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Energy storage
Renewable energy production is growing rapidly globally thanks to technological advancement. However, intermittency of solar and wind power output has given rise to big demands for energy storage solutions such as pumped hydro-electric stations, batteries, flywheel and compressed-air energy storage. Energy storage is a key part of the low carbon energy supply system the world aspires to achieve, for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change.
People enjoy the waterfront at the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on September 7. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong lacks a climate narrative to unify its efforts

Hong Kong does not mention ‘climate change’ in its five-year plan, yet it already has many ingredients of climate leadership.

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Science

China starts on the world’s first supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant

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Business of climate change

Exclusive | Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Uncertainty over CATL lithium mine restart could fuel price volatility: analysts

The latest hold-up has yet to meaningfully roil lithium carbonate prices but the impact may be felt during the fourth-quarter.

An ad for CATL is displayed on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, July 14, 2026, following the launch of its new ultra-fast EV battery. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
CATL

CATL debuts e-commerce hub for direct sales to small buyers as rivalry sharpens

The platform allows for direct online sales to smaller energy storage buyers.

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Artificial intelligence

In Focus | Once known for livestock, a rural Chinese city pivots to AI super units

Fueled by cheap wind power and a cool climate, Inner Mongolia’s Ulanqab is turning energy produced in its pastureland into power for the AI boom.

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China energy security

China’s five-year plan for its oil and gas sector

Beijing has set a target of raising domestic oil and gas supply by 5 per cent by 2030 as part of its broader push for energy security.

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China energy security

China’s five-year road map for the power sector

Beijing has set a target of generating 50 per cent of electricity using non-fossil fuels by 2030 in its latest push for energy security.

China energy security

China wasting more clean energy than its power demand growth this year: report

All new electricity needs in China could have been met if the clean energy had been absorbed by the grid, non-profit organisations say.

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China energy security

China’s nuclear roll-out gets a jolt with new 5-year plan for reactors

Beijing targets installed capacity of 110 gigawatts by 2030, aiming to surpass US capacity and achieve a 50 per cent non-fossil power mix.

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A nuclear power plant is seen under construction in China’s Jiangsu province earlier this year. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

China’s solar surge nears milestone – even as Beijing hits brakes on sheer scale

Coal capacity is projected to lose its long-held crown this year, despite a pivot from raw solar panel expansion to quality.

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Solar panels in Delingha, northwest China’s Qinghai province, on July 9. Photo: Xinhua
UAE

China’s battery makers fight over Middle East energy-storage market

BYD, Sungrow win contracts for storage at massive UAE solar plant, as EV battery makers seek better margins selling storage systems.

Business of climate change

Chinese battery giant CATL rides green energy boom as revenue soars 57%

The results, despite being record figures, slightly missed market estimates of 148.6 billion yuan in revenue and 23.4 billion yuan profit.

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Germany

Germany to scale back renewable subsidies amid power grid strain

Power lines have failed to keep pace with renewable energy adoption, creating bottlenecks and forcing operators to curtail generation.

EnBW’s ‘He Dreiht’ offshore wind farm, in the North Sea near Germany, on July 10. Photo: dpa
Energy

Blockbuster earnings: how China’s lithium giants are cashing in on energy race

Soaring profits at Tianqi and Ganfeng highlight how global demand for energy independence is powering China’s lithium edge.

Tianqi Lithium's processing plant for lithium in Chile. Photo: AFP
China’s carbon neutral goal

Beijing’s evolving carbon road map balances climate targets and energy security

State Council’s new plan prioritises nuclear and renewable growth to balance surging AI power demand, with climate pledges and aims to overhaul industrial sectors.

China technology

Opinion | US-China AI war boils down to a contest over electricity

As AI models become interchangeable commodities, the contest is down to service prices – which are driven by electricity output and cost.

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Science

China achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery

Cross-sector team says device, which marks significant step in long-life power sources, was developed without foreign tech or parts.

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Northwest Normal University and Gansu Zhulong Technology have released a carbon‑14 nuclear battery and silicon carbide (SiC) transducer. Photo: Gansu Zhulong Technology
Electric & new energy vehicles

Price war fallout: China imposes 60-day payment cap for energy storage sector

China enforces stricter payment rules for EV and energy storage batteries in a bid to curb disorder and build a resilient supply chain.

China trade

As China dominates solar and energy sector, fears emerge over EU’s new crackdown

Brussels’ unease over European reliance on Chinese tech sees the bloc impose bans and restrictions, as fears mount on how far it will go.

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China energy security

China green-energy costs seen undercutting traditional energy as capacity soars

Energy-storage chairman eyes ‘0.1-yuan era’ for equipment as solar and wind projects gradually sideline coal in the nation’s power-generation mix.

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A boy looks at a table demonstrating photovoltaic power generation at the Green Energy Pavilion during the 10th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, Yunnan province, on June 13. Photo: Xinhua
China exports

Why China’s green exports to the US are suddenly surging

The country is likely to be among the biggest winners of the global shift towards electrification and decarbonisation, analyst says.

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An employee works on a battery assembly line at the factory of Leap Energy, a unit of Leapmotor, during an organised media tour in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on April 26. Photo: Reuters
Renewable energy

Why a Chinese renewables giant is pondering a majority localisation in Europe

Europe has prohibited Chinese renewable power inverters from being used in EU-funded projects, citing cybersecurity and dependency risks.

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India

Iran, US claims conflict over Hormuz as 3 Indian crude tankers emerge

Three fully laden India-linked oil tankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased reports of traffic moving both ways across the Strait of Hormuz.

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CATL

China leads charge in energy storage, powered by battery progress

Battery-based grid storage is set for 150 per cent growth in China, as Beijing prioritises energy security and firms eye global markets.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s battery dominance

Chinese companies dominate the global supply of lithium batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems and are driving the next stage of battery development.

China’s battery dominance
Science

New Energy | China’s new battery tech set to turbocharge EVs, energy storage

Car batteries that charge in under 10 minutes, innovations in renewable-energy storage – Chinese advances make alternatives to fossil-fuel power more appealing.

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Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis

Use of renewables held back by ‘inflexible management of coal power plants and power grids, not a lack of grid infrastructure’: CREA.

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