clean energy

As Trump shreds climate rules, China’s emissions start to fall

Chinese leaders envision a future in which clean energy dominates, while the US is betting on a future powered by fossil fuels

Companies have been eagerly awaiting the guidance so they can make final investment decisions for their installations.

US details new China limits for clean energy tax credits

The restrictions follow an executive order in July signalling stricter limits for the tax credits

The country is also committed to achieving 100% cleaner-energy vehicles and pursuing greening efforts in aviation and shipping.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Singapore raises solar deployment target to 3 GWp by 2030

The government also looks to diversify its energy mix further and green transport

China is continuing to rapidly add new power capacity with huge deployments of renewable sources such as solar and wind alongside more coal, nuclear and gas facilities.

China ramps up energy boom flagged by Musk as key to AI race

Growth in generation capacity is proving slower in the US

Most of China’s new capacity is expected to come from renewables, led by wind and solar, which together would account for about 300 gigawatts of the increase.

China’s solar power capacity on course to surpass coal this year

The Asian nation runs on some of the world’s cheapest electricity at more than twice the scale of the US

China is by far the world’s biggest coal user.

China sees record coal plant bids even as usage declines: report

Beijing wants to shift coal from baseload supplier of electricity to a role supporting solar and wind, which fluctuate through the day

Washington has the right to appeal the decision, but no final ruling would ensue since the WTO’s top appeals court is paralysed.

WTO panel backs China in case against US clean energy subsidies

The panel’s report recommended the United States withdraw the measures under the Inflation Reduction Act by Oct 1, 2026

Starting in 2026, energy storage projects must meet domestic-content thresholds, forcing companies such as Sungrow to localise manufacturing or source non-Chinese battery cells.

One of China’s richest battery tycoons builds US$50 billion empire

Sungrow has the second-biggest market value among all mainland-listed firms seeking H-share listings

China has been expanding its power system continuously since its industrial awakening in the 1990s.

China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid

Since 2023, capacity additions have averaged more than 400 gigawatts a year

"We were nobody", says founder and executive chairman of Impact Electrons Siam Peck Khamkanist.
THE LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK

‘People laughed at us’: Naysayers blew them off – then this underdog built Asia’s first cross-border wind farm

Impact Electrons Siam is now selling electricity to Vietnam. Next stop: Singapore?