Cleaner Tech

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

Workers prune goji berry bushes under solar panels near Yinchuan, China. Oil well pump jacks in San Ardo, California. — Workers prune goji berry bushes under solar panels near Yinchuan, China. Oil well pump jacks in San Ardo, California.
Photographer: Qilai Shen and David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Akshat Rathi

October 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM UTC

There’s a battle underway to win the energy export market between the world’s two largest economies: The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels, while China wants to sell the world its clean energy technologies.

For now, there is a clear winner: China.