Alternative and sustainable energy
European renewable stocks to watch as Trump’s megabill hangs in the balance
Among the myriad details stuffed within U.S. President Donald Trump’s bumper “big beautiful bill,” European investors have been keeping an eye on one in particular — renewable energy policy. Shares of the region’s wind power firms gained on Wednesday after Senate lawmarkers narrowly approved a heavily amended version of the package . The move higher […]
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Chinese battery giant and Tesla supplier CATL is expanding globally: Here’s why it matters
Aerial view of the headquarters of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) on February 6, 2025 in Ningde, Fujian Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) is going all-in on international expansion and could shake up the EV market in the process with its battery-swapping […]
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Japan is better prepared than the West for China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze
Bulldozer scoop soil containing various rare earth to be loaded on to a ship at a port in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu province on September 5, 2010, for export to Japan. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan has been quietly blazing a trail for supply chain resilience. Long before China in early April imposed […]
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Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds
Employees stand inside a supermarket without lights in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. Cesar Manso | Afp | Getty Images Spanish grid operator REE’s failure to calculate the correct mix of energy was one of the factors hindering the grid’s […]
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Power play: Two money managers bet big on uranium, predict long shelf life for gains
ETF Edge Power play: Two money managers bet big on uranium, predict long shelf life for gains Published Sat, Jun 14 202511:00 AM EDT Siena Griffin@siena_griffin WATCH LIVE Source
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Why uranium mining is having a resurgence in the United States
From about the 1960s to the mid-1980s, the United States was a leader in uranium mining. But domestic production of the mineral, which is primarily used as fuel for nuclear reactors, has since fallen off a cliff. “A lot of this was because it was a government priority. And we strategically used government funding and […]
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Meta signs nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy
Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy, continuing the wave of tech giants teaming up with the industry in order to meet the growing power needs of data centers. Beginning in June 2027, Meta will buy roughly 1.1 gigawatts of energy from Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, […]
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Why Tesla sales are rebounding in Norway while Europe lags
Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on Sept. 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Tesla‘s sale of new cars in Norway skyrocketed 213% in May from a year ago, according to […]
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Billionaire Razon to buy 60% stake in First Gen’s gas assets for $896 million
Filipino businessman Enrique K. Razon Jr. speaks during an interview. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prime Infra, the infrastructure business arm of Filipino businessman Enrique K. Razon Jr., is buying 60% of the gas assets of First Gen Corp for 50 billion pesos ($896.44 million), the Philippine energy firm said on Monday. The parties have signed a term sheet, which shows another upcoming facility located in […]
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Oil giant BP seeks buyers for one of its crown jewels as it looks to stave off a takeover
Britain’s BP appears to be attracting a number of possible buyers for its Castrol lubricants business as the struggling oil giant seeks to fend off a prospective takeover . Energy companies including India’s Reliance Industries and Saudi Arabia’s oil behemoth Aramco , as well as private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Lone Star Funds, […]
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