Focus on Solar
Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, sources say
Rio Tinto eyes $4-6 billion Arcadium takeover to secure lithium, positioning as the third-largest EV battery metal producer.
US trade chief defends tariff hikes when paired with investment
US Trade Rep Katherine Tai defends tariffs on China, calling them a “constructive” tool to boost US industry ahead of elections.
US funds four power grid projects with $1.5 billion
The US government announced that public funding will enhance grid resilience and connect customers to clean energy.
Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
Opinion: Whatever policies the next president sets, U.S. energy trends will depend largely on market forces.
China could cut CO2 by a third by 2035 with new UN targets, think tank says
China could cut carbon emissions by a third by 2035, aligning with Paris Agreement goals, if it adopts more ambitious climate targets.
Biden signs bill exempting some semiconductor factories from new environmental reviews
Biden signed a law exempting some U.S. semiconductor facilities from new environmental reviews to speed up projects.
AI boom could spur large-scale investments in clean energy: experts
Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy.
US sets preliminary new duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia
The U.S. imposes anti-subsidy tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports, with rates ranging from 0.14 per cent to 3293.61 per cent.
Nearly $32 million awarded for a large-scale solar project in Arkansas
Climate United, a national nonprofit coalition, announced Tuesday that the pre-construction financing would be awarded to Scenic Hill Solar for the project.
