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Amena Saiyid

Washington, D.C.

Climate & energy journalist, Washington DC Correspondent for @CipherClimate by @Breakthrough. Formerly with @SPGCI Net-Zero Business Daily, @BBGIndustry

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  • 1 week ago | ciphernews.com | Amena Saiyid

    Global copper supplies will fall short of what the world needs to keep up with electricity demand growth over the next decade, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest outlook for critical minerals. Copper is a ubiquitous material in electronics of all types, including for clean energy. Demand for the metal is surging because it is a key component in electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies like wind turbines and solar panels and electricity transmission lines.

  • 2 months ago | ciphernews.com | Amena Saiyid

    More than half the cleantech projects announced across the United States in 2024 had begun construction or were operating at year’s end, according to a Cipher analysis. The projects moving into construction or operation represent nearly 28% of last year’s total announced investments into cleantech, which was valued at $240.26 billion. They were dominated by solar and battery storage projects.

  • 2 months ago | ciphernews.com | Amena Saiyid

    China, Canada and Mexico are the largest suppliers of steel and aluminum products to the United States, BloombergNEF’s latest analysis shows, a dependency President Donald Trump seeks to reverse through tariffs. Led by China, these countries account for nearly half of the imports of steel and aluminum products that include everything from cars and pipelines to soda cans and baking foils, said BNEF. Trump levied a 25% duty on imported steel and aluminum and their products in late March.

  • 2 months ago | ciphernews.com | Amena Saiyid |Bill Spindle

    HOUSTON — Clean energy technologies long considered compatible with oil and natural gas and closely associated with Republicans are likely to have a leading edge in the United States under President Donald Trump, who opposes traditional renewable solar and wind energy technologies.

  • Mar 5, 2025 | ciphernews.com | Amena Saiyid

    Battery manufacturing gained momentum in the United States in 2024 as demand grows for energy storage solutions, but uncertainty clouds the outlook this year. At least two high-profile battery factories have already been cancelled, and the Trump administration is gunning for clean energy.

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28 May 25

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28 May 25

RT @geoengineering1: "Direct Air Capture (#DAC) is unlikely to mirror the rapid cost declines of solar & battery technologies due to fundam…

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25 May 25

RT @RachelFrazin: President Trump on Friday signed executive orders that seek to quadruple the nation’s nuclear power -- including by cutt…