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Hong Kong exports fall for 12th straight month

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s exports declined for a 12th straight month in October with the financial hub mired in recession under the ongoing US-China trade war and pro-democracy protests. Exports contracted to HK$348.5 billion ($44.5 billion), a 9.2% drop from a year ago, according to a government release. The median forecast was for a 8.4% retreat, according to economists surveyed by ...

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UK super-sizing its wind farms

Bloomberg One of the UK’s biggest wind farm developers will combine three offshore wind projects into one massive development, making it more likely the venture will move ahead. Iberdrola SA’s Scottish Power Renewables’s decision means it will consider all the work on a facility with 3.1 gigawatts (GW) of capacity as a single project. The East Anglia wind farms would ...

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China’s solar ‘wobble’ drags down growth

Bloomberg Slumping solar development in China is hobbling growth worldwide. While worldwide installations are still forecast to rise this year, BloombergNEF lowered its global outlook 6% from its previous forecast as an anticipated building boom hasn’t materialised in China, the world’s biggest clean-energy market, according to a report. BNEF now expects 121 gigawatts of solar to be installed globally. “China, ...

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