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Latest news and analysis about non-fossil fuel energy, including electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, solar, wind and wave energy.
Hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks awaiting departure from the dry port of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in Chongqing, southwest China. Photo: Xinhua
Business of climate change

China leads global hydrogen output amid push for clean energy dominance

‘The number of planned large-scale renewable hydrogen projects is growing quickly,’ NEA top official Xu Jilin said on Monday.

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Trade

Asia’s clean energy aim at risk as nations mull US gas deals amid tariff fears

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China energy security

China amps up nuclear ambitions with 10 new reactor approvals

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US-China trade war

Crunch time for China’s solar panels as Trump’s 3,521% tariffs loom

Chinese firms have been exporting from offshore factories to beat US tariffs for a decade, and Washington is determined to shut the loophole.

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Climate change

Opinion | China must resist greenwashing its dirty coal habit with green bonds

Can China credibly claim climate leadership while doubling down on its dirtiest fuel?

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China manufacturing

‘Harder you work, less you gain’: China state media slams excessive competition

Economic Daily commentary says ‘neijuan’ – a self-defeating cycle of too much competition – is still prevalent and poses a threat to sustainable growth.

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Business of climate change

China’s energy-storage sector in trouble as price war, tariffs dent outlook

Slower capital spending and weaker prices projected as tariffs set to hit China’s biggest export market for energy-storage systems.

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Inside a factory owned by RJECTech, which produces battery storage products in Nansha, Guangzhou province. Photo: Eugene Lee
US-China trade war

China’s solar industry explores options as Washington tariffs hit Southeast Asia

Some Chinese manufacturers of photovoltaic products are speeding up their overseas factory deployment, hoping to secure a less-expensive route to the US.

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Trade

US finalises tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

Tariffs will apply to shipments from some of world’s biggest solar panel manufacturers, including China’s Jinko Solar and Trina Solar.

Electric & new energy vehicles

CATL to mass-produce cheaper, efficient sodium-ion EV batteries

The new Naxtra-brand batteries would enable an electric vehicle to travel up to 500km (310 miles) on a single charge.

Contemporary Amperex Technology’s Gao Huan, chief technology officer for EV business, speaks at CATL Tech Day in Shanghai on April 21, 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

My Take | China’s green tech firms largely insulated from latest tariff war

With their reliance on the US market already limited, these battle-worn companies are better equipped to weather the coming decoupling storm.

Electric cars are seen on the production line in a Nio factory in China. Chinese customs data shows US exports made up less than 1 per cent of total EV exports in 2023, even before the Biden administration slapped 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs in 2024. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Opinion | China can offer Trump the trillions of investment dollars America needs

If Trump’s Maga goal is genuine, cooperation with China – and opening the doors to Chinese investment – is his only rational choice.

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Climate change

Opinion | Trump making fossil fuels great again has global implications

The Trump administration is trying to shift global energy dynamics by ignoring climate change and using US oil and gas as geopolitical tools.

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Malaysia

Trouble ahead for Malaysia’s green future as Trump’s tariffs rattle solar sector

Analysts warn the new levies, coupled with the US’ retreat from climate commitments, could derail renewable energy growth across the region.

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[Shutterstock] “Shah Alam, Malaysia- 24th June, 2023: Solar panels on a house in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
Business of climate change

Asia’s green energy appetite fuels the Gulf’s renewables revolution

As the world transitions, the Gulf’s growing renewable-energy ties with China and Southeast Asia are poised to reshape global power dynamics.

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An Emirati man walks beneath photovoltaic panels on a solar farm south of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Amid Trump’s tariff war, 1 Asia sector could emerge unscathed – clean energy

Asia and other regions are expected to boost renewable partnerships with China, the world’s clean energy leader, analysts say.

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China economy

Opinion | Why China is pivoting to Africa for copper

Once a quiet workhorse of industry, copper has become a geopolitical flashpoint in the race for clean energy dominance.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s new coal pricing rule sparks uncertainty, rattles Chinese firms

Analysts warn Indonesia may lose its competitiveness over the new regulation amid concerns about lack of market flexibility.

Barges are fully loaded with coal on the Mahakam River in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Indonesia’s government benchmark price, known as the HBA, went into effect in March. Photo: AP
Business of climate change

Beijing crackdown on solar industry ‘too little, too late’: US advisory firm

Clean Energy Associates says ‘measures lack sufficient substance to impact the already established online manufacturing capacity’.

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China economy

Opinion | Despite hurdles, China’s ambition for global leadership role is clear

From the ‘two sessions’ to Boao Forum, Beijing is promoting tech independence, green innovation and support for developing nations.

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Science

On way to nuclear fusion, Chinese HL-3 reactor hits ‘dual 100 million degrees’

‘These systems now rank among the best in the world, and they’ve helped set multiple records in China’s fusion research,’ chief designer says.

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HL-3 chief designer Zhong Wulu told Chinese state media the HL-3 tokamak reactor in Chengdu had achieved a plasma state with ion temperatures of 117 million degrees Celsius and electron temperatures of 160 million degrees, bringing it closer to the extreme conditions required to ignite fusion. Photo: CCTV
Diplomacy

Opinion | In a broken world, China-Japan-Korea cooperation is Asia’s backbone

By blending economic might, technological prowess and cultural bonds, cooperation can be elevated into a transformative, inspiring force.

From the left, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya join hands at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on March 21. Photo: Kyodo
Fashion

A vest that can power a neck fan? Check it out at Osaka World Expo 2025

A Toyota subsidiary will trial vests with solar cells that generate electricity to power devices such as neck fans at the Osaka World Expo.

Vietnam

Vietnam faces mass bankruptcies of renewable energy producers

The application of a new power purchasing price by Vietnam Electricity puts 173 solar and wind projects at risk of insolvency.

Climate change

Opinion | Asia can’t afford to wait for the US to wake up to its climate duty

As the US walks away again, Europe, China and others need to fill the climate reparation funding gap, not out of charity but responsibility.

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Elephants wade through flood waters to help bring relief supplies to villagers in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, on October 6, 2024. Photo: AP
Science

China aims to switch on world’s first fusion-fission power plant by 2030

If 100 megawatt hybrid plant is on schedule, it could put China decades ahead of comparable efforts in the rest of the world.

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Xinghuo would be the first major hybrid project in the world designed to deliver real-world power by combining the strengths of both processes. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

‘Absolutely wrong’: Jeffrey Sachs rejects US claims of Chinese overcapacity

US economics professor says China’s manufacturing heft essential to global green transition, dismisses Western charges of trade disruption.

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Climate change

Opinion | China has what it takes to lead the global green steel revolution

With the right incentives, adoption of electricity-based furnaces and green hydrogen can help the steel industry reduce carbon emissions.

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