• News Release

  US solar market registers best first quarter in industry history as supply chains stabilize and Inflation Reduction Act takes hold

  • 08 6月 2023

  The US solar industry installed 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity and had its best first quarter in history, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Nuclear needs to be cost competitive with alternative power generation to enable net zero

  • 18 5月 2023

  Despite policy support and market growth, the biggest economic hurdle to the uptake of the latest nuclear and small modular reactors (SMRs) is cost, according to Wood Mackenzie report.

• News Release

  Global floating solar to top 6GW threshold by 2031

  • 24 5月 2023

  The global floating solar market is expected to pass the six-gigawatt (GW) threshold by 2031, as PV developers struggle to meet growing solar demand and look to alternate development technologies.

• News Release

  Australia leads global market for battery energy storage systems

  • 17 7月 2023

  Australia leads the global market for battery energy storage systems (BESS), with the total pipeline of announced projects now exceeding 40 gigawatts (GW), according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis launched at the Australian Clean Energy Summit in Sydney.

• News Release

  India needs radical transformation to reach net zero emissions by 2070

  • 27 7月 2023

  How can India attain its net zero emissions goal by 2070, in line with global pledges to reach net zero emissions by mid-century? Wood Mackenzie analyses the scenario in its latest report ‘India energy transition pathways 2070’, concluding that the country must radically transform its energy landscape and prioritise renewable energy, electrification, hydrogen adoption, and carbon removal strategies.

• News Release

  Cumulative US community solar capacity expected to break 6 GW in 2023, despite interconnection and siting headwinds

  • 08 8月 2023

  US community solar installations declined by 6% year-over-year in 2022 and 13% in Q1 of 2023. This was primarily driven by the supply chain uncertainty of the past year as well as interconnection and siting issues hindering growth in key state markets such as Massachusetts and Maine, according to the latest report released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA).

• News Release

  Industry leaders to speak at Wood Mackenzie’s Hydrogen Conference

  • 31 8月 2023

  Join Wood Mackenzie’s expert analysts and industry leaders to understand the key drivers and challenges of deploying low-carbon hydrogen at the Hydrogen Conference at the Hilton London Tower Bridge on 20 September 2023.

• News Release

  Solar installations in 2023 expected to exceed 30 GW for the first time in history

  • 07 9月 2023

  The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

• Webinar

  Transforming BESS commissioning through data-driven intelligence

  • 04 10月 2023

  Join ACCURE Battery Intelligence and National Grid Renewables for a webinar on 4th October 2023 at 11am ET.

• Content

  Enlit Europe 2023

  • 03 8月 2022

  Meet our team at this year's Enlit Europe 2023, taking place in Paris, France | 28-30 November

• News Release

  US renewables annual capacity additions to nearly triple in 10 years

  • 15 9月 2023

  Speaking at the RE+ conference in Las Vegas, Chris Seiple, vice chairman, power and renewables for Wood Mackenzie said that with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) driving the economic competitiveness of renewables, annual capacity additions will nearly triple in 10 years to 110 gigawatts (GW).

• News Release

  APAC to invest US$3.3 trillion in power generation over next decade

  • 04 10月 2023

  The Asia Pacific region is forecast to invest US$3.3 trillion in power generation over the next 10 years, with 49% earmarked for wind and solar, and 12% for energy storage, according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis.

• Horizons

  Metalmorphosis: how decarbonisation is transforming the iron and steel industry

  • 19 10月 2023

  As the steel industry solves its carbon problem, we see a tectonic shift towards greener metallics like hydrogen-based DRI & scrap over hot metal.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Playing by new rules

  • 12 10月 2023

  Our panel of experts explore the likely impacts of the CBAM as it is fully implemented over the coming decade and beyond.

• News Release

  7 Btpa of carbon capture needed to meet net zero by 2050

  • 16 10月 2023

  Speaking at Wood Mackenzie’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference in Houston, Mhairidh Evans, head of CCUS research for Wood Mackenzie, said that urgency is needed to meet the seven billion tonnes carbon capture (Btpa) required to meet net zero goals in 2050.

• Webinar

  Solar PV Supply Chain Briefing Webinar

  • 16 11月 2023

  Join Wood Mackenzie on November 16th at 10 a.m. CST, as our experts share an overview of the solar module supply chain.

• News Release

  China Belt & Road Initiative brings in 128 GW installed power capacity in 10 years

  • 20 11月 2023

  Chinese companies have made significant strides in the Belt & Road initiative's overseas power projects over the past decade. With an estimated investment value of around US$200 billion, over 300 projects have installed 128 GW of power, equivalent to 1.3 times Australia's installed capacity in 2022. However, challenges have emerged, leading to the cancellation or shelving of over 20% of projects to date.

• News Release

  COP28: Middle East could play a key role in decarbonising global economy

  • 23 11月 2023

  Large oil and gas reserves in the Middle East have resulted in especially low domestic energy prices and provide little incentive to transition to low carbon alternatives, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Middle East Energy Transition Outlook report.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• News Release

  Offshore wind sector doubled down on tangible opportunities in 2023

  • 31 1月 2024

  Despite supply chain headwinds and price pressures, the global offshore wind sector saw significant growth in its mature pipeline, as late-stage pipeline mergers & acquisitions, turbine orders, and project financial investment decisions (FIDs) saw record activity in 2023. This has boosted the sector’s momentum into 2024.

• News Release

  Power demand growth remains strong in Asia Pacific

  • 31 1月 2024

  India, China and Southeast Asia will continue to be the three most important growth engines of power demand across the planet, says Alex Whitworth, Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Power Research at Wood Mackenzie. With the Asia Pacific region seeing its share of global power demand surpass the 50% mark in 2023.

• Horizons

  Over the rainbow: why understanding full value chain carbon intensity is trumping the colour of hydrogen

  • 15 2月 2024

  Dive into the hydrogen rainbow & explore carbon emissions insights focusing on colour to project-level carbon intensity for companies crafting strategies.

• News Release

  Solar inflation reverses as renewable costs in Asia reach all-time low

  • 29 2月 2024

  Plummeting Utility PV solar costs beat coal power to emerge as the cheapest power source in the region

• Horizons

  Conflicts of interest: the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high interest-rate era

  • 18 4月 2024

  In this April edition of Horizons, we assess the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high-interest-rate era.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Unprecedented growth, but until when? Mapping the distributed solar-plus-storage boom in Europe

  • 30 5月 2024

  Watch on-demand as WoodMac’s distributed solar and energy storage experts in Europe present their latest regional outlooks for the residential and C&I solar PV and energy storage segments.