policy drivers yield a 25.6 GW quarter-on-quarter upgrade to the wind outlook – though Asia Pacific is bucking the trend.

• Opinion

  Horizons podcast: Pedal to the metal

  • 26 9月 2022

  We discuss the growing global demand for steel and the industry-wide challenge in achieving net zero emissions by 2050.