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Offshore Wind Is Running Into Trouble Everywhere Except China

Cs news8 months ago01 mins

Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, China-based energy reporter Dan Murtaugh asks what the rest of the world can learn from the nation’s success in deploying offshore wind turbines. It was only a few years ago that the offshore wind industry conjured a future with a near-limitless supply…

Could the US and Europe go rare earth-free to escape China’s magnetic pull?

Cs news8 months ago03 mins

Rare earths are needed for everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles, wind turbines and fighter jets – and China controls the supply chain. In the last of a four-part series, we look at how countries are looking for alternatives that could help reduce their reliance on China. Seventy years ago, the US was the…