24/7 Energy News Coverage
October 17, 2025
OIL AND GAS
China defends Russian oil purchases, slams US 'bullying'



Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
China said on Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried "unilateral bullying" by the United States, as President Donald Trump pushes countries to stop buying fuel from Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised him New Delhi would stop buying Russian oil, adding that he will get China to follow suit. India neither confirmed or denied it was shifting its policy. Trump has accused both China and ... read more

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TRADE WARS
Markets mixed as traders weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Markets were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year. ... more
TECH SPACE
Japan urges united G7 as US describes Beijing's rare earths move as 'China vs world'
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Group of Seven nations should unite in responding to China's rare-earth export curbs, Japan's finance minister said Thursday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Rare earths: strategic metals key to future tech
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Rare earths are minerals used to make magnets crucial to the auto, electronic and defence industries, as well as in renewable energy. ... more
TECH SPACE
Nvidia-backed consortium makes $40 bn data center deal
New York (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock, which includes chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft, announced Wednesday it is acquiring data center specialist Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services group Macquarie for approximately $40 billion. ... more
TECH SPACE
Anomalous metallic state discovered between superconductivity and insulation
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have identified a previously elusive state of matter that bridges the gap between superconductivity and insulation. The discovery provides new insight into qu ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Artificial plant device cleans radioactive soil using only sunlight
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
A research group at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor Seongkyun Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, has developed a solar-powered artifi ... more
ENERGY TECH
Compact fusion boom propels PLD REBCO tape production while spotlighting cost and stability hurdles
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
The rapid rise of compact fusion has ignited demand for high temperature superconducting tapes, creating a major opening for the HTS industry. Manufacturers are scaling pulsed laser deposition REBCO ... more
UAV NEWS
Lightweight UAV detector achieves real time accuracy with reparameterized convolutions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Remote sensing object detection is becoming increasingly important for UAV operations in disaster response, urban planning, and environmental monitoring. However, developing models that are both acc ... more

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SOLAR DAILY
Liquid metal templating boosts printable perovskite solar cell efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
A research team from Yunnan University has achieved a major advance in printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells (p-MPSCs) by introducing liquid gallium nanodroplets as heteroepitaxial templates t ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
New tabletop detector to capture gravitational waves in the milli-Hz range
London, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking method to detect gravitational waves in the milli-Hertz frequency range, unlocking a new observational window into the universe. This advance could allow re ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Next-generation LEDs and solar cells powered by new spinel-type sulfide semiconductor
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
A new spinel-type sulfide semiconductor capable of emitting light from violet to orange at room temperature could pave the way for advanced LEDs and solar cells, according to researchers from the In ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Poisson model solved opening path to stronger materials better groundwater management and safer nuclear waste storage
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
Stanford researchers report an exact solution to a long-standing statistical model for heterogeneous materials, enabling precise predictions about where components appear within complex mixtures suc ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Self-regulating silver nanorings enable power-free smart windows
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
A new Danish innovation could soon make "smart" windows that automatically manage heat and light - without power, wiring, or electronics - a practical reality. Scientists at Aarhus University's Inte ... more
OIL AND GAS
Most public land already open to energy production; Trump wants more
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2025
The Trump administration has vowed to open up public land to usher in an age of American energy dominance but in the Western United States there is little frontier left. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS
Russian strikes hit Ukraine gas facilities, sparking outages
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Russia struck gas facilities in eastern Ukraine early Thursday, sparking outages in eight regions in another large-scale bombardment to pile pressure on the energy network. ... more
CHIP TECH
China 'firmly opposes' Dutch takeover of Nexperia
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Beijing said on Thursday it "firmly opposes" the Dutch government's seizure of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, arguing that the takeover "violates the spirit of contractual agreements and market principles". ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Ukrainian nuclear plant to be repaired 'soon': watchdog
Vienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said Wednesday that he expects repairs to begin "soon" to restore the power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. ... more
CHIP TECH
Dutch tech giant ASML posts stable profits, warns on China
The Hague (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
Dutch tech giant ASML warned Wednesday of a steep fall in its China business next year, as it booked flat net profits in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. ... more
CAR TECH
Waymo to launch driverless taxis in London next year
London (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
US self-driving car company Waymo announced Wednesday plans to launch its robotaxis in London next year, as the UK moves to develop an autonomous vehicle market. ... more
ENERGY TECH
World's largest superconducting fusion system will use American technology to measure the plasma within
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
When the experimental fusion system known as JT-60SA comes online in 2026, it will be the world's largest fusion machine: a crowning achievement for Japan and Europe, which partnered to build it. No ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar-powered lights keep sea turtles out of fishing nets
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short lived, expensive to replace and raise disp ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Boron isotopes unlock secrets of nuclear waste glass corrosion
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Tiny variations in boron isotopes have provided scientists with a powerful new tool to understand how glass used for nuclear waste storage gradually breaks down over time. The discovery could lead t ... more
ROBO SPACE
This Robotic Skin Allows Tiny Robots to Navigate Complex, Fragile Environments
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Researchers developed a soft robotic skin that enables vine robots that are just a few millimeters wide to navigate convoluted paths and fragile environments. To accomplish this, the researchers int ... more
CYBER WARS
Advancing European satellite security through quantum communications
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a euro 50 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to initiate the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. This milest ... more
UAV NEWS
Revolutionising the Skies: How Helsing's CA-1 Europa Drone Could Transform Autonomous Warfare
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Europe is accelerating its push into autonomous military technology. German AI defence firm Helsing recently unveiled its fully autonomous combat drone, the CA-1 E ... more
INTERNET SPACE
New imaging method sharpens electron microscope resolution beyond atomic limits
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Researchers at the University of Victoria (UVic) have developed a new imaging method that dramatically enhances the resolving power of electron microscopes, allowing scientists to observe atomic-sca ... more
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TECH SPACE
Using crystals and light, scientists unlock new ways to grow materials on-demand
East Lansing MI (SPX) Oct 14, 2025
Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial technologies, from solar panels and LED lighting to medical imaging. Appearin ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Trump administration cancels massive Nevada solar power project
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2025
The Trump administration has canceled the proposed Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Nevada that would have been among the world's largest solar power facilities. ... more
OIL AND GAS
US Republicans seek to shield oil giants as climate lawsuits advance
Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
President Donald Trump's second term has seen the United States go all-in to boost Big Oil and block renewables - yet a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry continues to advance. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk's Starlink
Mae Sot/Paris, Thailand (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found. ... more
BIO FUEL
Brazil, other nations agree to quadruple sustainable fuels
Brasilia (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Brazil, India, Italy and Japan vowed Tuesday to quadruple their production and consumption of renewable fuels, hoping other countries will join the pledge during UN climate talks in November. ... more
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