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Latest news and analysis about non-fossil fuel energy, including electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, solar, wind and wave energy.
A staff member directs the loading of the world’s first 500 megawatt impulse turbine onto a truck at the Harbin Electric Machinery factory in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, in July last year. It was shipped to the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in the Tibet autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

Global hydropower outlook report puts China at the head of the pack

Centrepiece of country’s efforts is Yarlung Tsangpo project, expected to generate roughly three times as much power as Three Gorges Dam.

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China energy security

China to generate 50% of electricity from nuclear and non-fossil sources by 2030

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United States

Outside In | US the ultimate loser as Iran war ushers in global power upheaval

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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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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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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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Climate change

Opinion | Geopolitics is complicating the green transition – and China’s moment

Governments want to transition to cleaner energy but also cut strategic reliance on China. Balancing these goals will be tricky.

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Asean

Iran war ‘stark wake-up call’ for fossil fuel-dependent Southeast Asia: IEA

The agency warns that the region’s energy import bill could triple to US$245 billion by 2035 if it does not quickly look for alternatives.

China energy security

How China plans to make heavy industry greener through higher costs

Beijing’s latest road map aims to cut carbon emissions by 200 million tonnes by 2028 – but analysts say implementation may vary across regions.

A coal-powered power station belches smoke in Datong, China’s northern Shanxi province, on November 4, 2021. Photo: AFP
China economy

Opinion | The real danger in Western peddling of the China overcapacity myth

Protectionism will only slow the green energy transition and make the technologies of the future unaffordable for those most in need.

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Wind power generation equipment is ready to be shipped for export at Lianyungang port in China on December 9, 2024. Photo: Getty Images
Business of climate change

Abu Dhabi to tap Chinese tech to scale up green economy, energy chief says

China and Abu Dhabi ‘should move faster, collaborate deeper and scale together’, says the chairman of the emirate’s energy department.

China stock market

Red-chip listing to make Chinese green power producer Shenzhen’s biggest IPO

Wind and solar producer plans multiple projects amid China’s push to deepen its insulation from global oil-shock pressures.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s gas-guzzling data centre boom clashes with its clean energy goals

Across Malaysia, dozens of data centres hum around the clock, powered by electricity that increasingly comes from gas-fired turbines.

A gas-fired power plant in Melaka. Gas-fired power generation has surged in Malaysia, driven by data-centre growth, electrification, climate stress and electric-vehicle uptake. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Opinion | Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century

As China and the US race towards energy dominance, attention to climate resilience and resource security can ensure positive outcomes for all.

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Workers inspect a wind turbine on April 23, in China’s Jilin province. Photo : Xinhua
Science

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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Malaysia

Malaysia taps Hong Kong battery firm to power ambitions for electricity grid

The deal will help tackle solar storage challenges and comes as Malaysia prepares to roll out its first major grid-scale battery procurement.

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Environment

Video | Are we on the verge of another nuclear age?

Industry leaders predict China will become the world’s largest nuclear power producer by 2030.

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CATL

CATL set to boost global energy storage with world’s largest testing facility

The firm says it has completed a 3 billion yuan research facility for testing energy storage systems.

China energy security

AI is testing global energy grids. China wants it to help fix the problem

Top energy firms and tech companies are being drawn into state-backed pilots to align surging computing demand with more efficient energy usage.

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China exports

Southeast Asia is building a huge regional power grid. How is China involved?

Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says.

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Workers inspect a vast solar power project in western China. Photo: Xinhua
Asean

Shock absorber: will Asean’s power grid be up to the task by 2045?

With only eight of 18 links built and a 100-terawatt demand surge looming, analysts say the blueprint may need an overhaul for the AI age.

The sun sets behind power lines in San Fernando town, Pampanga province, the Philippines, last month. Photo: AFP
Business of climate change

Middle East tensions complicate Beijing’s push to curb China solar overcapacity

Energy-security fears are slowing Beijing’s solar capacity cuts, deepening a ‘fight to the death’ among manufacturers trapped in a price war.

China manufacturing

China told the solar industry to cut capacity. Firms built new factories anyway

Beijing has been striving to rein in severe overcapacity in the solar industry. But the sector is still plagued by illegal facilities, an insider says.

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China technology

AI gives China ‘God’s-eye view’ of green sector as data-centre demand booms

Alibaba and Peking University map nation’s extensive green-energy sites – a move that could help stabilise national grid amid surge in computing-power needs.

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Rows of solar panels are seen at a photovoltaic farm in Datong, China. Photo: AP
Science

China’s northeast, poor in rare earths, scores big find

A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists.

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A rare earth mine at Bayan Obo, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China, seen in 2011. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
India

Iran war fallout triggers massive biofuel shift across Asia

Asia was first and hardest hit by fossil fuel disruptions caused by the Iran war’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Britain

Turning over a new leaf: why UK’s green mandate is a win for Asia

The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say.

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