How China became the world’s leading market for energy storage
Renewable companies are required to include a certain amount of energy storage capacity alongside new solar and wind generation projects.
Asia is leading the way in super-sized floating solar
An Indonesian developer is planning a 2.2GW project on a dam, which would be the world’s largest floating solar array.
China’s emissions have flatlined amid blistering renewables rollout
The rapid growth in clean energy generation has been sufficient to offset a surge in power demand caused by late-summer heatwaves.
Shanghai will complete the switch to plug-in buses and taxis by 2027, city says
The city will introduce another 6,200 so-called new energy vehicle (NEV) buses and 11,000 NEV taxis over three years.
Top polluter China’s shrinking emissions put carbon peak in play
Annual emissions in China are forecast to fall through 2050 and decline either 7.2% or 8.2% this year.
‘Turning point’ in China’s pivot to clean steel production
China is the world’s largest manufacturer of steel, and the sector is its second biggest source of carbon emissions.
Coal’s share of China’s power mix slumps to 53% in May amid clean energy surge — report
This “reinforces the view that China’s carbon emissions are in a period of structural decline.”
China is leading the way in electrification, too
The world’s second-largest economy is rapidly transforming itself into “the first major electrostate.”
China’s emissions now ‘in a structural decline’, data suggests
China’s wind and solar boom pushed the share of fossil fuels in electricity generation to 63.6% in March, from 67.4% a year earlier.
Clean energy becomes China’s main economic growth driver
The clean energy sector accounted for 40% of GDP growth in 2023.