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FILE PHOTO: People walk past a logo of the battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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China’s CATL to deepen battery R&D cooperation with Volkswagen

BEIJING (Reuters) – CATL has signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Volkswagen to deepen partnership in battery R&D, new materials application and components...

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Trina Solar sets world record for solar technology

Increasing cell efficiency can help reduce the size needed for solar installations as well as cut costs.

This aerial view on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, shows the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines, which has never produced a single watt of energy. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
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Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital...

FILE PHOTO: A view of the electric vehicle (EV) factory of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group in Tianjin, China October 20, 2021. Picture taken October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File photo
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China Evergrande’s EV unit says struggling to attract investors amid liquidity crisis

(Reuters) – China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle said on Monday it is struggling to attract strategic investors amid a severe liquidity crisis, which...

A dumper unloads coal at a coal yard at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Opinion: India’s lower coal imports mean bad news for power emissions

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) -India lowered imports of thermal coal by over 5.5 million tons in 2024 from the year before,...

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
CoalFuelMineralsMiningNews

Column-China’s iron ore and coal imports ease in January, but prices diverge: Russell

China, the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of coal, may need less from the seaborne market as domestic supplies increase.

Energy authorities say quick action is needed to fill the gap left by shuttered coal-fired power stations (AFP)
ClimateCoalElectricityEmissionsFuelNewsSolar

Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low

Renewable energy sources supplied a record 46 percent of electricity in the quarter third, peaking at 75.6 percent on November 6.

FILE - Wind turbines dot the coastline along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China's Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024

China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other...

FILE PHOTO: Japan's JERA's booth is seen at Gastech 2023 in Singapore September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
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Japan’s JERA plans to expand US LNG purchases to diversify energy supply

Japan's JERA to boost U.S. LNG buys to diversify supply, meet AI-driven demand amid Trump's export push.

Battery cells with the logo of LG Energy Solution are displayed at the company headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, April 23, 2024.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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LG Energy Solution flags slowing EV demand, posts first quarterly loss in 3 years

LGES plans to cut capital expenditure by up to 30% this year on slowing EV demand growth, after posting a quarterly loss for...