24/7 Energy News Coverage
March 31, 2025
ENERGY TECH
Commercial fusion milestone sets stage for next-gen power
London, UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Successfully tapping into fusion energy's potential could transform the global energy landscape with a clean and virtually limitless power source. In a major advance toward that vision, Type One Ene ... more
CHIP TECH
Japan to pour additional $5.4 bn into chipmaker Rapidus
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
Japan said Monday it had decided to inject more than $5 billion extra into semiconductor venture Rapidus, which is aiming to mass-produce next-generation chips in the country from 2027. ... more
OIL AND GAS
China discovers major new oilfield off Shenzhen
Beijing (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
China's National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said Monday it has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes. ... more
TECH SPACE
World's third largest steelmaker posts nearly $1 bn loss
Shanghai (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
World number-three steelmaker Angang Steel lost nearly $1 billion last year, it said in a stock exchange filing, as the Chinese giant was hit by domestic overcapacity and poor demand. ... more
TRADE WARS
China manufacturing activity grows at highest rate in a year
Beijing (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
China's manufacturing activity grew in March for the highest rate in a year, official data showed Monday, a rare bright spot as the world's second-largest economy struggles to climb out of a prolonged slump. ... more
TRADE WARS
Japan's Nikkei leads big losses in Asian markets as gold hits record
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
Tokyo led another plunge across Asian markets Monday while gold hit a record high as investors steel themselves for a wave of US tariffs this week that has fuelled recession fears. ... more
TECH SPACE
Four men loom large in Microsoft history
San Francisco (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
Microsoft was shaped by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella over the course of the last half-century in the male-dominated tech world. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
San Francisco (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet. ... more
TRADE WARS
China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade
Seoul (AFP) Mar 30, 2025
China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. ... more
ROBO SPACE
'Something is rotten': Apple's AI strategy faces doubts
New York (AFP) Mar 30, 2025
Has Apple, the biggest company in the world, bungled its generative artificial intelligence strategy? ... more
TRADE WARS
Italy PM urges 'reasoned' EU approach to Trump tariffs
Rome (AFP) Mar 29, 2025
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called Saturday for a "reasoned" approach to an escalating tariff war between the EU and the United States, and repeated the importance of transatlantic unity. ... more
BIO FUEL
Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energy
Sanhaja (AFP) Mar 29, 2025
In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel. ... more
WATER WORLD
Fury as Canadian deep-sea firm undermines UN treaty
United Nations, United States (AFP) Mar 29, 2025
Governments and environmental activists expressed anger Friday after a Canadian undersea mining group announced plans to cut a deal with the United States to side-step a United Nations treaty. ... more
ICE WORLD
Vance says Denmark has 'under-invested' in Greenland
Pituffik, Denmark (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday of not having done enough to protect Greenland, when he visited the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. ... more
WIND DAILY
Chinese energy giant Goldwind posts annual growth as overseas drive deepens
Beijing (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
Chinese clean energy giant Goldwind charted solid growth last year, a stock filing showed Friday, as the leading turbine manufacturer's push into overseas markets continues to deepen. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Dutch climate group says suing top bank ING
Amsterdam (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
A Dutch environmental group said on Friday it had begun a legal case against top bank ING, aiming to force the institution to halve carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Modi to kick off construction of India-Sri Lanka solar plant
New Delhi (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the construction of a long-delayed solar power project during his upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, an official said on Friday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Chinese regulator to vet Panama ports deal: Hong Kong media
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
China's market regulator said it will review Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium, a Beijing-backed newspaper in Hong Kong reported on Friday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Tariff-hit British Steel confirms plan to shut blast furnaces
London (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Chinese-owned British Steel confirmed Thursday plans to shut blast furnaces and other operations in England, saying US President Donald Trump's tariffs on the sector were partly to blame for a decision which could cost up to 2,700 jobs. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI's impact on jobs, tech's touchy topic
New York (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
"Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of work had sparked some unease. ... more
GPS NEWS
Maxar unveils Raptor software suite for GPS-free navigation in autonomous systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Maxar Intelligence has introduced Raptor, a next-generation software platform engineered to support autonomous drones with reliable navigation and precise ground coordinate extraction in GPS-denied ... more
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