EU pushes to curb China’s green tech market lead ( www.politico.eu )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14084343...
Boom times for US green energy as federal cash flows in ( www.bbc.com )
"Signed into law by President Biden in August 2022, the IRA, along with the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) enacted in November 2021, are intended, amongst other things, to funnel billions of federal dollars into developing clean energy....
China is building more coal plants but might burn less coal ( www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com )
Some analysts think that China’s coal emissions have already peaked – or will peak in the next few years. We’ll have to wait and see if they’re right. But the fact that they can even suggest that a peak in coal use is coming, while China is adding more coal plants, seems contradictory....
China has flooded the market with so many solar panels that people are using them as garden fencing ( www.businessinsider.com )
Solar panels — 80% of which are made in China — are so cheap that they're now being used to line garden fences in Germany and the Netherlands, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Renewable energy overtakes gas in the UK, analysis shows ( www.independent.co.uk )
Record-breaking renewable energy production signals ‘end to fossil age’, some researchers believe....
Battery prices collapsing, grid-tied energy storage expanding ( pv-magazine-usa.com )
From July 2023 through summer 2024, battery cell pricing is expected to plummet by over 60% (and potentially more) due to a surge in EV adoption and grid expansion in China and the U.S.
