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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 coal-fired power plant in eastern China's Zhejiang province on July 15. Photo: AFP
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

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Electric & new energy vehicles

In Focus | Will new EV batteries fast-charge the global automotive industry?

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China exports

Why US, EU curbs on Chinese power inverters risk upending green supply chains

As Western governments move to end dependence on world’s top producer, analysts warn rapid decoupling could drive up costs and derail projects.

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Staff members assemble inverters at an industrial park in Tongxin county in Wuzhong, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on February 20, 2025. 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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US-Asean relations

Inside America’s US$1.5 billion play for Southeast Asian energy

Gas exports and mini reactors serve US interests as much as Asia’s – provided promised projects actually lead anywhere.

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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.

Demand for battery energy-storage systems, like this unit from BYD, has soared in recent years. Photo: Handout
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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China energy security

China’s 15th five-year plan for renewable energy development

Beijing unveils renewable energy targets for the next five years, aiming to increase green energy consumption by more than 50 per cent.

China energy security

Power play: CATL wades into hydropower as China opens state projects further

Battery giant’s stake in Sichuan plant reflects Beijing’s push to diversify funding and inject market discipline into public infrastructure.

The deal marks CATL’s latest involvement in hydropower projects, following Beijing’s pledge last year to open commercially viable public infrastructure to the private sector. Photo: Shutterstock
The Philippines

Indonesia-Philippines power link sparks hopes of cheap energy, stable supply

Efforts to establish links under the Asean Power Grid scheme would first need to overcome technical and political hurdles, experts say.

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Makati, the business district of Metro Manila, lights up as night falls. Photo: Shutterstock
China energy security

China’s power grid no longer keeping up with green energy capacity: study

Bottlenecks in wind and solar power may drag out the country’s reliance on coal.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China sets sights on carbon-guzzling transport sector with new green initiative

China wants at least 1.6 million electric heavy-goods vehicles on the road by 2030, as it pushes to decarbonise its vast road freight sector.

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China economy

Opinion | China won’t waste its reserves to cushion oil price impact of Iran war

On the contrary, conserving strategic reserves and letting prices spike in the short term may bring long-term benefits.

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An oil tanker unloads imported crude at Qingdao port, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on July 16. Photo CN-STR / AFP
China GDP

China’s half-year growth

Second-quarter GDP grew by a slower-than-expected 4.3 per cent, weighed down by the US-Israeli war on Iran, weak domestic consumption and a prolonged property slump.

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Artificial intelligence

Changzhou says it is building China’s first city-level green token factory

Project is expected to churn out 60 trillion tokens a year, driving the country’s AI clean-power ambitions forward.

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.

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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 has plans to sustain a massive buildout of clean-energy bases, including wind and solar hubs in the northwest. Photo: Getty Images
Climate change

Opinion | Trump’s rants over China’s green energy transition are just hot air

It’s not Chinese turbines or European rules that look outdated but Trump’s belief that China’s energy transition is not world-leading.

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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.

The Philippines

Powering up: why Philippines’ rooftop solar boom is here to stay

Households and businesses are turning to solar to hedge against high power prices, unreliable supply and exposure to imported fuel shocks.

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Kawit, the Philippines, on June 26. Photo: Reuters
Business of climate change

Peak oil: China’s crude demand set to fall as EV bets ease Hormuz fears

China now faces the challenge of persistent refining overcapacity as ongoing electrification slashes fuel demand, CNPC official says.

A tanker unloads imported crude oil at a terminal port in Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province, on June 25. Photo: AFP
China energy security

China’s latest nuclear reactor connects to grid, set to supply power to 1m

New reactor at Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant launches as Guangdong sees a growing number of reactors built across the province.

China-EU relations

EU should learn from China’s energy tech, say heads of 2 French power giants

The EU can learn from China’s tech knowledge and speed capability in both renewable and nuclear power sectors.

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Science

Energy scientist Chen Peipei leaves Cambridge to build her own lab in Hong Kong

Chen relocates to gain research autonomy and start-up grants for young scientists, which she says UK universities struggle to afford.

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Chen Peipei attends the Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026 in Jakarta in June. Photo: Handout
China economy

Opinion | ‘Overcapacity’ talk reflects a West irked by China’s industrial rise

The issue is whether that irritation can be managed through rules, domestic renewal and cooperation or further fragments the world economy.

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Workers check solar panels installed over a lake in Tianchang, east China’s Anhui province on January 12. Cheap solar panels are not a climate problem; they are part of the climate solution. Photo: AFP
China consumption

China unveils recycling push to bolster resource security, shore up green shift

The nation seeks to narrow the gap with regional peers such as Japan and South Korea by establishing a more comprehensive, granular recycling infrastructure.

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US-China trade war

Potential US ban on Chinese inverters would harm local power industry: firms

America’s need for inverters is growing amid boom in renewable energy demand driven by AI race – and China is the dominant global supplier.

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