Deep freeze hits Texas hard as US Gulf Coast shutters oil complex

• 17 2月 2021

We're examining the immediate impacts to the oil industry from 15-16 February as captured across our real-time monitoring offerings.

North America Summer 2021 weather outlook

• 04 6月 2021

A look at our weather expectations for the upcoming summer.

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Grid edge quarterly briefing: infrastructure and investor spending on the rise

• 29 4月 2021

Electrification, resiliency and flexibility continue to be the dominating grid edge themes in 2021. Each quarter, our Grid Edge team provides a comprehensive briefing, including updates and analysis of the key themes and developments in the grid edge ecosystem.

On the road again: where will US gasoline demand go this summer?

• 26 4月 2021

Find out when we expect gasoline to return to pre-pandemic levels, how prices could affect the demand trajectory and more in this complimentary insight.

Oil recovery shows demand is still on a rising trend

• 08 10月 2021

When consumption plunged as the pandemic hit, there were claims that the world had passed Peak Demand for oil. As demand rebounds, those claims are set to be refuted and the price has jumped heavily for oil, gas and coal.

What does an accelerated energy transition mean for retail energy?

• 20 9月 2021

A look into the benefits and drawbacks the industry is facing

Gas price signals show need for increased supply

• 17 9月 2021

European gas prices have been hitting record highs and prices have been soaring in Asia. It's clear the market needs more gas. The US has the resources to meet that demand, but has hurdles to overcome

The Energy Gang podcast: A new era for climate-focused venture capital

• 19 7月 2021

During the height of the pandemic in 2020, venture capital poured into climate technologies at rec...

The Energy Gang podcast: Extreme weather keeps maxing out the grid

• 09 7月 2021

It’s been a very intense year for America’s power grid. Across the country, the electricity system...

The slow recovery after Hurricane Ida

• 10 9月 2021

Hurricanes are a fact of life in the Gulf of Mexico, and the energy industry has many decades of experience in managing the risks. But Hurricane Ida has been one of the most disruptive in recent years, and about 1.5 million barrels per day of US oil production is still offline. Increased rainfall and potentially higher wind speeds in future could further complicate the challenge of resilience.

Climate change, DERs, and other updates from the grid edge in Q3

• 30 10月 2020

Each quarter, Wood Mackenzie’s grid edge analysts release an update on what’s going on in the markets they cover.

The Energy Gang podcast: a breakthrough in the energy game

• 06 12月 2021

NET Power's zero-emission, low-cost electricity, delivered to the grid from natural-gas fuelled technology. A wright-brothers first flight kind of breakthrough in energy?

Learning the right lessons from the Texas crisis

• 03 12月 2021

The blackouts raise important questions about investment, innovation and electricity market design, as the share of variable renewable generation on the grid increases.

The Biden administration struggles to get a grip on fuel prices

• 19 11月 2021

Rising gasoline prices have become an economic problem for the US, adding to concerns about inflation, and a political problem for President Joe Biden. The administration has been trying different ways to bring them down, without much success.

The Energy Gang podcast: what the US can learn from Australia with renewables

• 23 12月 2021

Hitachi Energy has played an integral role in helping Australia increase the amount of energy generated by renewables with huge updates of distributed solar for both the National Electricity Market and the Western Australia Electricity Market.

The Energy Gang podcast: The hidden science behind decarbonizing buildings

• 30 9月 2021

All around us, hidden inside our buildings, are a series of choices and tradeoffs – choices w...

The Energy Gang podcast: Where will DOE’s loan program make the next climate tech investments

• 21 10月 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy is crucial for funding, researching, and testing emerging energ...

The Energy Gang podcast: The European energy crisis – a failure of policy?

• 29 7月 2022

Host Ed Crooks is joined by regular contributor Amy Myers Jaffe from the Climate Policy Lab at Tufts University, and a new voice on the Energy Gang, Vicky Bailey, founder of Anderson Stratton Enterprises.

The Energy Gang podcast: the present and future of California’s electricity grid

• 01 7月 2022

The Energy Gang welcomes Elliot Mainzer, the President and CEO of the California Independent System Operator. Regular Melissa Lott also joins Ed Crooks to examine the current state of the power grid in California and how it’s faring in the energy transition.

US distributed solar: four predictions for 2024

• 17 1月 2024

Key trends to watch out for including the impact of the residential solar slowdown on customer acquisition costs, growth in emerging commercial and community solar markets, adaptation to net metering successor tariffs and more.

Decarbonising crude

• 11 11月 2022

Crude oil’s centrality to the global economy has been reinforced in the energy crisis of 2022. Oil demand has recovered strongly from the Covid-induced dip and, despite an economic slowdown, could reach record highs next year. But COP27, underway in Egypt, is a reminder that oil consumption must fall if the world is to achieve net zero.

Accelerating the transition to net zero – COP27 and the urgency to act now | Podcast

• 11 11月 2022

With COP27 well underway, our Interchange Recharged podcast we are joined by Rick Saines from Pollination to discuss what needs to be done to ensure companies and governments stay on track to achieving net zero.

Balancing scale and concentration risk in US shale

• 28 10月 2022

US shale independents have made the most of the rapid growth of unconventional oil and gas this century. A handful are now among the biggest single play producers in the world.

The Interchange Recharged podcast: Live at the Grid Edge Innovation Summit – Day One

• 07 12月 2022

Wood Mackenzie’s Grid Edge Innovation Summit is now on and we’ll be bringing you all the action from the two days of talks right here on The Interchange Recharged. We are live in Phoenix, bringing you highlights from each day of the conference.

The Interchange Recharged podcast: Round-up of the Grid Edge Innovation Summit

• 09 12月 2022

The Grid Edge Innovation Summit in Phoenix has come to a close. The conference was host to world-leading industry experts and representatives which resulted in some outstanding insight and debates. On today's episode, we bring you a recap of the event.

Why permitting reform could help the US energy industry

• 12 12月 2022

Delays in infrastructure projects are causing growing problems for both the hydrocarbon and renewables sectors

Is E&P distress in the Lower 48 spreading to the midstream sector?

• 01 6月 2020

Listen to a recent webinar where our Lower 48 oil and gas analysts discuss financial health in the tight oil sector and ask which companies are at risk.

Energy demand starts on its long road to recovery

• 08 5月 2020

As businesses start to reopen in Europe and the US, fuel use has risen from its lows last month. But returning to pre-pandemic levels will take time.

Assessing the risks to future oil demand

• 15 5月 2020

A weak world economy, the backlash against globalisation, and more ambitious climate policies threaten to put a brake on growth