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Sodium Shift: CATL’s Battery Breakthrough and its Global Implications

September 26, 2025 Ryan Perkins

CATL is mass-producing a sodium-ion battery that matches lithium-ion capacity at 1/10th the cost. Discover how this breakthrough in cost, safety, and cold-weather performance will reshape electric vehicles, energy storage, and global geopolitics.

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Posted in: Electric Vehicles, Energy, Renewable Energy, Technology Filed under: Sodium

Forget the Headlines: Why Mongolia Is the Real Winner in the Power of Siberia 2 Deal

September 9, 2025 Ryan Perkins

Mongolia is the real winner of the Russia-China Power of Siberia 2 pipeline deal. Learn how transit fees, energy development, and strategic leverage make it a masterstroke for Ulaanbaatar.

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Posted in: Energy, Geopolitics Filed under: China-Russia Relations, Mongolia

China’s Molten Salt Reactor: A Game Changer for Nuclear Energy? 

September 8, 2025 James Davies 2 Comments

Explore China’s ambitious push for molten salt reactors (MSRs) and thorium nuclear power. Could this be the safe, efficient, and waste-reducing game changer for global energy? Discover the promise and challenges.

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Posted in: Energy, Nuclear Power, Technology

China’s Energy Ascent Contrasts With Stagnant G7 Capacity

September 1, 2025 Ryan Perkins

China’s energy production grows 3.2% in 2025 while G7 per capita generation declines. Explore how Beijing’s strategic energy expansion—both renewable and conventional—creates structural advantages over Western economies and reshapes global power dynamics.

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Geopolitics, Government Policy, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy

Stellar Ambition: China’s Fusion Breakthroughs and the Road to Limitless Energy

August 19, 2025 James Davies

The ancient dream of bottling a star inched closer to reality in a Hangzhou laboratory. In January 2025, China’s Experimental…

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Posted in: Economy, Energy, Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Power, State Investment, Technology

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