Day: July 27, 2025

Tariffs Worked, and Trump on a Roll

Energy News Beat By July, the rhetoric heated up: Trump warned of 30% tariffs on EU goods starting August 1 if no deal was reached, labeling the EU’s trade practices as “unfair” and pointing to the bloc’s surpluses in goods trade. European leaders scrambled, with von der Leyen and others pushing for a framework that […]

How Trust in China Was Lost, and Consequently They Lost the Wind and Solar Business

Energy News Beat In the global race toward renewable energy, China has long been the undisputed leader in manufacturing wind turbines and solar panels. For years, Chinese companies like Huawei, Sungrow, and Goldwind dominated the market, supplying affordable equipment that powered the world’s green transition. By 2024, China controlled over 80% of the global solar […]

Trump Tariffs in Flux as Trump and Von der Leyen Set to Meet with Trade Deal Balance

Energy News Beat In a high-stakes diplomatic rendezvous set against the backdrop of Trump’s Scottish golf resort in Turnberry, US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are scheduled to convene today at 4:30 p.m. local time. The meeting aims to hammer out a trade agreement that could avert impending 30% […]