• Opinion

  Live from COP29 – One weird trick to solve our energy problem

  • 21 11月 2024

  Live from COP29, Ed Crooks talks to top experts about US policy changes, carbon tariffs and why the best energy is the energy we don’t use.

• The Edge

  A second Trump administration

  • 07 11月 2024

  A new Trump administration will have huge influence across both the domestic and international arenas. Introducing more import tariffs, abandoning climate policy and resolving conflicts are all high on the agenda. There are major implications for the energy and natural resources sectors.

• Opinion

  Live from COP29: climate finance at the forefront

  • 12 11月 2024

  What’s top of the agenda at COP29? The Energy Gang is live from day one at COP29, where industry leaders are debating climate finance.

• Opinion

  COP29 faces climate finance challenge

  • 12 11月 2024

  The COP29 climate talks began on Monday with climate finance at the top of the agenda. A meaningful deal would show the international effort to tackle climate change is still alive. Failure could further delay the transition to low-carbon energy.

• Opinion

  Navigating uncertainty in the solar industry: maximising IRA benefits

  • 12 11月 2024

  How can the solar industry navigate IRA uncertainties to maximise growth opportunities?

• Opinion

  The Trump administration's AI strategy points to strong growth in US power

  • 25 11月 2024

  AI needs data centres, which need power. If AI is a national security priority, then so is electricity. That principle will shape the Trump administration’s policies. Gas-fired plants will be favored, but low-carbon energy could benefit, too.

• Opinion

  4 critical moments for North American oil and gas trading

  • 04 12月 2024

  As we come to the end of an eventful year for North American oil and gas, we highlight some of the ways Wood Mackenzie’s real-time data and analytics have helped our clients stay ahead of events that shaped the market in 2024

• Opinion

  Gridlock: Q&A on how the US power industry can cope with bumper demand

  • 03 12月 2024

  The decoupling of US electricity demand from economic growth over the last seven decades is set to reverse amid burgeoning data centre development, a resurgence in energy-intensive US manufacturing, and more transport and heating electrification - resulting in electricity demand growth not seen since the 1990s

• Opinion

  US LNG a test case for the Trump administration’s ambitions

  • 06 12月 2024

  The new president aims to expedite investment in gas export plants. Some obstacles will be difficult to remove.

• Opinion

  How the energy industry is solving issues with battery safety – Part 2

  • 09 10月 2024

  We continue our analysis of safety developments for energy storage and batteries with guests, Andrew Tattersall is Industrial Vertical Market Lead for batteries at Siemens and Dr Kai-Phillip Kairies is Co-Founder of Accure Battery Intelligence.

• The Edge

  The complexity of capital allocation for oil and gas companies

  • 10 10月 2024

  The slower pace of the energy transition is influencing Big Oil’s capital allocation. What share of cash flow is the industry re-investing? How much will upstream spend rise in 2025? Why have NOCs become the biggest spenders on low carbon?

• News Release

  US utilities to face significant challenge as power demand surges for the first time in decades

  • 17 10月 2024

  US power demand has remained essentially flat for the past decade, but this is all about to change as a pending surge in demand growth will be the biggest challenge for utility companies in decades, according to the latest Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  Why is it so hard to find a charger for your electric vehicle?

  • 15 10月 2024

  Electric vehicles must build consumer confidence regarding range and charging options to transition from niche to mass market. We discuss the growth of EV charging in the U.S., addressing critical questions about infrastructure and technology.

• Opinion

  Harris v Trump: A fork in the road for US energy

  • 21 10月 2024

  Our insight 'The 2024 US election: A fork in the road for US energy policy' presents the key areas set to be shaped by the outcome of the presidential race.

• Opinion

  AI and data centres will transform US power market dynamics

  • 31 10月 2024

  Booming data centre build-out is a key driver of resurgent US power demand.

• Opinion

  Uncertainty casts a shadow over US LNG

  • 25 10月 2024

  Politics and legal actions are clouding the outlook for US exports. The election could clear some of the uncertainty, but not all of it.

• Opinion

  US residential solar market turmoil reached new heights this year

  • 28 10月 2024

  The financing landscape continues to evolve through the tumult

• Opinion

  What we learned from conversations with power and renewables investors in 2024

  • 24 10月 2024

  Insights from recent discussions with over two dozen investors about policy risks, data centers, load growth, and investment opportunities in the power and renewables segment

• Opinion

  Fully loaded: the potential impact of large demand centres on US short-term power markets

  • 05 11月 2024

  How surging AI, manufacturing and crypto demands could impact US power markets

• Opinion

  What can we expect from energy in 2025?

  • 08 1月 2025

  The gang share their predictions for energy in 2025.

• Opinion

  Cushing 2024: key price insights and market trends

  • 07 1月 2025

  Due to ongoing volatility in the global oil markets, traders need prompt indication of changes in the market

• Opinion

  How to stop America’s outdated grid holding back the deployment of clean energy

  • 17 9月 2024

  Delays in transmission expansion are costing US$2.5 billion annually. Ed Crooks and experts Amy Myers-Jaffe and Christina Hayes explore why building new lines is so tough and debate key legislation like the Manchin-Barrasso Bill.

• Opinion

  Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

  • 01 10月 2024

  A new tariff plan on imports would affect US consumers, global oil markets and refining, if implemented post US election.

• Case Study

  Multi-client study: making the connection: meeting the electric T&D supply chain challenge

  • 25 9月 2024

  Meeting the electric T&D supply chain challenge

• The Edge

  Taking the pulse of the global LNG industry

  • 26 9月 2024

  The WoodMac team were out in force at last week’s Gastech 2024 in Houston, the gas and LNG industry’s leading conference. Here are our collective high-level takeaways.

• Opinion

  Climate Week NYC special: Entrepreneurs in cleantech tell their stories

  • 26 9月 2024

  In this latest special edition of the Energy Gang for Climate Week NYC, Ed Crooks and Amy Myers-Jaffe host a live taping of the show in front of an audience of Amy’s students at NYU.

• Opinion

  Climate Week NYC special:The key takeaways from NY Climate Week, with Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson

  • 01 10月 2024

  The key takeaways from NY Climate Week are here. The Energy Gang dives into the key moments with Helen Clarkson, CEO of Climate Group. What’s next for climate action?

• Opinion

  Can America build new energy projects faster? Should it?

  • 20 8月 2024

  Proposed permitting reforms could accelerate both renewable energy projects and new fossil fuel infrastructure. Is that a good deal for the climate? Ed Crooks is joined by Melissa Lott and Emily Grubert to unpack what the proposal could mean for the future of energy in America.

• Opinion

  Could an expansion of Western sanctions derail Yamal LNG?

  • 28 8月 2024

  The implications of the EU's ban on the transshipment of Russian LNG and what could come next

• Opinion

  Is the industry taking the wrong approach to Scope 3 emissions reporting?

  • 27 8月 2024

  We are joined by Jenny Ahlen, Managing Director at the We Mean Business Coalition. Jenny directs the strategy, coordination, and execution of their net zero programs and campaigns; these include a focus on improving the way scope 3 emissions are approached.