Asia Cheap Chinese Supplies 
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. China leads the pack with a 40-70% cost reduction in utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind compared to other Asia Pacific markets.
Baua Electric
MARCH 6, 2024
Possible “remedies” on the table include retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs. Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2022
Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. Russia has reportedly been looking to reduce the impact of sanctions by turning to Asia for trade. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 22, 2024
BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter – but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2014
The reasons for the cozier relationship between the two giant powers are, of course, rooted in the Ukraine crisis and subsequent Western sanctions against Russia, combined with China’s need to secure long-term energy supplies. Related: Should Europe Be Concerned About Russia’s Growing Energy Relationship with Asia? ).
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2015
With Saudi Arabia's refined fuel contributing to the global supply glut, what will be its impact on the refining markets especially those in Asia? The crude is so cheap it’s pretty much free for them, the margins are going to be massive. However, one cannot easily neglect the Indian and Chinese refiners.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh Combined with a Chinese manufacturing boom, that lowered the overall cost of panels by 40 percent this year, Solyndra was unable to compete. Resources. [
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