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Renewable Energy Industry Outlook

Critical insight into supply, demand and price trends across the world’s renewable energy markets

Access renewable energy supply, demand and price forecasts for key regional markets, covering onshore/offshore wind, solar PV and CSP, geothermal, ocean, biomass, hydro, batteries and energy storage. Expert briefings, country profiles, project data, and RES owner portfolio rankings allow you to keep pace with the growth of renewable energy worldwide. Understand how changing capital costs, demand patterns, supply chain, technologies and policies impact the strategy, financial performance, and investment of key players. Keep pace with merger and acquisition activity. Test your strategic plans under alternative energy outlooks.

Key benefits:

  • Support your strategic planning and investment processes
  • Anticipate shifts in policy, regulation, technology and markets
  • Compare renewable energy growth projections by region
  • Exchange views with key industry stakeholders through member-only events
  • Enjoy access to global and regional renewable energy experts

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Electrification of Everything: The transformation of energy systems

EVs and the grid: Challenges and opportunities

Who uses our Renewable Energy service? How?
  • Utilities
  • Independent power producers
  • Renewable power developers
  • Governments and institutions
  • Power equipment manufacturers
  • Financial institutions: Insurance companies, investment banks, and PE
  • Integrated oil and gas companies
  • EPC companies
  • Strategic/corporate planning
  • Portfolio planning
  • Forecasting and market analysis
  • Business development
  • Marketing/sales
Sample research questions we answer
  • What is the future of national capacity markets in Europe?
  • What is driving wholesale price suppression in North America?
  • What is the future for Europe’s carbon market?
  • How will distributed generation and storage affect the utility business model?
  • How will the rise of nontraditional buyers of power (nonutility) affect the power business?
  • What is the future for microgrids in emerging markets?
  • How will net-energy metering policies and retail rates evolve with falling solar and battery costs?
  • How will policies for renewable power evolve in Europe?
  • How will the size and scope of energy efficiency gains in the power and heat sector affect the level of demand for power and gas in Europe?
Energy Briefings

Americas

  • Houston
  • San Francisco
  • Calgary

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

  • London
  • Madrid
  • Milan
  • Oslo
  • Dusseldorf

Asia Pacific

  • Tokyo
  • Beijing
  • Singapore
  • Seoul
Energy scenarios member workshops
  • London (spring and fall)
  • Houston (spring and fall)
Webinars

Global Renewables 2018 webinar series sample topics:

  • China’s distributed solar: Ready to take off?
  • European power: The second stage of the energy transition
  • Unpacking the cost of renewables
  • North America power and renewables: Outlook highlights
  • US power retail rate structures respond to growth of distributed solar
  • Batteries and renewables: A game-changing marriage?
  • The future of Brazilian gas and power
  • Eastern power markets forge ahead on clean energy
  • US renewable power development: A changing game

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Experts

Eduard Sala de Vedruna

Mr. Sala de Vedruna and his team deliver competitive strategy and market analysis to developers, utilities, and renewables equipment manufacturers on key trends and market opportunities. He is the author of numerous IHS Markit reports, including analyses of business models and competitive strategies employed by equipment manufacturers, utilities, and developers in the global renewables sector. Mr. Sala de Vedruna has more than 17 years of consulting and research experience in the energy sector with a focus on market analysis and competitive strategy, particularly with the global renewables market. He has worked on numerous tailored consulting assignments providing strategic advice and recommendations. Prior to joining IHS Markit, he was responsible for market research and management consulting at International Venture Consultants, where he contributed to a variety of projects for major oil and gas companies. Mr. Sala de Vedruna holds a degree in economics from the University of Barcelona, Spain. He is based in Paris and is fluent in English, Spanish and French.

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Max Cohen

Mr. Cohen leads IHS Markit analysis of North America’s onshore and offshore wind markets, including project development trends, technology cost and performance, corporate strategies, supply chain, operations and maintenance, and targeted policies. He is one of the lead contributors to the IHS Markit Wind Power Plant Benchmarking service, which provides detailed analysis on the performance of over 30 GW of installed wind capacity. He also contributes to IHS Markit global renewables research. Prior to joining IHS Markit, Mr. Cohen was an analyst at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a government services company, where he worked on energy assurance, smart grid, demand-side management, net metering, alternative vehicle fuels, and climate change. Mr. Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and a Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

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